Commodity business manager

Key Responsibilities

• Develops, aligns and implements commodity strategies.
• Negotiates and manages the maintenance of agreements with suppliers that provide the structure for all business relationships between Applied Materials and the supply base.
• Engages with the PLC process to ensure alignment with the commodity strategies.
• Directs new supplier introduction and/or disengagement requirements to/from the Applied Materials supply base.
• Drives resolution to systemic supply chain issues affecting quality, cost, delivery or lead-time, which may include engagement with sub-tiers in the supply chain.
• Develops and presents high level cost reduction opportunities.
  
  

• Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field
  
  

• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services
  
  

• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity
  
  

• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
  
  

• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies
  
  

• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view