Materials Program Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead material planning and sourcing strategies for test interface solutions.

• Identify and qualify new suppliers globally, ensuring compliance with quality and NPI program requirements.

• Manage material readiness through all program phases, concept, prototyping, NPI phase gates, and production ramp.

• Partner closely with product development to ensure supply continuity and inventory optimization for assigned NPI programs.

• Drive early engagement with suppliers during NPI to validate material readiness, ramp capability, and capacity planning including localization to support both NPI and production requirements.

• Monitor lead times, allocation risks, and component obsolescence; proactively mitigate risks through alternative sourcing or strategic buys.

• Represent Supply Chain in cross functional program meetings, providing updates on material status, cost exposure and delivery risks.

• Manage supplier forecasts, MOQ, NCNR liabilities, and inventory buffers in alignment with demand volatility.

• Drive resolution of material shortages, quality issues, and last time buys in coordination with quality and engineering teams.

• Monitor contract compliance and performance obligations, assist with the management of commercial contracts, and spend with key suppliers.

• Identify and assess supplier risks including financial stability, geopolitical exposure, cybersecurity and ESG.

• Develop and enforce procurement policies, SOP’s and frameworks.

• Prepare executive level program updates on material readiness, spend, and risk management.

• Negotiate pricing, terms, and contracts to achieve the best value for the company.

• Support should cost modeling, benchmarking, and total cost of ownership analysis.

• Issue purchase orders based upon MRP requirements and NPI program management team requests.

• Monitor supplier deliveries and expedite orders to meet NPI schedules.

• Assist with other duties as required.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field, and or equivalent work experience (industry certifications such as CPSM/APICS are a plus).

• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor supply chain, materials management, or NPI program management.

• Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing flows (front-end, back-end test) and related material dependencies

• Experience working with global suppliers in US, Asia, and Europe.

• Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle) and planning tools

• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills; able to work in a fast passed, cross functional environment.

• Comfortable managing through ambiguity and influencing teams without direct authority.

• Ability to use MS office suite of products (Excel, Word, Access).

• Proven written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to read and understand machined part drawings.

• Computer skills including file and data transfer experience.

• Understanding of machined part fabrication techniques and methods.