Corporate Meetings & Events Planner jobs at Applied Materials

Key Responsibilities

• Preparationandreviewof reportsfiledwith theSEC,includingdisclosureson Forms10-K,10-Qand8-K,andSection16 reporting.
• Preparationforquarterlyearningsannouncements,includingreviewofearnings call scripts, earnings releases andinvestorpresentations, and other internal and external corporate communications.
• Provide support for the Board of Directors and its committees, including preparation and review of meeting materials, written consents and minutes.
• Support corporate governance matters, including shareholder engagement, shareholder proposals, and sustainability reporting, research investor and proxy advisory firm policies, and benchmark governance best practices
• Partner with Treasury on share repurchases, dividends, financings and other matters.
• Provide advice and counsel on Delaware corporate law, SEC and Nasdaq regulations, and general corporate matters.
• Remain informed of legislation, regulatory developments, and industry trends affecting the Company, and assist with the development of policies and training as needed.
• Develop strong relationships with internal clients and colleagues, and work collaboratively across functions to manage risk and find solutions that balance legal risk with the Company’s business objectives.
• Create, implement and improve processes to mitigate risk and reduce inefficiencies in processes, forms and operations.
• Activelymanageexternalcounsel,advisors,vendorsand relatedbudgets.

Job Requirements

• JD degree and active membership in state bar.
• At least 4 years of experience in general corporate matters at a law firm or in-house, including securities law, corporate finance and corporate governance issues.
• Proactive, highly motivated self-starter with a high level of intellectual, professional and interpersonal agility, combined with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate complex issues simply and to provide actionable legal advice.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational and planning skills; capacity to work independently and simultaneously handle a variety of complex matters under deadline pressure.
• Team-oriented, with proven ability to form strong working relationships and work cross-functionally to drive results.
• Strategic, creative, practical and open-minded thinking with excellent business judgment and a focus on business outcomes.
• Comfortable challenging the status quo and ability to address conflict and difficult issues in a professional, assertive and effective manner.
• Strong sense of humor, high personal standards of excellence, and sound judgment.

Key Responsibilities

Support specific project and program objectives as defined in the areas of responsibility, and that necessary preliminary activities (e.g., determination of outcomes, milestones, viability studies, and resource planning, among others) are completed.

Support projects and programs assigned are completed in accordance with predetermined requirements, with specific attention to product/process specifications, project/program costs, resource utilization, and timeliness for completion.

Ensures that all phases of project, program and/or process development are documented and that information required in other functional areas is reported, disseminated, or transferred, as appropriate. Ensures compliance with Company policies regarding Engineering/Lab notebooks, patents, confidentiality and safety.

Undertake study of new technologies, as appropriate.

Support data collection for materials & financial resources.

Other Requirements:This position may require standing for extended periods of time, walking, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, lifting, the ability to distinguish between colors, the ability to work in an environment with noise that may be difficult for some individuals with sensitivity to noise, and the use of hand and power tools.

Additionally, because this position also may involve working in a clean room, the use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment such as coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, gloves, respirators, chemical aprons, and face shields may be required.

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

Major Responsibilities

• Support multiple business partners across centralized functions with strategic initiatives by developing business cases and creating insightful analysis that enables management decisions
• Lead portfolio prioritization process across functions ensuring funding is being directed toward high-value investments and groups are managing spend within targets
• Lead team of direct & indirect reports ensuring accurate and timely completion of finance deliverables. Work with team to set annual objectives for each employee and create development plans for staff
• Drive annual budgeting, forecasting and long-term strategic planning processes for each functional area with focus on operating expenses, headcount and capital investments
• Prepare presentations of financial results and provide value-add business analysis to partners
• Focus on identifying and helping drive initiatives for cost efficiency, productivity, scaling support, and process improvements
• Ad hoc reporting, analysis and special projects as requested by business partners and/or CFO Staff
• Oversight of global bonus model, providing leadership with decision support for accruals and payouts
• Ensure a strong internal control environment and integrity of financial statements

Key Qualifications

• MBA preferred
• Capacity for Complexity: Demonstrates an ability to lead teams in an unstructured, ambiguous environment. Adapts leadership style and management to situation at hand. Adjusts departmental priorities and resource allocations to support changing needs.
• Effective business partnering with executives to drive improvement in business results
• Proven competencies, particularly with communications, presentations, problem solving, time management, business acumen, analysis and decision support
• Strong Accounting/Finance skills
• Demonstrated systems & strong Excel skills

Key Responsibilities

• Employees may specialize in planning activities involving production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control / Material Resources Planning (MRP) integrity
• Maintains Oracle work order release schedule that provides material on-time to manufacturing and engineering. Reschedules and/or completes no-charge, all discrete jobs as required. Increases component availability at time of release by performing pre-shortage analysis. Performs work order variance analysis. May train lower level personnel.
• Reviews MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information; reconciles supply and demand; validates master scheduling and/or PDS requirements.
• Works with buyers/planners to manage material affected by engineering change orders. Reviews and ensures proper disposition of Engineering Change Orders (ECO's). Performs regular system maintenance and audits to ensure system accuracy. Prepares status reports of all ECOs and ECRs in process.
• Participates in floor audits with Finance and resolves WIP issues. Audits WIP physical inventory issues. Attends production meetings and provides status on material shortage commit dates. Changes "make" level lead times in accordance with reality on the manufacturing floor.
• Shop Floor Control / MRP Integrity - Pulls shop floor control reports for analysis; reports performance to fixed lead times, analyzes lead time performance and capacity with work centers; feeds back lead time and routing issues to SCP.
• Inventory Control - Analyzes usage data and stock levels to order parts to satisfy service levels; maintains inventory levels per plan and expeditesshortages. Examinesmaterial variances, resolves problems where possible, and/or communicates more difficult problems tomanagement. Setsup new inventory systems or modifies existing systems; assigns appropriate expediting duties to expediters.
• Process Control - Drives root cause and corrective action from PCI reporting and metrics, drives cycle counting; drives variance root cause and corrective action.
• May function as Training Focal - Certifies and re-certifies planning community on planning process; acts as trainer for Learning Labs.

Other Requirements:This position may require standing for extended periods of time, walking, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, lifting, the ability to distinguish between colors, the ability to work in an environment with noise that may be difficult for some individuals with sensitivity to noise, and the use of hand and power tools.

Additionally, because this position also may involve working in a clean room, the use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment such as coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, gloves, respirators, chemical aprons, and face shields may be required.

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

Key Responsibilities

Maintains Oracle work order release schedule that provides material on-time to manufacturing and engineering. Reschedules and/or completes no-charge, all discrete jobs as required.

Increases component availability at time of release by performing pre-shortage analysis. Performs work order variance analysis.

Reviews MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information; reconciles supply and demand; validates master scheduling and/or PDS requirements. Reviews and ensures proper disposition of Engineering Change Orders (ECO's). Performs regular system maintenance and audits to ensure system accuracy. Prepares status reports of all ECOs and ECRs in process

Participates in floor audits with Finance and resolves WIP issues. Attends production meetings and provides status on material shortage commit dates.

Changes "make" level lead times in accordance with reality on the manufacturing floor.

Works with engineers to manage materials for special engineering projects. May work with work centers on shop floor control activities.

Inventory Control – Analyzes usage data and stock levels to order parts to satisfy service levels; maintains inventory levels per plan and expedites shortages; may forecast spare parts needs. Examines material variances, resolves problems where possible, and/or communicates more difficult problems to management. Assists in setting up new inventory systems or modifying existing systems, when necessary; assigns appropriate expediting duties to expediters. May manage obsolete inventories.

Process Control – Participates in identifying root cause and corrective action from PCI reporting and metrics, drives cycle counting.

Other Requirements:This position may require standing for extended periods of time, walking, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, lifting, the ability to distinguish between colors, the ability to work in an environment with noise that may be difficult for some individuals with sensitivity to noise, and the use of hand and power tools.

Additionally, because this position also may involve working in a clean room, the use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment such as coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, gloves, respirators, chemical aprons, and face shields may be required.

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

Will work weekends and oversee all sloc velocity requirements

Key Responsibilities; Weekend planner

Maintains Oracle work order release schedule that provides material on-time to manufacturing and engineering. Reschedules and/or completes no-charge, all discrete jobs as required.

Increases component availability at time of release by performing pre-shortage analysis. Performs work order variance analysis.

Reviews MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information; reconciles supply and demand; validates master scheduling and/or PDS requirements. Reviews and ensures proper disposition of Engineering Change Orders (ECO's). Performs regular system maintenance and audits to ensure system accuracy. Prepares status reports of all ECOs and ECRs in process

Participates in floor audits with Finance and resolves WIP issues. Attends production meetings and provides status on material shortage commit dates.

Changes "make" level lead times in accordance with reality on the manufacturing floor.

Works with engineers to manage materials for special engineering projects. May work with work centers on shop floor control activities.

Inventory Control – Analyzes usage data and stock levels to order parts to satisfy service levels; maintains inventory levels per plan and expedites shortages; may forecast spare parts needs. Examines material variances, resolves problems where possible, and/or communicates more difficult problems to management. Assists in setting up new inventory systems or modifying existing systems, when necessary; assigns appropriate expediting duties to expediters. May manage obsolete inventories.

Process Control – Participates in identifying root cause and corrective action from PCI reporting and metrics, drives cycle counting.

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

Weekend planner

What We Offer

The technologies we create are the foundational building blocks of the future. Our systems make semiconductor devices, called chips—"the brains" of the electronics used in almost every aspect of our lives. The promise of new and exciting applications, transforming industries such as consumer electronics, transportation, communications and healthcare, are enabled by advances in semiconductor and display technology.

• Direct and lead a team of over 80+ full time employees distributed across the globe
• Oversee IT business relationship management with CFO and his staff, CHRO and her staff as well as head of global trade and her staff
• Partner with business functions to develop a 3-5 year digital transformation roadmap and oversee execution and value capture
• Oversee >$30M annual IT spend across the three pillars for project execution, subscription and application support costs
• Develop and maintain relationships with strategic IT solution providers to keep abreast of industry technology trends and developments and bring solutions to business partners.
• Lead a team of solution architects and established vendors to design IT solutions for productivity, velocity and scale
• Play a key role in Applied journey to digitally transform business across the enterprise leveraging SAP S4. Responsibilities here will include developing business case, defining end state architecture, assembling execution team, overseeing the execution across Finance and Trade and stabilization.
• Oversee the prioritization, slotting and execution of all IT demands across the three pillars and integrate with the annual strategy process
• Transform the three organizations from a project mindset to a product mindset with clear understanding of IT cost, value drivers and roadmap defined for each product
• Manage strategic relations with vendors for contingent workforce on delivery and overall performance. Works with Applied resource management group to identify gaps and opportunities and recommend improvements

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related field (Master’s preferred)
• Minimum 15 years of IT experience, with at least 10 years in business facing, digital transformation or related roles
• Proven experience in defining, designing and architecting business IT solutions for large and complex org’s
• Excellent communication, leadership, strategic thinking and stakeholder management skills
• Exceptional ability to absorb and handle stress.
• Process oriented while also strongly developing and relying on interpersonal relationships across the company
• Ability to distinguish between and prioritizing urgent and important issues
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic and global environment
• Hands on or leadership experience with SAP or other ERP migrations is a plus

To succeed in this role requires aand
temperamentthat includes:

• A very mature individual with the right balance of confidence and humility.
• Exceptional ability to absorb and handle stress.
• Process oriented while also strongly developing and relying on interpersonal relationships across the company
• Ability to connect equally well upwards, downwards and sideways in the organization
• Self-motivated and driven towards excellence
• A high level of EQ to be able to manage across a large team with significant diversity
• An inspiring leader
• Analyzing, processing and decision-making based on multidisciplinary and multi-functional data sources that could frequently be incomplete.
• Ability to distinguish between and prioritizing urgent and important issues
• Situational awareness and complex decision-making ability appropriate for the situation