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As our next, you’ll be instrumental in expanding our global customer base and product portfolio, particularly within the. You’ll lead strategic planning, guide engineering development, and manage cross-functional teams to deliver innovative motion solutions.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Competitive Compensation : Attractive salary packages and comprehensive benefits that reward your hard work and dedication.

• Global Presence : Be part of a global company with diverse teams and the opportunity to work on international projects.

• Career Advancement : Clear career paths and opportunities for advancement within the company.

• Employee Well-being : Focus on employee health and well-being with various wellness programs and initiatives.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Develop and drive commercial strategy for the robotics segment
• Lead pricing, service, and contract negotiations to secure profitable business
• Manage P&L for assigned customer accounts
• Consolidate product requirements and collaborate with engineering on roadmap execution
• Analyze market trends and present new product strategies to leadership
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships and networks
• Ensure consistent global pricing strategies and resolve cost-related issues
• Coordinate tooling and fixture schedules with internal and external teams
• Support margin adjustments and concessions to secure comprehensive business packages

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or related Engineering disciplines
• Experience in the robotics or cobot industry, with strong product and market insights
• Background in motion/drive solution design and development
• Experience managing global customer accounts
• Engineering knowledge in micro-motors, sensors, actuators, or application engineering
• International work experience is a plus
• Strong negotiation, communication, and presentation skills
• Fluent in English; Mandarin Chinese preferred but not required

Key Responsibilities

Lead contributor to key financial forecast cycles, including ownership of task accuracy and data integrity

Drives high level projects consisting of complex relationship interactions and direct exposure to senior mgmt.

Reviews, monitors and authorizes transactions for subgroups within finance

Prepares detailed models for executive consumption and develops presentation of results

Process integration lead and/or work stream owner in support of local/regional finance initiatives

Functional Knowledge

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

Business Expertise

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

Leadership

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

Problem Solving

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

Impact

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

Interpersonal Skills

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

• Provide strategic partnership to drive on time delivery, cost performance to company targets & customer satisfaction.
• Period, Burden & Variance SME - driving optimized operational performance
• Supporting BU gross margin initiatives / GMLT / Sequoia PBV Tracks
• Manage Inventory, E&OP related impacts
• Support Mfg. plan of record
• Support strategic operational investments in automation, IT, & capacity
• Support BU material strategies

What We Offer

Job Summary

As a CBM Level 3 within the Global Sourcing and Procurement team, you will support sourcing initiatives, contract and supplier management for a stable portfolio of construction-related suppliers. This role requires regular on-site presence to engage directly with stakeholders, build strong relationships, and develop a deep understanding of their business needs and priorities. You will apply your expertise to solve complex sourcing challenges, contribute to supplier strategies, and help drive value across day-to-day technical infrastructure construction.

• Support the execution of technical infrastructure construction strategies for assigned services and materials, ensuring alignment with business goals and project timelines.
• Manage strategic sourcing processes including RFI/RFP development, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and contracting.
• Engage face-to-face with internal stakeholders (Engineering, Facilities, Finance, Legal, etc.) to understand project requirements, business priorities, and sourcing needs.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships to ensure performance, innovation, continuous improvement and prompt issue resolution.
• Monitor market trends, cost drivers, and risk factors to inform sourcing decisions and mitigate supply chain disruptions.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety standards, and confidentiality requirements.
• Contribute to cost savings, value creation, and operational efficiency.
• Document all phases of sourcing and procurement activities and ensure knowledge transfer across functional teams.

• Demonstrated depth in strategic sourcing within construction and related services, including labor, materials, and technical infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of construction execution and the unique challenges of sourcing in highly complex technical R&D construction environments.
• Proven ability to interpret complex business challenges and recommend best practices.
• Experience supporting cross-functional sourcing projects with moderate to high complexity.
• Skilled in contract negotiation, supplier performance management, and risk mitigation.
• Ability to solve first-generation problems—those without established guidance or precedent—by applying analytical thinking, creativity, and sound judgment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to influence and collaborate across functions and in-person settings.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in sourcing, procurement, or category management, with a focus on construction and technical services.

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

What We Offer

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our .

Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale helps our customers – who make smartphones, supercomputers, virtual reality headsets, autonomous vehicles and more – transform their ideas into reality. Our innovations Make Possible® a Better Future.

Inside our company, we apply the idea of Make Possible as we work together. We value our people and teams who turn possibilities into reality by advancing our strategy, accomplishing great things and empowering others. We are deeply committed to fostering a Culture of Inclusion where every person knows they belong, feels empowered to bring their whole self to work, and is inspired to grow.

If you’re looking for the next step in your future, consider Applied Materials. With the data explosion and new investment in semiconductors, it’s an exciting place to be.

Description

This role focuses on product, market analytics, actionable insights and communications consolidation in support of the Service Business Units (SBU) and Applied Global Services (AGS) segment. This person will engage cross-functionally torelevant analysis, aligned insights and internal/external executive communications in support of business operating rhythms. The person will contribute to strategic development in support of the SBU and AGS business strategy.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing product, business, market analytics & actionable insights/reporting supporting SBU and AGS strategic business and operating priorities.
• Partners within the SBU and cross functionally to support consolidation and on-time delivery of high quality internal/external AGS operating communications (Strategy, Quarterly Annual Operating etc…).
• Executing cross functionally defines and delivers data quality, reporting improvement and automation priorities
• Drives improvement in business, market segmentation and analytics to drive change in support of exceeding business growth outcomes/targets.
• Leads strong teams and cross-functional engagement across multiple geographies & external partners including Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Legal etc. Communicates program progress /execution to senior executives and stakeholders.

Desired Skills, Competencies & Experience

• Tertiary degree qualified, with minimum 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong business communication materials creation/delivery capability and experience
• Strong business / marketing analytics experience with a performance-based track record
• Strong business and financial acumen, segmentation capability
• Semiconductor and or services industry experience desired
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• Product and or service business experience desired
• Positive can-do hands-on entrepreneurial attitude that builds support for business needs
• Strong communication skills and interpersonal presence that extends confidence and humility
• Ability to effectively manage and deliver to business deadlines.
• Critical thinking and ability to influence and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams (Sales, finance, marketing, strategy, management).
• Excellent personal time management and project management skills.

Employee Type:

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

In addition, Applied endeavors to make our accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail atAccommodations_Program@amat.com,or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Major Responsibilities

Post credit and debit memos as approved/needed.

Resolution of past due accounts.

Ad-hoc reporting & analysis.

Key Competencies

Ability to recognize escalation points to facilitate timely corrections of AR and revenue postings.

Strong attention to details and solid organizational skills.

SAP or large ERP system knowledge.

Strong understanding of accounts receivables transactions.

Excel (pivot tables with ability to summarize data in a meaningful way, vlookups) & analytical skills (Tableau user)

Ability to identify and / or outline recommendations that will address front-end issues and system processing issues that drive the Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) results.

Recommend and participate in improvements to the financial processes.

Education and Experience

Excel hands on experience.

SAP knowledge is aplus.

Finance/accounting degree.

2 - 4 years of experience in accounting or finance.