Senior Procurement Manager

Applied Materials
Singapore
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.

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Applied Materials
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Senior Procurement Manager

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Job Summary

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.
Location: Singapore
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Conduct supplier assessments, audits, and qualifications for glass and crystalline materials; track performance via scorecards and lead corrective actions and continuous improvement.
  • •Develop and support quality engineering and compliance activities for waveguide and AR-related components, including APQP/PPAP, SPC, control plans, and root-cause/CAPA resolution using 8D and FMEA.
  • •Establish category strategies and run sourcing events (RFx) for optical glass, crystalline substrates, coatings, and enabling materials; perform should-cost modeling and TCO analysis.
  • •Develop suppliers through capability assessments and innovation programs; qualify new/alternate suppliers across prototype to volume readiness.
  • •Manage supply chain risk across quality, cost, delivery, capacity, and geopolitical exposure; support integration due diligence for partnerships/acquisitions and align escalations to scale photonics technologies.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 141,000 - 193,500 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Deep hands-on experience with optical glass and crystalline materials.
  • •Strong knowledge of upstream manufacturing processes and building/leading a high-performance supplier base.
  • •Ability to lead supplier assessments, qualifications, and performance improvement using structured scorecards and governance frameworks.
  • •Experience developing and applying quality systems for waveguide/AR components, including APQP/PPAP, SPC, control plans, and CAPA/SCAR methods (8D, FMEA).
  • •Proven ability to manage strategic sourcing (RFx), supplier negotiations, and deliver procurement KPIs across cost, cash, and contract performance.
Experience:SemiconductorPhotonicsOptical materialsAR/VR
Skills:Stakeholder managementNegotiationStrategic planningSupplier governanceContinuous improvement
Tech Stack:APQPPPAPSPCControl plansCAPASCAR8DFMEARFxTCOShould-cost modelingNPIMetrologyMSASOWNDADual-sourcing

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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