Business Management V

About the role

Applied Materials seeks a Business Management V to provide strategic direction for multiple customers and regions, acting as the primary interface between sales and the business unit. The role involves shaping division strategy, translating customer roadmaps into product priorities, and driving financial performance.

Key responsibilities

• Provides strategic direction and owns relationships for multiple customers and regions.
• Acts as primary interface between sales and business unit, prepares and leads customer meetings.
• Formulates and integrates division strategy to achieve market‑share targets and executes product strategies with sales.
• Translates customer roadmaps and high‑value priorities into product development priorities.
• Manages pricing analysis, develops pricing structures, and partners with sales for order closure.
• Coordinates demos, visits, source inspections and delivers technical presentations to customers.
• Drives account and division financial targets, including gross margin, OpEx, and forecast commitments.
• Leads multiple projects/programs at the division level and mentors junior colleagues.

Required profile

• Recognized technical expert in their discipline with broad knowledge of related functions.
• Anticipates business and regulatory issues and recommends product or process improvements.
• Leads high‑risk, complex projects and defines execution strategies.
• Solves unique, high‑impact problems with innovative thinking.
• Influences resource allocation and direction for programs while working within functional policies.
• Communicates complex ideas to senior stakeholders and persuades adoption of new viewpoints.

Required skills

• Strategic account management and customer relationship building.
• Pricing analysis and development of pricing strategies.
• Technical presentation and demo coordination.
• Financial target management (gross margin, OpEx, forecasting).
• Project and program leadership across regions.

What we offer

• Salary range $163,000 – $224,000 per year.
• Location in Santa Clara, CA with 20 % travel.
• Supportive work culture encouraging learning, development and career growth.
• Comprehensive benefits program focused on health, wellbeing and work‑life balance.
• Opportunities to work on cutting‑edge materials engineering solutions for the semiconductor and display industries.