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Senior Manager, ProgramProject Manager in Supplier Engineering and Quality.

Applied Materials


Job Location:

Santa Clara County, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 158500 - 218000
Posted: 31 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 28 August 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

What We Offer

Salary:

$158500.00 - $218000.00

Location:

Santa ClaraCA

Youll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn develop and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possiblewhile learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

At Applied Materials we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. Were committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work at home or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the transformation of supplier assessment programs by digitizing workflows and integrating automation and AI to improve scalability efficiency and data-driven decision-making.
  • Own and drive the Supplier Operational Excellence (SOEx) Program defining the strategy assessment methodology and roadmap to elevate supplier performance to world-class standards.
  • Lead and manage a core team of four Supplier Engineers plus extended team members across regions to deliver against SOEx strategic plans and objectives.
  • Leverage assessment data industry benchmarks and supplier insights to advance supplier capabilities and accelerate automation adoption.
  • Deliver assigned programs on scope schedule and budget with rigor on product/process specifications and resource utilization.
  • Maintain rigorous program documentation and ensure visibility of status risks and deliverables across cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Own the SOEx departmental budget and ensure effective deployment of financial and material resources to maximize program ROI.
  • Identify functional linkages across the organization and build the processes roadmap hiring plans and training programs needed for future scaling.
  • Assign work coach for development and conduct performance reviews for direct reports; approve the same for indirect reports across the extended team.
  • Champion adoption of new technologies and methodologies across the supplier ecosystem ensuring they translate into measurable improvements in supplier capability and Applied Materials product/service outcomes.
  • Led the overall supplier assessment program ensuring systematic evaluation of supplier capabilities and driving continuous improvement toward world-class operational performance.
Functional Knowledge
  • Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of concepts and principles within own job family and knowledge of other related job families
Business Expertise
  • Applies in-depth understanding of how own discipline integrates within the segment/function
Leadership
  • Manages multiple related teams sets organizational priorities and allocates resourcesefficiently and effectively
Problem Solving
  • Identifies and resolves complex technical operational and organizational problems
Impact
  • Impacts the business results of a team or area by supporting and funding of projects products services and/or technologies and developing policies and plans
  • Guided by business unit department or functional business plans
Interpersonal Skills
  • Influences others internally and externally including senior management
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Education:Bachelors DegreeMasters or greater preferred
Experience:10 - 15 Years

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes 25% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location hire grade job-related knowledge skills experience and with consideration of internal equity of our current team addition to a comprehensive benefits package candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program as applicable.

For all sales roles the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin citizenship ancestry religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability veteran or military status or any other basis prohibited by law.

In addition Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process please contact us via e-mail at or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at option 1 and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.


Required Experience:

Senior Manager


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Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in materials engineering solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic (PV) industries.

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