Supply Chain MBA Development Rotational Program

Job Description

Global Supply Chain Rotational Program, New College Grad- Master’s | Applied Materials

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Applied Materials, located in Santa Clara, CA. 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 company creates and services equipment essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. This program enables participants to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering, developing critical supply chain skills within a global manufacturing organization at the foundation of the electronics industry.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full time
• Location: In-person Santa Clara, CA
• Pay: $78000–$107500 yearly
• Team: Supply Chain organization
• Mission: Develop and refine technical and business skills required to be successful in the Supply Chain organization, making a significant impact within a global manufacturing environment.
• Tech Stack: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology, advanced excel, standard tools, dashboards, BKMs

What You’ll Actually Do
• Sourcing Management: Issue RFQs, analyze proposals, negotiate prices, execute orders, and ensure delivery in support of New Product Integration/Commercialization manufacturing requirements.
• Strategy Development: Develop strategies to procure components at the lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability of source, and urgency of need, and assist in implementing commodity strategies.
• Demand Coordination: Forecast and communicate engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers, coordinating demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.
• Supplier Performance: Monitor supplier performance (delivery, quality, and cost), complete supplier risk assessments, and actively mediate and partner to resolve quality issues.
• Sourcing Decisions: Use standard tools and dashboards to assess supplier capability, capacity, and vertical integration to aid in making sustainable sourcing decisions.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Graduating with an MBA in Supply Chain Management coupled with a technical undergraduate degree.
• Experience: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology exposure (hands-on preferred), data analytics (e.g., advanced excel, working with multiple data sets for decision making), and previous experience in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, or Project Management is a plus.
• Skills: Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view, ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information, and ability to interpret engineering drawing specifications/requirements.
• Bonus: Must be in good academic standing with a preferred GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale, Certifications such as Six sigma green belt, APICS CPIM, APICS CSCP, or PMP.