Supply Chain Planning Analyst

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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.

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The JOLT Program Management Office & Operations Product Development team drives technology business processes and strategic innovation supporting Applied Materials Global Operations. The rapid growth in semiconductor markets across the world presents unprecedented challenges and opportunities in manufacturing supply chain and logistics.The Supply Chain Planning Analyst supports integrated demand supply capacity and inventory planning within a complex semiconductor equipment manufacturing environment. The role translates business requirements into planning insight identifies supplydemand risk facilitates cross-functional alignment and drives planning decisions through structured analysis and scenario evaluation.

Supply Planning & Integrated Planning

• Support supply response planning across multiple product families and planning horizons.
• Analyze material capacity inventory and supplier constraints.
• Identify supplydemand gaps and develop mitigation recommendations.
• Develop constrained and unconstrained supply scenarios.
• Participate in monthly and quarterly planning cycles including S&OP / IBP reviews.
• Ensure planning assumptions risks and opportunities are clearly documented.

Planning Analytics & Decision Support

• Analyze forecast build plan inventory capacity and supplier performance data.
• Generate actionable insight for planners operations leaders and management teams.
• Conduct root cause analysis on forecast misses shortages and planning variances.
• Build executive-ready summaries dashboards and presentations.
• Develop business cases and recommendations supported by quantitative analysis.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Supply Planning Demand Planning Manufacturing Procurement Product Management and Business Units.
• Coordinate planning inputs and assumptions across stakeholders.
• Facilitate issue resolution for material shortages and capacity risk.
• Drive accountability for planning actions and follow-up activities.

Process Improvement & Digital Planning

• Support continuous improvement initiatives within planning processes.
• Assist in standardizing planning methodology metrics and governance.
• Identify opportunities for automation and workflow simplification.
• Contribute to adoption and enhancement of SAP IBP capabilities.

Planning Systems & Data Management

• Maintain planning data quality and system integrity.
• Support master data validation and planning model improvements.
• Perform planning analysis using SAP IBP SAP ERP Excel and Power BI.
• Assist in user testing and deployment of planning process enhancements.

Required Functional

• Bachelors degree in supply chain Industrial Engineering Operations Business or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning Demand Planning Production Planning Operations Planning or Integrated Business Planning.
• Strong understanding of demand planning supply planning capacity planning and inventory management.
• Practical experience operating within an S&OP / IBP process.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing operations and supplier collaboration.
• Experience in complex multi-level BOM manufacturing environments.
• Structured problem solving root cause analysis and scenario modeling capability.
• Clear written and verbal communication; ability to influence across functions without direct authority.

Required Systems & Data

• Working knowledge of SAP IBP or a comparable planning platform (APO Kinaxis Blue Yonder).
• Experience with SAP ECC or S/4HANA in a planning or materials context.
• Advanced Excel skills including large-dataset analysis and reconciliation.

Preferred

• Semiconductor equipment semiconductor manufacturing high-tech or capital equipment industry experience.
• Preferred APICS CPIM CSCP or equivalent certification.
• Exposure to SQL or other query tools for planning data analysis.
• Experience supporting planning system implementations or process redesign. Familiarity with Power BI Tableau or similar reporting tools.

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The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location hire grade job-related knowledge skills experience and with consideration of internal equity of our current team addition to a comprehensive benefits package candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program as applicable.

For all sales roles the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

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