Applied Materials Business Manager V - B5 

Taiwan, Hsinchu 

179906053

Key Responsibilities

• Provides strategic direction and owns relationship for multiple customers and regions. Primary interface between sales and BU. Prepare and set tone for customer meetings.
• Formulates, integrates, and coordinates division strategy for assigned account(s) and/or region(s) to achieve specific Market Share (%). Executes to product Single Page Strategy with Sales.
• Understands customer roadmaps and HVPs. Helps translate into product development priorities. Positions division products within assigned accounts/regions in line with customer specifications and product technical capabilities. Contributes competitive intelligence to red teams.
• Aligns purchase and config spec responses. Responsible for closure of hardware and process specifications (RFQs).
• Gathers data, conducts value pricing analysis and recommends pricing structure of products. Partners with Sales for order closure. Develops pricing strategy to introduce product enhancements to increase margin.
• Qualifies, schedules, and coordinates demos, visits, and source inspections. Prepares and presents level 1/2 technical presentations to customers
• Responsible for achieving Account/Division level financial targets (gross margin, OpEx), book/bill commit and forecast.
• Manages multiple projects/ programs at the division level. Assists junior colleagues.

Functional Knowledge

• Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field

• Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own 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