**About Us:** Global Sourcing & Procurement (GSP) is an enterprise support organization responsible for procuring indirect goods and services required for Applied Materials to run the company and support our customers. Our sourcing category portfolio includes but is not limited to IT, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Contingent Labor, Facilities, Real Estate and Equipment. GSP is growing rapidly and undergoing a multi-year digital transformation journey. We are an experienced global team of connected, emboldened, authentic, inclusive and accountable procurement professionals with an aim to simplify! Our team has fun together while achieving amazing results. GSP makes buying better, faster, safer! **Job Summary:** As the Product Center of Excellence Lead within the Procurement Transformation Office, you play a key role in creating, implementing and overseeing the strategic vision and operational excellence of the Product CoE for SAP Ariba and other key applications. You will be responsible for creating and implementing best practices, methodologies, standards for product development and sustaining operations. The ideal candidate has a background in procurement and product management, a continuous improvement mindset with an emphasis on progress over perfection and a proven track record of delivering exceptional products through the successful completion of complex initiatives and projects. **Key Responsibilities:** · Define the CoE’s purpose, goals, governance model and long-term vision and align activities with business objectives. · Establish and promote best practices, methodologies and frameworks to drive efficiency and excellence in product development and management. · Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, transparency and knowledge sharing. · Work with product owners to prioritize features and enhancements based on customer needs and business impact. · Create and maintain the GSP strategic technology roadmap to drive continuous improvement and innovation. · Establish clear metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to track and measure product effectiveness; drive and influence system improvements. · Oversee and manage key product initiatives and projects to ensure successful strategy and execution and within budget. · Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, subject matter experts and business leadership. · Collaborate and strategically communicate serving as the key liaison with cross-functional teams across IT, Finance, GSP and suppliers to drive the development and launch of innovative products. · Conduct market research and benchmarking to stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies and translate this technical thought leadership into pragmatic plans and investments across system and process. · Facilitate and lead sprint planning sessions, reviews and standups. **Experience, Skills and Mindset:** · 7-10 years of experience as a product manager, procurement administrator or business analyst and 5 years in indirect procurement with increasing levels of responsibility. · End to end in depth knowledge of Source to Pay lifecycle. · Prior domain experience implementing Ariba Source to Pay SaaS solutions. Knowledge of ServiceNow and Workday Scout are preferred but not required. · Familiarity with agile methodologies and product management tools (JIRA, Confluence or similar platforms). · Basic understanding of the technical aspects of product development and how they impact product management and successful track record converting and translating technical know-how to business decisions. · Proficiency to evaluate the financial impact of product development and improvements, understand the financial implications of product decisions and manage budgets for product initiatives. · Ability to develop and implement strategic plans, analyze complex problems and make data-driven decisions that provide value to our customers and support organizational goals. · Embody Applied Materials’ core values: Winning Team, Responsibility & Integrity, Most Valued Partner and World Class Performance. **Education:** · Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain or Information Technology discipline. Master's degree preferred. Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. For more than 55 years, our innovations have improved the lives of billions of people around the globe who may never know us by name, but who rely on us every day as they interact with technology. Our innovations Make Possible® a Better Future. Learn more about us here. 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. **Qualifications** **Education:** Bachelor's Degree **Skills:** **Certifications:** **Languages:** **Years of Experience:** 7 - 10 Years **Work Experience:** **Additional Information** **Time Type:** Full time **Employee Type:** Assignee / Regular **Travel:** Yes, 20% of the Time **Relocation Eligible:** No **U.S. Salary Range:** $148,000.00 - $203,500.00 The 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 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.