Jobs at Applied Materials in Ecuador, Quito

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What We Offer

Job Summary:

Responsible for managing all accounting functions, financial reporting, budgeting, and compliance with local and international regulations for Applied Materials Canada. This role requires excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with international stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Financial Reporting: Prepare accurate and timely financial statements, management reports, and forecasts for the subsidiary, ensuring compliance with both local and US GAAP standards.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Develop and monitor budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and reconcile general ledge accounts at month end.
• Monitor and provide exception approval for group’s travel expense submissions.
• Treasury Management: Manage cash flow (including providing forecasts), banking relationships, and foreign currency transactions effectively to optimize liquidity and minimize financial risk.
• Payroll support - Collaborate payroll team to reconcile payroll payments to general ledger and resolve and discrepancies.
• Tax Compliance: Work with a third-party accounting firm to coordinate and oversee the preparation and filing of annual Canadian tax returns.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field. A master's degree and/or professional certification would be advantageous.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including at least 2 years in a managerial or supervisory role.
• Solid knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Experience in managing audits and ensuring compliance with internal control policies.
• Proficiency in financial software and ERP systems (SAP preferred) and advanced MS Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Effective leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate financial information clearly and concisely to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Fluency in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

Negotiates pricing and other terms of purchase. manage strategic suppliers w/> $10M and suppliers w/ filed activities.

Quotes materials; procures materials, components, equipment and services at the lowest cost consistent with consideration of quality, reliability of source and urgency of need. Expedites and ensures the timely receipt of materials.

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.

Reviews MRP on a regular basis. Executes and cancels pull ins, push outs and planned orders as prioritized. Identifies issues and escalates as necessary to materials management. Reviews and ensures actions per disposition of ECOs on a world wide 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.

Pulls and reads part specifications and engineering drawings. Utilizes knowledge of material types to communicate with engineers and suppliers. Provides feedback to engineering for cost reduction efforts.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities

Business Expertise

• Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work

Leadership

• No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members

Problem Solving

• Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents

Impact

• Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations

Please note: the Buyer roles are in,Costa Rica (

Buyer (multiple positions)

We have multiple Buyer openings at various levels (starting at junior level up to senior level).

Proficiency in(writing, speaking and reading) isfor all roles.

Buyer I(junior level)

• Ideal Candidates will have:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain / Management / Business / Engineering or STEM. This is preferred but not required.
  • 1-3 years’ experience in Purchasing (we will also consider less than one year of direct experience)
  • Proficiency in English (writing, speaking and reading) Required
  • SAP ERP system experience
  • MRP experience
  • Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Good analytic and problem-solving skills

Buyer II(intermediate level)

• Ideal Candidates will have:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain / Management / Business / Engineering or STEM. This is preferred but not required.
  • 3-5 years’ experience in Purchasing
  • Proficiency in English (writing, speaking and reading) Required
  • SAP ERP system experience
  • MRP experience
  • Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Good analytic and problem-solving skills

Buyer III (advanced level)

• Ideal Candidates will have:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain / Management / Business / Engineering or STEM. This is preferred but not required.
  • 6+ years’ experience in Purchasing
  • Proficiency in English (writing, speaking and reading) Required
  • SAP ERP system experience
  • MRP experience
  • Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Strong analytic and problem-solving skills

• Nice-to-Have experience (at all levels):
  • APICS / CPM certification
  • Negotiating skills
  • Ability to handle multiple priorities
  • Ability maintaining positive work relationships with all work associates
  • Advanced understanding of engineering specifications and manufacturing processes
  • Service- oriented, experienced with suppliers and internal customers
  • Excellent Presentation skills
  • Project management experience
  • Problem solving ability
  • Interpersonal skills.

Key Responsibilities

Leads purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels. Leads problem resolution for material related accounting and receiving issues

Manages activities of the purchasing group in the manager’s absence. Manages projects for purchasing; as required, monitors the cost, schedule and scope of assigned projects. Oversees workload distribution among Buyers; trains and audits activities of lower level personnel.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines

Business Expertise

• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

Leadership

• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements

Problem Solving

• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information

Impact

• Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus

Please note: the Buyer roles are in,Costa Rica (

Buyer (multiple positions)

We have multiple Buyer openings at various levels (starting at junior level up to senior level).

Proficiency in(writing, speaking and reading) isfor all roles.

Buyer I(junior level)

• Ideal Candidates will have:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain / Management / Business / Engineering or STEM. This is preferred but not required.
  • 1-3 years’ experience in Purchasing (we will also consider less than one year of direct experience)
  • Proficiency in English (writing, speaking and reading) Required
  • SAP ERP system experience
  • MRP experience
  • Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Good analytic and problem-solving skills

Buyer II(intermediate level)

• Ideal Candidates will have:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain / Management / Business / Engineering or STEM. This is preferred but not required.
  • 3-5 years’ experience in Purchasing
  • Proficiency in English (writing, speaking and reading) Required
  • SAP ERP system experience
  • MRP experience
  • Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Good analytic and problem-solving skills

Buyer III (advanced level)

• Ideal Candidates will have:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain / Management / Business / Engineering or STEM. This is preferred but not required.
  • 6+ years’ experience in Purchasing
  • Proficiency in English (writing, speaking and reading) Required
  • SAP ERP system experience
  • MRP experience
  • Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Strong analytic and problem-solving skills

• Nice-to-Have experience (at all levels):
  • APICS / CPM certification
  • Negotiating skills
  • Ability to handle multiple priorities
  • Ability maintaining positive work relationships with all work associates
  • Advanced understanding of engineering specifications and manufacturing processes
  • Service- oriented, experienced with suppliers and internal customers
  • Excellent Presentation skills
  • Project management experience
  • Problem solving ability
  • Interpersonal skills.

Will prepare project plan and coordinates the attainment of project deliverables from planning to implementation.

Technical Manufacturing Skills:

• Intermediate knowledge of manufacturability / producibility practices specific to CNC fabrication of metal, plastic, sheet metal, ceramics, gas lines welding, and cable assemblies.
• Perform technical calculations utilizing CAD model quoting software on individual build-to-print parts and assemblies to determine a fair and acceptable price and lead times for both Applied Materials and our suppliers
• Identify manufacturability improvements and corrections and present these to internal teams to drive continuous design improvement
• Analyze manufacturing processes of a sub-assembly/part and generate process steps. Knowledge of latest manufacturing processes
• Understanding of GD&T standards for proper application. Able to explain to suppliers how to interpret.
• Good communication skills to work with cross functional teams likeMaterials/Mfg./Quality/Suppliersare a must.
• Run true-up negotiations to provide detail and support with pricing/lead time negotiations; think on your feet, be able to talk to parts
• Detailorientation/analyticalmethodology
  

Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines
Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements
Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.

Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus.

Job Specific Knowledge & Experience

Bachelors Degree inMechanical/ManufacturingEngineering preferred, 8+ years related years of experience. Prior CNC machine shop or fabrication experience preferred. Prior technical knowledge in mechanical design, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Build to Print Manufacturing, MCAD, ECAD, PDM, PLM, BOM and configuration management, ERP integration, Collaboration.