Director, NPI Strategic Sourcing Management
Applied Materials
Santa Clara
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 180,500 - 248,500Function: Procurement & SourcingExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Negotiation","Cross-functional collaboration","Analytical thinking"]Lead NPI strategic sourcing and resilient supply chain planning for new product introductions and transitions to HVM. Partner with internal teams and external suppliers to manage timing, budgets, and quality throughout the NPI lifecycle. Negotiate for cost-effective materials and components, identify single points of failure, and drive total landed-cost improvements and gross margin targets. Align engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and quality on insource/outsource decisions and guide R&D collaboration on emerging semiconductor materials.

