Manager, NPI Demand Planning

Who We Are

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

What We Offer

Salary: $138,000.00 - $190,000.00 Location: Santa Clara,CA

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Role Summary

Lead a demand planning team supporting new product introduction and pilot manufacturing. This role translates evolving project requirements into executable material plans and partners across Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Program Management to improve material readiness and schedule predictability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of demand planning professionals.
• Convert early project requirements into time-phased, MRP-driven demand.
• Oversee demand intake, BOM validation, lead-time analysis, and material planning.
• Drive material-readiness reviews and resolve shortages, supply constraints, and schedule risks.
• Establish clear ownership, planning standards, performance metrics, and escalation processes.
• Improve planning systems, reporting, and cross-functional workflows.
• Provide leadership with concise reporting on risks, recovery plans, and business impact.
• Establish, implement, and manage system to evaluate, monitor and report supplier scorecard performance.
• Coordinate and work with quality, engineering, machining, and assembly operations to ensure 100% on-time delivery by establishing and monitoring schedule to proactively identify and address any issues.
• Represents materials organization on corporate materials task force teams.
• Manages department budget, associated costs and resources.

Functional Knowledge

Demonstrates in-depth understanding of concepts, theories and principles in own job family and basic knowledge of other related job families

Business Expertise

Applies understanding of the industry and how own area contributes to the achievement of objectives

Leadership

Manages a generally homogeneous team; adapts plans and priorities to meet service and/or operational challenges

Problem Solving

Identifies and resolves technical, operational and organizational problems

Impact

Impacts the level of service and the team’s ability to meet quality, volume, and timeliness objectives Guided by policies and resource requirements within business unit, department or sub-function

Interpersonal Skills

Guides, influences and persuades others internally in related areas or externally Position requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials' core values.

ead, coach, and develop a team of Demand Project Managers. Own the end-to-end FastTrack demand planning and material-readiness process. Translate early project requirements into executable, MRP-driven demand. Oversee request intake, BOM validation, lead-time assessment, and demand slotting. Establish clear governance, decision rights, ownership, and standard work. Lead material-readiness reviews covering shortages, supplier dates, expedites, BOM changes, and schedule risks. Coordinate cross-functional recovery plans for constraints affecting committed dates. Prevent duplicate demand during transitions between Planning BOM and standard execution paths. Drive continuous improvement across OneApp, Planning BOM, MRP, dashboards, and reporting. Define and monitor KPIs for demand quality, material readiness, shortage aging, and schedule performance. Provide leadership with clear reporting on risks, business impacts, owners, and recovery actions.

Additional Information

• Time Type: Full time
• Employee Type: Assignee / Regular
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Relocation Eligible: No
• 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 careers site accessible to all users.

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