Junior Materials & Production Planner (Equipment & Spares)

KULICKE & SOFFA PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. in Singapore seeks a dedicated Supply Chain Planner to manage demand planning, optimize inventory, and support on-time delivery to customers.

The role collaborates across Business Unit, Customer Operations, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, Logistics and Engineering to align forecasts with production and procurement. Strong Excel skills and Oracle knowledge are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Experience in materials and production planning in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills across different levels.
• Knowledge of demand planning and inventory management.
• Analytical skills in demand trends and root cause analysis.
• Proficiency in Excel Pivot Tables is required.
• Oracle knowledge is advantageous.
• Good time management and presentation skills.
• Able to work under pressure in a customer-driven environment.
• Able to collaborate across teams and levels.
• Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management.

Responsibilities

• Manage demand planning process and analyze historical billing to develop stocking strategy.
• Responsible for supply planning and driving optimal inventory to meet OTD targets.
• Anticipate customer requirements and work with buyers to improve delivery commitments.
• Act as interface among Business Unit, Customer Operations, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, Logistics & Engineering.
• Manage E&O to minimize exposure and oversee Product Life Cycle for new launches.
• Take counter-measures for aging stock and prepare quarterly reports.
• Drive process improvements and participate in ad hoc projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication across levels

Analytical skills

Time management

Presentation skills

Team player

Pressure handling

Education

Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management

Tools

Microsoft Excel (Pivot Table)

Oracle

Job description

Responsibilities

• Manage demand planning process, analyze the historical billing to develop stocking strategy for supporting demand.
• Responsible for Supply planning & Drive for optimal inventory to meet customer OTD performance while ensuring inventory target are met.
• Anticipate customer requirement and work closely with buyers to develop measures to improve delivery commitment to customers.
• Act as interface among Business Unit, Customer Operations, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, Logistic & Engineering.
• Manage E&O to minimize exposure.Manage Product Life Cycle process to ensure smooth execution of new product launch and materials requirements to minimize End-Of-Life exposure.
• Take counter-measures for aging stock.Responsible for preparing/supporting Quarterly reports/matrix.
• Active involvement in driving process improvement and task with ad hoc project work.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Familiar with Materials and Production planning in a manufacturing environment.
• Good Interpersonal skill, able to communicate across different levels to get job done proficiently.
• Conversant with demand planning and establishing re-order point without impacting inventory turns.
• Possess strong analytical skills eg. in demand trending, buying pattern etc. and identification of issues and root causes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Table (Must).
• Proficient in Oracle an advantageGood time management and presentation skills.
• Able to work in highly customer driven environment and are expected to work under pressure with the ability to resolve work issues, prioritize tasks and resilient to changes.
• Able to work as a team, provide support and cooperation among peers and different levels in the Organization
• Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management

Company Overview

Founded in 1951, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) specialize in developing cutting-edge semiconductor and electronics assembly solutions enabling a smarter and more sustainable future. Ever-growing range of products and services supports growth and facilitates technology transitions across large-scale markets.

Please refer to the website for more details: www.kns.com.

Equal Opportunity

Kulicke & Soffa recruits on the basis of merit (such as skills, experience or ability to perform the job), regardless of age, race, gender, religion, marital status and family responsibilities, or disability.