YOUR ROLE
The Material Planner has responsibility for overall Fab Material Availability, maintaining the material requirement and inventory models, upholding the supply chain to prevent line-down situations, driving the team to meet inventory turn targets, and working on material optimization.
Primary Job Function
- Ensure data integrity of the material planning database (BOM, lead times, safety stock levels).
- Perform material analysis and demand forecasting against the production schedule.
- Drive operations for improvement in material usage, waste reduction, and excess inventory management.
- Lead programs related to supplier lead time efficiency, inventory optimization, and warehouse space utilization.
YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCES
- Bachelor's/ Master's Degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Operations Management, or equivalent.
- 2- 5 years of relevant working experience in the semiconductor industry, preferably in roles relating to material planning, and production control, process engineering or equivalent.
- Extensive knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (SAP), and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel. Power Query, Power BI etc)
- Additional coding skills (e.g., Python, SQL, VBA) are a strong plus for automation and data analysis.
- Requires excellent coordination and organizing skills to manage multiple material suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- High level of multi-tasking and capability to prioritize material shortages to meet strict production schedules.
- Proficient in Business Communication and Written skills for vendor management and cross-functional alignment
