Supply Chain AI Strategy & Transformation Lead

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$168,000 - $231,000

About The Position

We are seeking a senior leader to define, operationalize, and accelerate adoption of AI across Global Supply Chain, spanning purchasing, sourcing, supplier management, risk intelligence, and decision augmentation. This role will own the multi-year AI capability roadmap, develop & prioritize the highest-value use cases, and partner across Supply Chain, Operations, and IT to deliver AI-enabled workflows that improve speed, resilience, and decision quality. The role will also contribute materially to long-term supply chain strategy by bringing cross-industry best practices in digitization, predictive capabilities, and global operating models. This position is central to building an AI-enabled supply chain that can scale with complexity (e.g., large supplier ecosystem) to predictive and resilient supply chain.

Requirements

10+ years experience in one or more of: supply chain/procurement, digital transformation, analytics/AI product delivery, or strategy/consulting roles with operational ownership.
Demonstrated success building and executing multi-year roadmaps and scaling initiatives across multiple functions (process + technology).
Strong understanding of supply chain/procurement workflows (purchasing, sourcing, supplier performance management, risk).
Experience translating business problems into AI/analytics solutions (use case definition, requirements, data readiness, deployment/adoption).
Exceptional stakeholder management: ability to influence and drive alignment across senior leaders and technical teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI-enabled supply chain capabilities
Familiarity with enterprise platforms and integrations (ERP/procurement ecosystems) and data governance practices.
MBA, MS (Operations/Analytics), or equivalent advanced degree; or equivalent experience leading complex transformations.