Job Opportunities - China

Job Title: Materials Manager
Reference: BK8718017
Location: Xi’an, China

Job Duties :
Participates in the development of the division manufacturing plan. Establishes materials schedules and floor schedules to meet the manufacturing plan. Manages inventory planning to support production schedule without kit shortages. Plans requirements for purchasing materials or services, and ensures delivery of materials to production consistent with established schedules. Ensures optimum inventory levels and verifies inventories by overseeing the conduct of physical inventories. Manages variance exposure minimization; creates and monitors action plans to address and resolve variance issues; develops and implements business processes to address short-term or long-term issues. Implements and maintains physical distribution procedures, work authorization, dispatching and expediting procedures, and floor scheduling/shop loading procedures. Manages on-time material delivery; provides guidance to direct reports on complex delivery issues. Works with internal customers, manufacturing, engineering, marketing and spares to understand overall requirements. Ensures adequate headcount available to support business needs; ensures effective recruitment, training and retention of key staff. Communicates projected needs to suppliers; manages exceptions affecting plan. Establishes, maintains, publishes and utilizes effective management measurement tools for use within organization. Owns, generates and verifies metrics; provides input regarding metrics under development. Creates and monitors action plans to address and resolve metric issues. Represents materials organization on corporate materials task force teams. Manages department budget, associated costs and resources. Designs new business programs and framework for process documentation. Documents revisions to business processes and new business processes in ISO format across divisions. May operate in a spares environment; responsible for designing spares business processes, through partnership with CPS, to better serve customers and manage DSOs.

Requirements:

Knowledge:
Requires understanding of supplier problem sheet process, engineering specification waiver process, product development process, supply chain management, master scheduling, cost avoidance / reduction, negotiation, commodity knowledge, competitive analysis, cost analysis, information systems / e-commerce, and materials management using a world class ERP system.

Skills and Abilities:
Strong skills in change management, problem solving, communication, customer orientation, global business perspective, project management, team skills, and quality. Demonstrated ability in human resources management and leadership. Requires proficiency in Lotus Notes, MS Word, Excel, Visio, Power Point, and product data management.

Education and Experience:
BS level degree in manufacturing systems engineering, supply chain management, industrial distribution, and 9+ years manufacturing experience, including 5+ years supervisory/management experience and at least 2 years experience in MRP-II, or equivalent.

How to Apply:
If you're interested in solar opportunities in China with Applied Materials, please email your resume to amc_recruitment@amat.com. Please include Job Title and Job number in the subject field of your email.

EEO:
Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in its workforce.