Material Program Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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 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. 

 

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability 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.

Job Conditions:  Office environment. Requires up to 10% domestic or international travel.

Physical Demands/Strengths:  Ability to sit at desk for prolonged periods; use of computer keyboard and telephone. 

Protective Devices Required:  In designated areas.