Senior Procurement Manager
Applied Materials
Santa Clara
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 141,000 - 193,500 annuallyFunction: Procurement & SourcingSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Negotiation","Strategic planning","Supplier governance","Continuous improvement"]Lead procurement for the Photonics Platform Business, driving supplier qualification, development, and quality management for advanced optical materials used in waveguide and AR initiatives. Own supplier lifecycle performance through assessments, audits, scorecards, and governance frameworks, while building category strategies and executing RFx sourcing with cost/cash/contract KPIs. Partner across R&D, product engineering, and operations to scale materials, improve yields, manage supply risk, and support growth.

