Procurement Project Manager jobs at Applied Materials in Germany

Leadership & Team Development:

• Disciplinary and functional leadership of a team of 5–6 equipment and maintenance engineers, plus 2–3 cleanroom operators.

• Actively steer the team, manage talent development, and drive performance management.

• Support headcount growth from 3 to 6 engineers and integrate additional cleanroom operators effectively.

Equipment Management:

• Oversee maintenance and lifecycle management ofmanufacturing-relatedequipment within a cleanroom environment.

• Manage equipment assets valued at over €30 million.

• Drive sourcing, evaluation, and implementation of new equipment to meet ramp-up requirements.

• Create and maintain comprehensive equipment databases and correlated processes.

Operational Excellence:

• Ensure adherence to cleanroom standards and best practices, including 5S and floorstock management.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to align equipment strategies with production and business objectives.

• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimize equipment reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.

• Proven experience in equipment engineering and maintenance within a cleanroom or high-tech manufacturing environment.

• Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing technical teams.

• Solid understanding of equipment sourcing, installation, and lifecycle management.

• Excellent organizational and communication skills; ability to manage complex projects and budgets.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with equipment databases and process documentation.

• Familiarity with cleanroom operations and standards.

• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide governance and guidance for construction-related and facility projects across all German sites, ensuring compliance with global standards, consistent planning, and reporting. Act as a strategic advisor rather than direct project execution.
• Monitor Integrated FM rollout, KPI tracking, capital project tracking and forecasting, and overall project governance. Support project excellence and reporting for the entire European region over time.
• Develop and oversee operating and capital budgets, track expenses, and ensure cost optimization. Prepare investment forecasts and support long-term financial planning for facility projects. Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, and improvement opportunities.
• Establish and maintain standardized tools, templates, and processes across all sites to enable scalable operations and alignment with global standards.
• Build and lead a PMO team for Northern Europe to drive project excellence and overall management.
• Provide clear and frequent project and financial updates to internal stakeholders on scope, schedule, budget, and risks using professional presentations and reports.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Finance, Procurement, IFM providers, and site leadership) to ensure alignment on project goals, budgets, and standards.

To succeed in this role requires:

• Ability to oversee complex, multi-site projects and influence stakeholders across regions.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, including the ability to coordinate with multiple groups and teams.
  Excellent analytical and numerical skills; ability to interpret and present financial data.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office , especially PowerPoint and Excel , for reporting and executive presentations.
  Ability to partner effectively within a matrix organization and with demanding technical business leaders.
• Excellent communication skills for reporting and stakeholder engagement.
  Leadership capability to act as a player-coach, doing work while building future PMO capability.
• Flexibility to travel up to 25% and manage projects primarily based in Heimstetten.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration (BWL), Finance, Engineering, Architecture, or related fields.
• 5+ years in project management, facilities management, or construction oversight in a technically complex industry.
• Proven experience in multi-project oversight and governance.
• Strong background in financial analysis, budgeting, and investment forecasting.
• Familiarity with CMMS/IWMS systems (e.g., Maximo, TRIRIGA), SAP, and project reporting tools is a plus.
• Expertise in project governance, KPI tracking, and financial forecasting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high affinity for numbers.
• Advanced MS Office skills (PowerPoint, Excel) for executive-level reporting and presentations.
• Ability to develop and implement standardized processes and best practices.
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing external service providers.
• Knowledge of local building, fire, and environmental codes.
• Experience in international or multi-site project environments.
• Capability to build and lead a PMO team for regional project excellence.

Our subsidiary,, the heart of our machines, whichproduction and classify the

You’re eager to;

• Be a part of highly qualified engineering team, to efficiently manage the manufacturing as well as technical domain of complex modules developed by our R&D team

• Collaborate with other departments to ensure a prompt execution as well as efficient and smooth production

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Development, alignment, and implementation of commodity strategies

• Management of all commercial aspects within relevant commodities (precise machining, ceramics, etc…)

• Responsible for setting long term vendor base strategies.

• Responsible for establishing and maintaining robust supply chain for ICT products

• Management of all costing aspects including Cost Reduction opportunities

• Working together with the R&D team (Germany & Israel) on all technology sourcing and costing aspects

• Manage business challenges as well as regulatory issues and lead processes for product or service improvements

Qualification:

• University degree in Engineering or related field of studies (second degree in Business Administration is an advantage)

• Relevant technological knowledge (Mechanical Engineering or Physics or related)

• Minimum of 7 years purchasing experience in the engineering industry

• Profound experience in strategic Suppliers Management

• Strong commercial orientations, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills

• Capability to solve unique and complex problems having a broad impact on the supply chain business

• Experience in leading cross- organization projects, leadership capabilities

• Fluent German and English language skills

• Willingness for (inter)national business travels (up to 25%)

Your benefits:

• An exciting, international, and dynamic environment, working in a high technology company with human touch

• Extensive further education offers, individual training, learning & development opportunities, and cooperation with experienced employees

• Company pension scheme with the possibility of top-up via salary conversion and disability insurance

• Travel insurance, can also be used privately

• Company Car Allowance

• Capital-forming benefits

• 30 days of vacation

• Bonus program

• Membership in selected fitness studios

• Free beverages, fresh seasonal fruits & vegetables

• Employees can enjoy meals at a reduced cost through our cafeteria's subsidized pricing

• Possibility to work remotely

85551 Heimstetten near Munich

Our subsidiary, thelocated in Feldkirchen (near Munich) develops and produces

Supply Chain Commodity Manager (m/f/d), who will support and collaborate with other departments to ensure a prompt execution as well as efficient and smooth production.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Development, alignment, and implementation of commodity strategies

• Management of all commercial aspects within relevant commodities (precise machining, ceramics, etc…)

• Responsible for setting long term vendor base strategies

• Responsible for establishing and maintaining robust supply chain

• Management of all costing aspects including Cost Reduction opportunities

• Working together with the R&D team on all technology sourcing and costing aspects

• Manage business challenges as well as regulatory issues and lead processes for product or service improvements

Qualification:

• University degree in Engineering or related field of studies (second degree in Business Administration is an advantage)

• Relevant technological knowledge (Mechanical Engineering or Physics or related)

• Minimum of 7 years purchasing experience in the engineering industry

• Profound experience in strategic Suppliers Management

• Strong commercial orientations, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills

• Capability to solve unique and complex problems having a broad impact on the supply chain business

• Experience in leading cross- organization projects, leadership capabilities

• Fluent German and English language skills

• Willingness for (inter)national business travels (up to 25%)

Your benefits:

We offer you a wide-ranging and interesting range of tasks with a high degree of initiative and responsibility. The internal and external training, our promising salary and bonus structure, company pension scheme and other attractive additional benefits will surely convince you.

Philipp-Hauck-Straße 6

Feldkirchen (near Munich), 85622Germany

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Lead and manage a team of direct reports as well as a matrixed development team of total 5 (2 direct, 3 matrixed) Design Engineers.

• Design and Development: Own the full design life cycle from concept to manufacturing. Develop and improve design in a global environment with teams across several continents.

• Research: Research and develop new technologies and ensure that new processes, designs and methods are integrated into products

• Risk Management: Analyze design maturity & robustness to manage risk exposure to the Business Unit. Proactively drive Quality & Robustness improvements of the products.

• Manufacturing & Sourcing Engagement: Ensure early learnings from prototype builds directly feedback into the design. Drive improvements and modifications based on sourcing strategy and supplier selection to optimize cost structure and quality.

• Process Improvement: Identify improvements or resolve issues related to interfacing business processes within the Business Unit, or with Operations (Sourcing & Manufacturing) as well as Field organizations.

• Customer loyalty : Ensure customer satisfaction by delivering on time product releases in accordance with specified requirements and solving complex issues

• Travel: Periodic travel between Applied Materials offices in California, Germany, Korea, India, Taiwan, Japan, China, and others.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Education: Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field.

• Experience: 5+ years of experience vacuum coating technologies and knowledge of (vertical) OLED Evaporator design, with a focus on high-temperature sources as a plus.

• Leading Capabilities: Experience in leading a functional team and driving design projects

• Teamwork: Able to work in large, multi-disciplinary teams with strong interpersonal communication skills & proven capabilities to work in a matrix organization

• Skills: Profound knowledge of Creo Parametric and TeamCenter,

• Communication: Excellent communication skills in English and German

Key Responsibilities

The Account Manager is responsible for creating and implementing account plans and strategies to maximize revenue and profitable growth within the assigned accounts.

• The successful account manager draws from deep leadership, communication, and technical skills to identify high-value problems with customers and leads a virtual team of experts across multiple disciplines to craft and present innovative winning proposals to customers as part of often lengthy, complex sales cycles.

Critical Skills

• Talent for working with remote teams to create a common understanding and approach to generate winning solutions.

• Ability to transform complex technical information into an easily understood and compelling story, tailored specifically for the needs of individual stakeholders and key decision-makers.

• Comfort interacting with senior executives to position Applied SmartFactory solutions.

• Demonstrated success negotiating pricing, as well as complex commercial and legal terms with sophisticated professional buyers.

• Ability to navigate a highly matrixed, global organization.

Functional Knowledge

• Regarded as the technical expert in their field, demonstrating in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in their discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function.

Business Expertise

• Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process or service improvements

Leadership

• Leads projects with notable risk and complexity; develops the strategy for project execution

Problem Solving

• Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions

Impact

• Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program, project or services; works within general functional policies and industry guidelines

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view

Role and Responsibilities

• Sell semiconductor factory automation software and services to Semiconductor manufacturers in target region

• Negotiate prices and legal terms and conditions

• Work across customer organization to identify and build relationships with key stakeholders involved in enterprise software purchase decisions

• Client management and customer service

• Communicate industry trends, competitive information and customer feedback to appropriate internal organizations

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years technical sales/account management experience in enterprise software

• Industry Experience: Software or services sales, within manufacturing, semiconductor industry experience preferred

• Location near Dresden preferred.

• Fluent in business level English and German (verbal and written).

• English resume is required

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a technical or business discipline preferred, including Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology.