Production Planner

Company Overview

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

This candidate is expected to work across multiple cross-functional teams, Manufacturing, Supply chain, and Engineering teams to achieve both tactical and strategic goals. Responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of the production process and drives to resolution and closure a wide range of issues.

Primary Responsibility

• Partner with manufacturing to perform capacity analysis to support what-if scenarios, forecast changes, planning for production growth, and growth in spares business to support worldwide install base of tools

• Collaborate with key partners (purchasing and engineering) to ensure Engineering Change Orders are communicated to and implemented in manufacturing in an efficient and timely way

• Understands and maintains critical path of BOMs in area of responsibility and drives engineering to maintain BOM alignment to manufacturing process

• Attends and actively participates in manufacturing production status meetings, On-Time-Starts meetings, and all other required meetings

• Open, manage, and close work orders timely to ensure correct factory cost absorption

• Identify potential supply risks and inventory exposures by reconciling material availability against manufacturing capacity and production plan targets. Develop and drive mitigation plans as necessary

• Escalate where and when necessary to management

• Ensure inventory accuracy through cycle count activity and promptly resolve variations through reconciliation activity

• Engage manufacturing teams and key stakeholders in the continuous improvement process to ensure assigned projects are identified, prioritized, and executed to ensure success

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP experience preferred

• APICS certification a plus

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, along with 3-5 years of experience in purchasing, planning, or supply chain

• 3+ years of experience (low volume high mix preferred) and having supported New Product Introduction and sustaining manufacturing

• Strong presentation and clear communication abilities.

• Articulates thoughts, concepts, and ideas concisely in both formal and informal situations

• Intermediate to advanced MS Office skills, understanding of VLOOKUP, Pivot tables, tables, chart reporting, and data sorting

• Strong proficiency in interpersonal and time-management skills

• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills

• Demonstrates adaptability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment.

• Motivated: enthusiastic; strives for excellence; continually seeks to improve self and company; ability and strong desire to grow with the company

• Ability to support, participate, and simultaneously drive multiple tasks and projects successfully

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at talent.acquisition@kla.com or at +1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation.

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