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$108,000.00 - $148,500.00Location:
Austin,TXYou’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.
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Ensures SPG achieves MCOS targets by aligning SAM groups, BUs, and central teams on priorities, pipeline expectations, and execution rigor across all cost reduction lanes.
Ensures enterprise MCOS forecasts are consolidated, maintained, and accurately reflected in MCM, including monthly updates, scenario planning, and alignment to AOP targets.
Ensures quarter-end actuals reporting is completed in partnership with Finance, including validation of savings realization, reconciliation of forecast vs. actuals, and executive reporting readiness.
Ensures robust MCOS pipeline development across BUs and SAM teams (P2P, Configurations, DCRs, Co-Innovation, Resourcing, Should Cost), with focus on pipeline sufficiency, quality, and execution readiness.
Ensures all MCOS projects and programs are tracked within MCM with high data integrity, including financial validation, timelines, risks, and ownership clarity.
Ensures standard MCOS processes, reporting frameworks, and tool usage are consistently adopted across all organizations.
Effectively works across SAMs, MPMs, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to remove execution barriers, drive alignment, and accelerate savings realization.
Leads SPG-level MCOS operating cadence (weekly reviews, BU/SAM forums, executive updates), ensuring clear communication of risks, gaps, and mitigation actions.
Ensures effective utilization of data, tools, and resources to drive informed decision-making and maximize MCOS impact at the enterprise level.
Functional KnowledgeDemonstrates deep expertise in cost optimization, supply chain, and MCOS/MCM tools, including forecasting and actuals reporting methodologies.
Business ExpertiseInterprets cross-BU and enterprise-level cost challenges; drives best practices and scalable levers to improve cost performance and meet SPG targets.
LeadershipLeads cross-functional, cross-organizational initiatives with moderate to high complexity; influences without authority to drive alignment and execution.
Problem SolvingSolves complex, ambiguous enterprise-level challenges; applies strong analytical rigor to identify risks, gaps, and innovative cost reduction strategies.
ImpactImpacts achievement of SPG MCOS targets, forecast accuracy, and financial outcomes; work directly supports executive decision-making and operational performance.
Interpersonal SkillsCommunicates complex concepts clearly to executive and cross-functional stakeholders; drives alignment and influences adoption of standardized processes and tools.
Additional Information
Time Type:
Full timeEmployee Type:
Assignee / RegularTravel:
Not SpecifiedRelocation Eligible:
YesThe 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. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at [email protected], or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
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