Material Planning Engineer

STMICROELECTRONICS PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 52,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

STMicroelectronics is seeking a Material Planner to manage Fab material availability, maintain material requirements, and optimize inventory to prevent line-down situations.

You will drive improvements in material usage, lead time efficiency, and supplier coordination, ensuring on-time production and optimal inventory turns within a semiconductor manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in supply chain, logistics, or operations management.
• 2–5 years in semiconductor material planning or production control.
• Extensive knowledge of SAP ERP/MRP and Excel/Power BI.
• Coding skills (Python, SQL, VBA) are a strong plus for automation.
• Excellent coordination to manage multiple suppliers and stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize material shortages to meet production schedules.
• Strong business communication and written skills for vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure data integrity of the material planning database (BOM, lead times, safety stock).
• Perform material analysis and demand forecasting against the production schedule.
• Drive material usage improvements, waste reduction, and inventory optimization.
• Lead programs to improve supplier lead time, inventory management, and warehouse space.

Skills

Supply chain management

Materials planning

Demand forecasting

Vendor coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Prioritization

Business communication

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, operations management

Tools

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Power Query

Python

SQL

VBA

Job description

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