Chips Production Planner

NVIDIA Gruppe; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 201,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a production planning professional to translate demand into a master production schedule for multiple CHIP products within a high‑tech supply chain. You will own SAP‑based planning, optimize materials, coordinate with OSATs and suppliers, and drive continuous improvements through dashboards and reporting.

You will leverage SAP ECC/APO/S4 HANA, Excel and data‑driven processes to balance demand with capacity, mitigate risks, and ensure timely product availability in a fast‑paced,

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Industrial Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain or related.
• 5+ years in supply chain/operations, semiconductor or tech.
• Experience with SAP ECC/APO/S4 HANA and MRP concepts.
• Proficient Excel skills including pivot tables; macros beneficial.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Experience in high-pressure production with matrix org.
• Growth mindset and self-starter attitude.

Responsibilities

• Translate demand and supply into a master production schedule for multiple build mixes.
• Analyze tradeoffs and influence planning decisions across the supply chain.
• Own SAP-based supply commitments and re-prioritize WIP to meet demand.
• Plan and allocate materials to production sites to meet schedule.
• Collaborate with upstream/downstream partners and OSATs for smooth transitions.
• Design operational reporting and dashboards to drive improvements.

Skills

MRP concepts

Excel proficiency

Analytical thinking

Communication & teamwork

Ownership & self-starter

Process improvement

Education

BS/BA in Industrial Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain

Tools

SAP ECC/APO/S4 HANA

Excel VBA / Tableau / Power BI / Python

Job description

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work.

Be a part of our NVIDIA Chips production planning team, collaborating with supply and demand planning teams, OSAT’s, factory operations, and other regional supply chain groups. We need passionate, hard-working, and creative people to help us take on some of these great opportunities. This position presents a rare opportunity to engage with a world-class technology firm, using your skills to impact the evolution of computing!

What you'll be doing:

• Translate demand/supply plan into a master production schedule fulfilling different build mix to support demand fluctuation.
• Analyze tradeoff options and influence decisions based on constraints in the whole supply chain.
• Own supply commitments for multiple CHIP products. Optimize supply plan considering raw material availability as well as various constraint factors.
• Plan and allocate dependent raw materials of wafer, die, substrates, memories, and other materials to the right production sites to meet production schedule.
• Collaborate closely with upstream and downstream partners and suppliers ensuring seamless production plans to meet build requirements and support smooth transition of product/engineering revision changes.
• Execute production related transactions in SAP. Own order management and re-prioritize existing WIP based on latest demand & supply trends to ensure product supply availability.
• Identify slow moving/aging inventory and drive clearance activities with Business Unit to minimize write-off.
• Design and apply various operational reporting and dashboard metrics to drive improvement initiatives in production control planning.

What we need to see:

• BS/BA degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain Management and/ or equivalent experience in industry field.
• 5 years of proven experience in supply chain, operations, with background in semiconductors or tech industry.
• Experience with high touch ERP systems such as SAP ECC/ APO/ S4 HANA, and an in-depth understanding of MRP concepts.
• Superb analytical skills and adept with Excel specifics for scrutinizing and implementing data formulas, pivot tables. Proficiency in developing Excel macros is beneficial.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, teamwork, organizational, and quantitative skills. You will need to be highly organized, meticulous, and a self-starter with a strong sense of ownership/accountability.
• Consistent track record documenting, automating, improving processes, and influencing changes cross-functionally to get results.
• Experience in a high-pressure production environment working with various constraints under a matrixed organization.
• Self-starter, extremely agile/flexible with an attribute for growth and continuous learning.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Direct experience working /understanding in OSAT manufacturing environment.
• APICS certified and understanding theoretical frameworks/concepts and applying them to real-world problems/solutions.
• Advanced data management skills (Excel VBA / Tableau / Power BI / Python/ AI tools) will be a plus.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 100,000 USD - 155,250 USD for Level 3, and 128,000 USD - 201,250 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 20, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

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