**Key Responsibilities** + **Strategy & Entitlement:** Execute strategy to monitor and garner appropriate service parts fill rate in line with company strategy and customer entitlement. Master demand forecast methodology to apply service parts planning BKM’s and facilitate excellent inventory control & management performance. + **Spares Readiness:** Utilize project management skills to support Service Agreement & Ramp Site Planning including inventory preparation to meet business ramp. + **Root Cause & Corrective Action** : Apply excellent analytical skills to conduct root cause and corrective action for service parts fill rate misses or excess inventory + **KPI Management & Communication** : Manage internal/external Planning KPI and reporting. + **Planning Systems & Dashboards** : Proficient in planning systems, inventory optimization, and data visualization tools. **Required Skills and Abilities:** + Semiconductor experience strongly preferred (particularly in planning or supply chain related). + Thorough functional and transactional knowledge of ERP or supply chain systems (SAP, SPP). + Self-starter, high level of personal accountability, demonstrated project management skills, and an innovative individual. + Strong communication and negotiation skills to work with internal and external contacts at various levels within organizations to represent the team professionally. + Ability to align people to a common goal and to think and react in a fast-paced and changing environment. + Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to evaluate and analyze data to enable operational decision-making or present clear recommendations to leadership. (Experience in Tableau, SQL, or Python will be preferred). + Possess an entrepreneurial spirit of winning and demonstrate effective contributions in a team environment. + Precision and clarity in communications: verbal, written, and graphical data presentation. **Education/Experience:** + BA/BS college degree required or its equivalent, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management preferred. + At least five years of inventory management, supply planning, material planning, or demand planning experience + APICS or other forecasting, Planning, and Procurement certification preferred. **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 **Qualifications** **Education:** Bachelor's Degree **Skills:** **Certifications:** **Languages:** **Years of Experience:** 4 - 7 Years **Work Experience:** **Additional Information** **Time Type:** Full time **Employee Type:** Assignee / Regular **Travel:** Yes, 10% of the Time **Relocation Eligible:** No Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All 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.