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Senior Director – Field Site Operations
Company | Applied Materials |
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Location | Phoenix, AZ, USA |
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Salary | $188000 – $258500 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- BA/BS in Engineering or Business/Operational Management preferred
- 7-10 years of progressive functional experience within a complex global company
- 5-7 years of leadership experience in a 24/7 environment
- Strong Business and Financial Acumen
- Strong communications skills displayed through effective written communications, both technical and non-technical, and the ability to present in a manner of influence and impact
- Displayed ability to apply knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance operational goals and objectives
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership to the staff to ensure all customer installation, repair and maintenance activity is performed in compliance with Company policies, business processes and quality standards
- Requires both effective management of daily activities and development of process improvements to address any identified deficiencies
- In concert with the BU Finance Team, responsible for annual budgeting and monthly forecast updates for operating expenses and capital expenditures
- Must build strong working relationship with peers to ensure alignment on daily operations and strategic initiatives to achieve common business goals
- Develop and maintain standards, procedures, and operational processes for the site that meet or exceed industry standards
- Stay knowledgeable of competition and important emerging technologies and standards
- Establish a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, always challenging the team to find new ways to improve the customer experience and drive improved business performance
- Develop the site management team, building their capabilities as individuals and as a team, and preparing future leaders for additional responsibilities
- Develop a strong working relationship with functional leaders, ensuring alignment with Company’s standards and objectives, and providing input and feedback on field operational challenges and support needs
- Provide strategic direction to maintain and improve customer trust while achieving long term Company growth and business goals
Preferred Qualifications
- A very mature individual with the right balance of confidence and humility
- Process oriented while also strongly developing and relying on interpersonal relationships across the company
- Ability to connect equally well upwards, downwards and sideways in the organization
- Self-motivated and driven towards excellence
- A high level of EQ to be able to manage across a large team with significant diversity
- Ability to distinguish between and prioritizing urgent and important issues
- Situational awareness and complex decision-making ability appropriate for the situation