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Job ID
R2627430
Date posted
09/23/2026
Location
Tainan City, Taiwan
Category
Materials

Who We Are


Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. 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. 


What We Offer


Location:

Tainan,TWN

You’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. 

At 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

Key Responsibilities

  • Analyzes slotting reports and measurements; runs and reports on metrics. Follows documented business processes and identify inconsistencies to management.
  • Coordinates with marketing to ensure opportunities and sales orders are set up correctly in SAP. Coordinates schedule transition between pilot and volume manufacturing as well as other business groups.  
  • Coordinates with Engineering and Sourcing to ensure early detect and take preventing action to make the production go smoothly. 
  • Responsible for MRP integrity for products managed: Manages order pull in / push outs including maintains all milestone routings for products and test strategies globally. Use Rapid Response Output as needed.
  • Initiates demand in MRP (systems / non-system orders).  Monitors and validate MRP accuracy; reconciles supply and demand; validates master scheduling and/or PDS requirements; research engineering change orders; recommend changes and adjust planning bills as required.  Resolves data integrity issues.  Responds to MRP validation inquiries from purchasing community.
  • PIRs for material forecast for set of products.   Manages NSR content on PIRs for system and NSO demand globally.   Manages overplanned material.
  • 1-3 years’ experience focused in planning activities involving production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control / Material Resources Planning (MRP) integrity

Functional Knowledge

  • Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities

Business Expertise

  • Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work

Leadership

  • No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members

Problem Solving

  • Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents 

Impact

  • Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

  • Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

Applied 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.