Product Line Management

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions for chip and display production. This role involves owning product change management, ensuring accuracy of customer configurations and Bill of Materials, implementing common modules and component roadmaps, driving cost reduction, and managing strategic vendor issues. The position requires expertise in the discipline, business acumen, leadership, problem-solving, and strong interpersonal skills to advance world technology.

Must Have

• Own product change management (PCM) and control
• Approve Engineering Change Orders (ECO)
• Implement Part Change Notifications (PCN)
• Ensure accuracy of customer shipped configurations and Bill of Materials (BOM)
• Approve Non Standard Requests (NSR)
• Own common modules roadmap and implementation
• Implement component roadmaps, including obsolescence and cost reduction
• Facilitate intercompany communication for product strategies and pricing
• Implement cost reduction roadmap
• Manage strategic vendor issues
• Manage all product changes post-release

Good to Have

• Conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline
• Basic knowledge of related disciplines
• Knowledge of best practices and market differentiators
• Ability to lead small projects
• Solve complex problems with new perspectives
• Exercise judgment based on multiple information sources
• Impact customer, operational, project, or service activities
• Explain difficult information and build consensus

Perks & Benefits

• Supportive work culture for learning and development
• Programs for personal and professional growth
• Health and wellbeing programs
• Competitive and comprehensive total rewards program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Meditation and family support resources
• Travel insurance
• Free career development and mentoring programs
• Technical and professional courses
• Worldwide "Giving" program with employee contribution matching

Who We Are

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

Location: Bangalore,IND

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 benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Owns product change management (PCM) and control
• Unreleased product approval and control
• ECO (Engineering Change Order) approval
• Implementation of PCN (Part Change Notification), with Global Product Support
• Provides guidance/input to Engineering and the Business Unit about the field service impact of part/supplier changes.
• Accuracy of customer shipped configurations and BOMs (Bill of Materials)
• CaRM (Configuration accuracy Review Meeting) reviews
• BOM (Bill of Materials) accuracy
• NSR (Non Standard Request) approval
• Owns common modules roadmap and implementation post Phase 5 of ePLC.
• Implementation of component roadmaps including part obsolescence, replacements, alternative vendors and cost reduction
• Facilitates Intercompany communication to align on product strategies, provide guidance on pricing, spare level contents, and restricted part orders. Facilitates alignment meeting for product roadmap and market proliferation
• Implementation of cost reduction roadmap
• Manage strategic vendor issues
• Manage all changes to the product after product release
• whether driven by engineering, quality, safety, customer demands or supply obsolesce

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines

Business Expertise

• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

Leadership

• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements

Problem Solving

• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information

Impact

• Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus

Additional Information

Time Type: Full time

Employee Type: Assignee / Regular

Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible: Yes

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.