CoE NPI Supply Chain Program Manager - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$133,500 - $183,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves leading the commodity strategy, supplier selection, cost performance, and timely integration of CoE technology innovations into NPI programs.
What you'll do
- Develop and implement commodity strategies, including market intelligence and sourcing roadmaps.
- Oversee supplier selection and qualification, conducting RFx and commercial evaluations.
- Negotiate pricing, Statements of Work (SOWs), Terms & Conditions (T&Cs), and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) optimization.
- Drive product sourcing strategy for agile, scalable, and resilient product ramps through Global Supply Chain ecosystems.
- Manage NPI to HVM ramp, including supply readiness, capacity planning, and ramp governance.
- Coordinate vendor and partner activities across internal and external teams.
What you'll need
- Minimum 6 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Program Management, consulting, and/or Supply Chain, preferably in semiconductors.
- Demonstrated ability to work and execute independently in a highly complex, corporate-level environment.
- BA/BS in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- Experience with market intelligence, supplier landscape, and multi-year sourcing roadmaps.
- Proficiency in end-to-end planning, including scope, schedule, critical path, dependencies, and milestones.
- Knowledge of semi supply chain aspects like lead-times, allocation, shortage management, and lifecycle/obsolescence.
Nice to have
- MS/MBA preferred.
- Experience with Polymers & Plastics precision machining, Laser & Sensors (optical, motion, temperature, pressure, process sensors), Solid State Batteries, or PCBA (CM/EMS engagement, BoM management, component sourcing, HVM ramp).
Skills: NPI supply chain, commodity strategy, supplier selection, cost performance, supply chain resiliency
This role has been open 2 days — well below the 49-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
373
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$148k
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| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (373 roles · 41 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 102 | 373 |
| Median days open | 42 d | 49 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: NPI supply chain, commodity strategy, supplier selection, cost performance, supply chain resiliency
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 103 open roles · median 42 d
- Lam Research · 71 open roles · median 41 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 124 d
- ASML · 23 open roles · median 55 d
- Teradyne · 17 open roles · median 27 d
- ASM International · 13 open roles · median 97 d
How we counted: 373 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 41 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.