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Develops and executes global sourcing, category, supplier, contracting, and risk-management strategies for rare-earth materials and related components. Responsibilities include supply-market analysis, strategic supplier qualification, complex negotiations, cost modeling, supplier performance management, supply-chain resilience, and executive recommendations. The role partners with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Legal, and Finance to manage critical-material supply, capacity, quality, cost, delivery, and continuity risks.

Supports semiconductor equipment and processes throughout the product lifecycle, including customer-site installation, system diagnosis, troubleshooting, repair, and performance optimization. Collaborates with customers and R&D teams on advanced process development, hypothesis testing, design of experiments, statistical data analysis, and technical reporting. Acts as a liaison between customers and business units, resolves complex process issues, approves equipment quality, and trains customers on system operation and maintenance.

Leads Applied Ventures portfolio management and fund operations, including pipeline reviews, venture opportunity analysis, capitalization tables, cash flow and revenue projections, financial modeling, investment document review, opportunity sourcing, screening, and landscape analysis. Develops portfolio dashboards and reports on financial and strategic performance while supporting team operations and cross-functional alignment.

Designs and optimizes semiconductor and display manufacturing processes through complex experiments, data analysis, hardware characterization, film property measurement, troubleshooting, and technology development. Produces technical documentation, leads process engineering projects, trains engineers, supports customers, and collaborates with vendors, suppliers, and global R&D teams. The role also involves implementing new products and analytical instrumentation while leading functional teams as needed.

Develop and optimize plasma etch processes for semiconductor applications. Design experiments, analyze data, troubleshoot chambers, perform root cause analysis, characterize hardware and process interactions, support customer escalations, prepare technical documentation, and collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, engineering, vendors, and customers on new technology and continuous improvement initiatives.

Owns post-release product change management, configuration and BOM accuracy, product and component roadmaps, cost reduction initiatives, vendor issues, and intercompany product strategy alignment. Approves engineering changes, product notifications, non-standard requests, and customer-impacting field service activities. Leads complex problem solving, negotiates across teams, and guides product improvements in accordance with functional policies.

Manage regional fulfillment escalations by analyzing supply, customer, and escalation data; identifying and prioritizing spare-part risks; developing proactive communications; and coordinating containment and resolution across field service, purchasing, commodity, and other stakeholders. The role manages cross-functional operational projects, strengthens fulfillment processes and governance, ensures accountability, prepares executive updates, and supports continuous improvement in a global semiconductor equipment environment.

Manages multiple semiconductor capital equipment and NSO projects from release through customer shipment. Coordinates Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Planning, Configuration Management, and Logistics teams; maintains schedules, milestones, documentation, and status communications; identifies and mitigates risks; resolves material, manufacturing, quality, and resource issues; manages scope and configuration changes; facilitates project reviews; and supports continuous improvement. The role operates in a manufacturing and potentially cleanroom environment.

Owns new product introduction supply-chain strategy, strategic sourcing, supplier selection, cost performance, resiliency, and manufacturing ramp readiness. Leads cross-functional programs involving commodity management, supplier qualification, contract negotiation, cost reduction, capacity planning, risk mitigation, and technology integration. Coordinates engineering, sourcing, operations, finance, quality, and legal stakeholders while managing schedules, risks, governance, KPIs, executive communications, and benefits realization.

Leads division-level business operations, including cross-functional program execution, portfolio prioritization, budget and OPEX alignment, COGS reduction, process improvement, business continuity, safety compliance, lab material management, and ePLC operational deliverables. Partners with product line, division, and lab teams to achieve financial, operational, and customer objectives.