Productivity & Gross Margin Regional Program Owner

Applied Materials
Dresden
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeEUR 67,200 - 92,400Function: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical","Business-case development","Stakeholder management","Executive communication","Influencing"]

Own a regional portfolio of productivity and gross margin opportunities for Europe’s Field Service Organisation, from identifying gaps to executing initiatives and realizing measurable value. Drive cross-functional delivery with Field Service, Finance, Analytics, and the Productivity Centre of Excellence, governing outcomes with business cases and tracking adoption, risks, and milestones. Partner with regional and site leadership to scale disciplined, data-driven execution.

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Productivity & Gross Margin Regional Program Owner

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Job Summary

Own a regional portfolio of productivity and gross margin opportunities for Europe’s Field Service Organisation, from identifying gaps to executing initiatives and realizing measurable value. Drive cross-functional delivery with Field Service, Finance, Analytics, and the Productivity Centre of Excellence, governing outcomes with business cases and tracking adoption, risks, and milestones. Partner with regional and site leadership to scale disciplined, data-driven execution.
Location: Dresden
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Identify, assess, and prioritize field productivity and gross margin opportunities across the region, maintaining the opportunity funnel and portfolio roadmap.
  • •Lead cross-functional execution from opportunity identification through deployment, adoption, and sustained benefit realization, tracking milestones, risks, and issues.
  • •Provide regional governance for productivity and gross margin outcomes, validating headcount avoidance, gross margin, and service profitability benefits with Finance and Analytics.
  • •Maintain transparent portfolio status, forecasts, risks, and benefit-realization reporting to ensure execution discipline.
  • •Partner with Field Service Operations and regional leadership to scale proven practices and represent AME in Productivity COE governance and business reviews.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: EUR 67,200 - 92,400
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business Management, or a related field.
  • •5+ years of experience in program management, operational excellence, industrial engineering, productivity, service operations, or a related function.
  • •Experience leading cross-functional programs in a matrix organization from identification through implementation and value realization.
  • •Strong analytical, business-case, stakeholder-management, and executive-communication skills.
  • •Ability to influence without direct authority and drive accountability in KPI-driven environments.
Experience:5+ yearsService operationsIndustrial engineeringProductivity improvementDigital transformationOperational excellence
Education:Bachelor's in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business Management or related field
Skills:AnalyticalBusiness-case developmentStakeholder managementExecutive communicationInfluencing
Certifications:Lean Six SigmaPMP
Tech Stack:Power BITableauSAP

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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