Materials Delivery Manager

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world. 

What We Offer

Salary:

$101,000.00 - $139,000.00

Location:

Santa Clara,CA

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more. 

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits. 

Key Responsibilities

• Direct ownership of regular tracking and ensuring on-time delivery committed from suppliers
• Tracking and management of sub-tier supplier schedules for constrained manufacturing processes 
• Develop plans and execute delivery schedule improvements where customer commits don’t meet Applied’s need-by dates
• Coordinate material transfers between indirect expense and production warehouse locations
• Perform SAP transactions for material movement accurately and on time
• Work with suppliers and program teams to track parts delivery
• Resolve part shortages, delays, and material issues, including coordination of sell-backs from Applied’s inventory
• Primary point of contact to provide periodic material status updates to the cross functional program team
• Participate in build readiness reviews and provide material status, risk assessment, and recovery plans for upcoming milestones.
• Build stakeholder trust through clear, timely status updates that show material risks are actively managed, and surface potential issues early so support can be engaged.
• Manage internal stakeholders proactively to minimize escalations—giving program teams and leadership confidence that material issues are under control, while flagging risks and raising the need for help early.

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work effectively with suppliers and cross-functional teams
• Good coordination and follow-up skills
• Strong sense of urgency and accountability

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Associate’s degree in supply chain, business, operations, or a related field; candidates with Bachelor’s degree in similar fields also welcome to apply
• Minimum 3 years of experience in material delivery management in a fast-paced high complexity, low volume environment
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in all forms in a manufacturing or supply chain environment
• Prior experience in procurement, expediting, materials coordination, and multi-tier supply chain delivery management is a plus
• NPI/build process familiarity: exposure to new product introduction, engineering builds, or prototype-to-production transitions

Project Management

• Project management fundamentals: familiarity with schedules, milestones, and risk/recovery planning (PMP or similar certification is a plus)
• Cross-functional collaboration: comfortable working with engineering, planning, procurement, and logistics teams simultaneously
• Problem-solving under pressure: able to triage and prioritize when multiple shortages or delays hit at once

Tools

• Experience using SAP or other data systems for material tracking and transactions is a plus

• Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs), Smartsheets or other reporting tools for tracking material status and metrics
• Able to create PowerPoint presentations to summarize material status, risk and mitigation for executive reviews

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

In addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at Accommodations_Program@amat.com, or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.