Global Category Manager — Infrastructure & Construction

Who We Are Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.  What We Offer Salary: $141,000.00 - $193,500.00 Location: Santa Clara,CA 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 .  Global Category Manager — Infrastructure & Construction Global Sourcing & Procurement (GSP) | Global Category & Sourcing Applied Materials — Internal Draft Job Description Role Summary The Global Category Manager, Infrastructure & Construction, is the strategic owner of Applied’s capital construction, real estate, and facilities spend, accountable for defining the global category strategy and delivering outcomes across value capture, stakeholder experience, and risk management. This role owns the sourcing and supplier strategy for the categories that build and sustain Applied’s fabs, labs, cleanrooms, offices, and site infrastructure — including general construction, engineering & design (A&E), construction management (CM/PM/QS), EPC/PMC delivery partners, MRO, and tool install. The role sets direction (the “WHAT”) through category strategies, supplier portfolio and segmentation decisions, delivery-model selection, governance, and demand/value roadmaps, while enabling scaled execution (the “HOW”) through Strategic Sourcing Managers and the Sourcing Center of Excellence (SCoE). Operating in a center led ‘one house’ model, the Global Category Manager orchestrates cross functional alignment across Global Workplace & Infrastructure (GWI), project delivery teams, Legal, Risk, and Finance — ensuring consistent global standards with regional nuance across EMEA, APAC, and the Americas. Role at a Glance Job Title    Global Category Manager — Infrastructure & Construction Organization    Global Sourcing & Procurement (GSP) — Global Category & Sourcing Reports To    Category Leader / Portfolio Leader, Real Estate & Construction (per org design) Primary Purpose    Own the category strategy, delivery-model approach, supplier portfolio, governance, and outcome delivery for infrastructure and construction spend across the enterprise. Category Scope    General construction; engineering & design (A&E); construction/project/cost management (CM/PM/QS); EPC and PMC delivery partners; facilities CapEx and OpEx; MRO; tool install and fit-out. Primary Interfaces    GWI / Real Estate & Facilities leaders, Project Delivery & Engineering teams, Strategic Sourcing Managers, SCoE Leaders, GC/EPC/PMC supplier executives, Finance (Value Capture), Risk/TPRM & Insurance, Contracting CoE/Legal. Operating Model    Category defines strategy, delivery model, and guardrails; Sourcing executes and refines through data/insights; one unified global team. Geographic Reach    Global — major capital programs across EMEA, APAC (India, Korea, Singapore), and the Americas; significant international travel expected. Mission Alignment (GSP “Definition of Winning”) •    Value Capture: establish multi year value levers (savings, cost avoidance, value engineering, productivity, schedule certainty) across capital programs and deliver results through a governed pipeline and rate-card discipline. •    Client Journey: build proactive engagement models with project delivery, GWI, and business stakeholders through clear intake, delivery-model selection, and predictable governance from concept through close-out. •    Risk Management: embed construction, contractual, safety, and supply-market risk thinking into category strategies, delivery-model choices, insurance/indemnity structures, and contracting guardrails. •    Optimize Capability: enable the organization through playbooks, standard contract templates, rate-card databases, benchmarking, and a talent pipeline that improves execution quality over time. Key Responsibilities 1) Global Category Strategy & Roadmap Ownership •    Define and maintain a multi year global category strategy for infrastructure and construction that aligns to Applied’s capital plan, GWI priorities, and GSP goals — including clear value levers, delivery-model direction, and execution waves. •    Establish category scope and taxonomy across construction, A&E, CM/PM/QS services, EPC/PMC, MRO, and tool install, with a clear demand/supply perspective (project pipeline, capacity, and construction-market dynamics by region). •    Develop and refresh a category roadmap that sequences initiatives by capital-program impact, urgency, risk, and market capacity, maintaining a forward looking pipeline tied to the project portfolio. 2) Delivery-Model Strategy (EPC / PMC / Design-Bid-Build) •    Own the framework for selecting the right delivery model per project — EPC, PMC, design-build, design-bid-build, or hybrid — balancing cost certainty, schedule, risk transfer, and Applied’s control requirements. •    Provide guidance on lump-sum vs. reimbursable vs. GMP commercial structures, and align delivery-mo