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The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.\nWhat We Offer\nSalary:\n$108,000.00 - $148,500.00Location:\nHillsboro,OR, Santa Clara,CAYou’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible-while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.\nAt Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.\nProduct Line ManagerIII- CMP SBU FSO Focal\nRole Purpose\nSupports CMP service operations performance across the region while serving as the FSO focal point for CMP field product support and execution. Drives cross-functional execution across service contracts, equipment performance, supply chain, quality, cost, field readiness, and customer escalations to deliver operating plan commitments and improve customer experience.\nCore Operational Responsibilities\nServe as the FSO focal point for CMP field product support, operational execution, and alignment.\n\nMatrix-influence FSO, SBU/PLM, Sales, SAMs, SPO, Planning, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and TPS to achieve regional business and service objectives.\n\nDrive execution of regional CMP service priorities and maintain alignment between customer needs, field requirements, and business objectives.\n\nIdentify execution gaps and drive corrective actions through closure.\n\nService Contract & Financial Performance\nTrack and drive CMP service contract KPIs, including Uptime, Availability, service quality, and cost performance.\n\nReview material consumption, labor performance, and service events to identify opportunities for margin and cost improvement.\n\nDrive actions to improve service contract performance and reduce recurring operational losses.\n\nSupport service agreement execution and performance reviews for strategic CMP customers.\n\nField Escalation, Reliability & Product Support\nLead high-level Service CMP customer and field escalations, ensuring clear ownership, priorities, and closure plans.\n\nPartner with Engineering, SBU/PLM, TPS, and FSO teams to address recurring equipment and service issues.\n\nDrive implementation and proliferation of corrective actions and field solutions.\n\nSupport reliability improvement initiatives focused on reducing downtime and recurring service events.\n\nRepair, Refurbishment & Supply Chain\nDrive CMP repair and refurbishment programs with Engineering and Supply Chain, including qualification and field adoption.\n\nSupport opportunities to improve parts utilization, repair capability, and service cost.\n\nWork with regional teams to address critical parts shortages and supply-chain-related field escalations.\n\nSupport development and execution of new service and cost-reduction programs.\n\nField Readiness, SAR & Service Solutions\nEnsure CMP field teams have the required technical readiness, maintenance capability, documentation, parts, and support infrastructure for service contract execution.\n\nSupport Service Agreement Readiness (SAR) for new and existing contract opportunities.\n\nEnsure new products, features, and service solutions have appropriate field readiness before broader deployment.\n\nLeadership & Communication\nCommunicate CMP operational performance, key risks, customer escalations, and recovery plans to senior leadership and key stakeholders.\n\nLead cross-functional initiatives involving regional and global CMP organizations.\n\nEstablish clear ownership and accountability for critical actions.\n\nDrive alignment between FSO execution and CMP business/service strategy.\n\nRepresent FSO requirements and field perspectives in cross-functional business and technical discussions.\n\nSkills & Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline\n\n4-7 years of experience in semiconductor equipment, services, analytics, or software-enabled products\n\nCMP experience is stronglypreferred (process, hardware, consumables, or service)\n\nStrong understanding of analytics, diagnostics, and equipment health monitoring concepts\n\nAbility to translate complex CMP technical topics into clear customer and executive messaging\n\nProven experience leading complex, cross-functional programs\n\nStrong stakeholder influence skills; comfortable driving alignment without direct authority\n\nHighly organized with strong execution discipline and accountability\n\nAbility to work independently with minimal supervision\n\nSummary\nThe ideal candidate combines CMP technical depth, analytics mindset, and business leadership. This individual understands CMP tool behavior and customer operations, can convert analytics capabilities into scalable service products, and consistently balances customer value with field execution practicality.\nQualifications\nEducation:\nBachelor's Degree\nYears of Experience:\n10- 15Years\nTravel:\nYes, 30% of the Time\nAdditional Information\nTime Type:\nFull timeEmployee Type:\nAssignee / RegularTravel:\nYes, 10% of the TimeRelocation Eligible:\nYesThe 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.\nFor 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.\nApplied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.\nIn addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at ,or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. 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