Tactical Back-End Capacity Planner

Job Summary

The Tactical Back-End Capacity Planner uses planning systems to provide a capacity plan that meets the product demand within stated capacities, as well as analyzes any demand and supply gap and works with BU Planning, Manufacturing, External Manufacturing team and Product Engineer as needed and mitigate the supply shortage by various means like capacity swap, site transfer and line expansion etc.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for collaborating with IE/External Management team to have right capacity planning in Capacity Workbench system
• Be responsible for the weekly start plan to External manufacturing sites
• Be responsible for the monthly forecast to External manufacturing sites for capacity booking and material planning
• Be responsible for monitoring factory performance (Starts/Outs, Lagging, Start Compliance, etc.) in weekly basis, understand the root cause for underperforming and push through the solution and recovery plan
• Be responsible for following up IE to provide the CAPEX ramp-up plan.
• Identify and address any capacity disconnects, and document any capacity changes
• Communicate with cross-functiona teams like interanl factories, EM, BU, Engineering for all capacity issues
• Conduct high-level demand and supply analysis, work with BU planning, SCM Tactical Planning and Supply Planning teams on capacity analysis, capacity fulfillment for demand allocation adjustment.
• Establish business process among planning groups or cross departments/sites for business target realization.
• Identify opportunity for business system improvement, initiate key projects and ensure the deliverables are accomplished as expected.
• Participate in NPI project and follow up on the progress to ensure capacity ramp-up in line with business development requirement
• Performance measurement and expertise development for team members.

Requirements

• BS/BA Supply Chain Management (or related field) or equivalent work experience, capacity planning experience is preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Good data analysis skill like excel, SQL, etc.
• Good problem-solving skills
• Multi-tasking ability
• Ability to adapt within an ever-changing environment
• ERP Software experience like SAP, JDA, Oracle system is preferred
• Working experience in semiconductor industry is preferred