Global Category Manager - Infrastructure & Construction

About the role

Applied Materials' Global Sourcing & Procurement (GSP) is hiring a Global Category Manager for Infrastructure & Construction in Santa Clara, CA. The role owns the category strategy, supplier portfolio, delivery-model approach and governance for capital construction, real estate and facilities spend, covering general construction, engineering & design (A&E), construction management, EPC/PMC partners, MRO and tool install. It works in a center-led 'one house' model with Strategic Sourcing Managers and the Sourcing Center of Excellence, and involves significant international travel.

Key responsibilities

• Define and maintain a multi-year global category strategy and roadmap aligned to capital programs, with category scope, taxonomy and demand/supply view.
• Own the delivery-model framework (EPC, PMC, design-build, design-bid-build) and guide lump-sum, reimbursable and GMP commercial structures.
• Design and segment the supplier portfolio (GCs, EPCs, PMCs, A&E firms, specialty trades) and lead strategic supplier relationship management.
• Act as advisor to GWI, Real Estate and project delivery, chair category councils and set stakeholder engagement rhythms.
• Build and govern the value pipeline, maintain rate-card databases and benchmarks, and drive value engineering, should-cost modeling and total-installed-cost analysis.
• Integrate construction, contractual, safety and supply-market risk into category plans, partnering with Legal, Risk and Insurance on indemnity, insurance and price adjustments.
• Turn strategy into sourcing wave plans and playbooks, oversee execution and coach Strategic Sourcing Managers and SCoE practitioners.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated category management leadership in construction, capital projects, real estate or facilities.
• Proven ability to lead in a global, matrixed organization.
• Experience integrating construction, contractual, safety and supply-market risk into supplier and category decisions.
• Preferred: semiconductor, high-tech or advanced-manufacturing facility sourcing experience, rate-card and benchmarking experience, and certifications such as CPSM, CIPS, RICS or PMP.

What we offer

• Salary of $141,000 - $193,500.
• Comprehensive benefits package, with possible eligibility for a bonus and stock award program.