Materials Project Management - Strategic Sourcing

Applied Materials
Bengaluru
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Procurement & SourcingExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Self-starter","Negotiation","People skills","Presentation skills","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Own strategic sourcing for newly designed products by initiating and managing RFQs, leading should-cost and cost-estimation requests, and negotiating/awarding business to suppliers. Drive dual sourcing to ensure supply continuity, manage long-lead risks, and support NPI/pilot sourcing strategies with cross-functional teams. Oversee critical-part supplier qualification, costing roll-ups, make-vs-buy decisions, and smooth transitions from NPI to volume manufacturing.

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Materials Project Management - Strategic Sourcing

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Job Summary

Own strategic sourcing for newly designed products by initiating and managing RFQs, leading should-cost and cost-estimation requests, and negotiating/awarding business to suppliers. Drive dual sourcing to ensure supply continuity, manage long-lead risks, and support NPI/pilot sourcing strategies with cross-functional teams. Oversee critical-part supplier qualification, costing roll-ups, make-vs-buy decisions, and smooth transitions from NPI to volume manufacturing.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Initiate and manage RFQs and lead time should-cost (cost estimation) requests from internal stakeholders.
  • •Utilize supplier matrices for quoting, negotiate, award business to suppliers, and drive dual sourcing for supply continuity.
  • •Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define sourcing strategies/plans for NPI and pilot projects.
  • •Manage supplier qualification for critical components and understand multi-level BOMs, drawings, and specifications to communicate with suppliers.
  • •Perform regular cost roll-ups using tools, resolve cost-target discrepancies, present updates to program executives/CFT stakeholders, and support NPI-to-volume transition.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferably Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Electronics) with 12+ years of experience in sourcing, program management, and supplier management.
  • •Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics commodity experience.
  • •Prior sourcing, negotiation, dual sourcing, and supplier management experience.
  • •Proficiency with MS Office; Excel is a must.
  • •Ability to read and interpret BOMs, self-starter with strong people and presentation skills.
Experience:12+ yearsSourcingSupplier managementNPIManufacturingSemiconductorElectronics
Education:Bachelor's in Engineering (Preferably Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical or Electronics)
Skills:Self-starterNegotiationPeople skillsPresentation skillsCross-functional collaboration
Tech Stack:MS OfficeExcelSAP MM3D modellingPLMBOMsDrawingsAutoCAD

Company Brief

Applied Materials
Provides semiconductor manufacturing equipment, services, and software used to build advanced chips and display technologies. Its tools support materials engineering, deposition, etching, inspection, and process control for major electronics manufacturers worldwide.
Industry: Industrial Machinery
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 1967
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