About the role

AI summarised

The Purchasing Manager leads a team of buyers to ensure timely procurement of materials for semiconductor and display manufacturing operations. This role involves managing material shortages, coordinating with engineering and supply chain teams, maintaining bill of materials accuracy, overseeing MRP and inventory levels, driving process improvements, and ensuring compliance with organizational policies. The position requires strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills to support continuous production and cost reduction initiatives.

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Key Responsibilities

Leads, trains, and supervises a team of buyers to efficiently procure assigned commodities materials to support manufacturing plants, and compliance with organizational policies
Manage all materials shortages for assigned purchasing commodities in working closely with Supplier Account Management/Suppliers and respective functions to ensure supply continuity to keep production lines running
Coordinates/drives purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels. Leads problem resolution for material related accounting and receiving issues
Take lead on internal and external relationships to ensure consistent, timely and effective communication regarding material availability
Work with respective functions; engineering, MPM, SCM etc. to ensure Bill of Materials (BOM) integrity and accuracy in driving materials requirement
Reviews MRP on a regular basis. Identifies issues and escalates as necessary to materials management. Reviews and ensures actions per disposition of ECOs on a worldwide basis
Maintains inventory levels per plan and performs E&Z analysis. Minimizes excess and zero demand inventory. Provides input to management regarding action plans to address long term issues
Design, develop and implement flexible solutions to aid Supply and Purchasing efficiency, drive process improvements and add value
Develops methods of business simplification for the procurement function. Assists or participates with the development of ISO documents for the purchasing function

Requirements

Demonstrates in-depth understanding of concepts, theories and principles in own job family and basic knowledge of other related job families
Applies understanding of the industry and how own area contributes to the achievement of objectives
Manages a generally homogeneous team; adapts plans and priorities to meet service and/or operational challenges
Identifies and resolves technical, operational and organizational problems
Impacts the level of service and the team’s ability to meet quality, volume, and timeliness objectives
Guided by policies and resource requirements within business unit, department or sub-function
Guides, influences and persuades others internally in related areas or externally
Understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times
Demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials' core values