MCOS - Program Manager

## Key Responsibilities

Ensures SPG achieves MCOS targets by aligning SAM groups, BUs, and central teams on priorities, pipeline expectations, and execution rigor across all cost reduction lanes.

Ensures enterprise MCOS forecasts are consolidated, maintained, and accurately reflected in MCM, including monthly updates, scenario planning, and alignment to AOP targets.

Ensures quarter-end actuals reporting is completed in partnership with Finance, including validation of savings realization, reconciliation of forecast vs. actuals, and executive reporting readiness.

Ensures robust MCOS pipeline development across BUs and SAM teams (P2P, Configurations, DCRs, Co-Innovation, Resourcing, Should Cost), with focus on pipeline sufficiency, quality, and execution readiness.

Ensures all MCOS projects and programs are tracked within MCM with high data integrity, including financial validation, timelines, risks, and ownership clarity.

Ensures standard MCOS processes, reporting frameworks, and tool usage are consistently adopted across all organizations.

Effectively works across SAMs, MPMs, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to remove execution barriers, drive alignment, and accelerate savings realization.

Leads SPG-level MCOS operating cadence (weekly reviews, BU/SAM forums, executive updates), ensuring clear communication of risks, gaps, and mitigation actions.

Ensures effective utilization of data, tools, and resources to drive informed decision-making and maximize MCOS impact at the enterprise level.

## Functional Knowledge

Demonstrates deep expertise in cost optimization, supply chain, and MCOS/MCM tools, including forecasting and actuals reporting methodologies.

## Business Expertise

Interprets cross-BU and enterprise-level cost challenges; drives best practices and scalable levers to improve cost performance and meet SPG targets.

## Leadership

Leads cross-functional, cross-organizational initiatives with moderate to high complexity; influences without authority to drive alignment and execution.

## Problem Solving

Solves complex, ambiguous enterprise-level challenges; applies strong analytical rigor to identify risks, gaps, and innovative cost reduction strategies.

## Impact

Impacts achievement of SPG MCOS targets, forecast accuracy, and financial outcomes; work directly supports executive decision-making and operational performance.

## Interpersonal Skills

Communicates complex concepts clearly to executive and cross-functional stakeholders; drives alignment and influences adoption of standardized processes and tools.

## Qualifications

### Education:

Bachelor's Degree

### Skills

### Certifications:

### Languages:

### Years of Experience:

7 - 10 Years

### Work Experience:

## Additional Information

###

### Shift:

10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America)

###

### Travel:

###

### Relocation Eligible:

No

### Referral Payment Plan:

Employee Referral (Enhanced)

Salary Range:

$108,000.00 - $148,500.00

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.