Production Control and Planning

Applied Materials, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Singapore seeks a planning-focused professional to manage production planning, inventory control, and MRP integrity. You will work with engineering and finance to ensure on-time delivery and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities include planning material flow, maintaining SAP schedules, and creating dashboards with Tableau, Python, and SQL to support continuous improvement across the shop floor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or related field.
• Experience with SAP ERP and MRP processes is required.
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Plan production schedules ensuring on-time material flow for manufacturing.
• Maintain SAP work order releases and manage MRP integrity.
• Analyze variances and forecast inventory needs to support supply chain goals.
• Create visualizations and dashboards to communicate insights with stakeholders.

Skills

Production planning

SAP MRP

Data analysis

Tableau

Python

SQL

Inventory management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or Engineering

Tools

SAP

Tableau

Python

SQL

Job description

Who We Are

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

What We Offer

Location: Singapore,SGP You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more. At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Employees must specialize in planning activities involving production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control / Material Resources Planning (MRP) integrity.
• Maintains SAP work order release schedule that provides material on-time to manufacturing and engineering.
• Reschedules and/or completes no-charge, all discrete jobs as required.
• Increases component availability at time of release by performing pre-shortage analysis.
• Performs work order variance analysis.
• Reviews MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information; reconciles supply and demand; validates master scheduling and/or PDS requirements.
• Reviews and ensures proper disposition of Engineering Change Orders (ECO's).
• Prepares status reports of all ECOs and ECRs in process.
• Participates in floor audits with Finance and resolves WIP issues.
• Attends production meetings and provides status on material shortage commit dates.
• Works with engineers to manage materials for special engineering projects.
• May work with work centers on shop floor control activities.
• Inventory Control – Analyzes usage data and stock levels to order parts to satisfy service levels; maintains inventory levels per plan and expedites shortages; may forecast spare parts needs.
• Examines material variances, resolves problems where possible, and/or communicates more difficult problems to management.
• Assists in setting up new inventory systems or modifying existing systems, when necessary; assigns appropriate expediting duties to expediters.
• May manage obsolete inventories.
• Process Control – Participates in identifying root cause and corrective action from PCI reporting and metrics, drives cycle counting.
• Data analysis and forecasting – May lead in project teams as subject matter expert to design and develop program methods to consolidate and analyze structured and unstructured, diverse "big data" sources.
• Performs ad-hoc statistical and data-mining analysis.
• Create visualization using Tableau.
• Working closely with business user to understand the needs and requirements, convert data into action items with the knowledge in Python, SQL, or equivalent tool.

Additional Information

• Time Type: Full time
• Employee Type: Assignee / Regular
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Relocation Eligible: Yes

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.