Director, Demand Planning – Global Operations Lead

Lam Research Salzburg GmbH; Tualatin (OR); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research, located in Oregon, seeks a Director of Demand Planning to lead the Demand Planning team within Global Operations, overseeing the 18‑month signal and ensuring timely delivery across the supply chain.

You will collaborate with Sales Operations, Product Groups, and Production Planning to align priorities, build a robust demand outlook, and mentor a global team driving standardized processes across Lam’s planning ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; or 12+ years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 8+ years’ experience; or equivalent experience
• Advanced analytical skills to interpret and utilize data for decision making
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Extensive cross‑functional experience with demonstrable business results

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end demand management process, including definition, governance, and maintenance of the 18-month demand signal (plan of record)
• Lead near‑term demand aggregation, prioritization and change control across Sales Operations, Product Groups, and Global Operations
• Partner with global production planning to translate demand into capacity plans and competitive customer delivery commitments
• Drive on‑time delivery performance and a differentiated order fulfillment experience, including management of constraints, gaps and recovery plans
• Lead the quarterly shipment/revenue execution cadence by aligning Regional Sales Operations and Manufacturing on shipment plans, risks and mitigation actions
• Enable fast, accurate responses on system configurations, non‑standard requests, specifications and business terms through clear processes and decision rights
• Build and communicate a comprehensive demand outlook using market indicators, customer signals and scenario analyses to support executive decisions
• Establish operating rhythms to review demand changes, constraints, and unattended risks; escalated and drive closure through root‑cause and corrective actions
• Collaborate with production planning, supply chain, and logistics to optimize inventory positioning and factory utilization against the plan of record
• Define and govern demand overrides and exception handling to ensure a rationalized, auditable demand signal
• Partner with Sales Ops and Product Groups to incorporate customer priorities, strategic delivery needs, and New Product Introductions into the demand plan
• Communicate production availability, constraints, and trade‑offs to Sales to enable effective prioritization and improved customer commit performance
• Lead, develop, and scale the Demand Management team; set goals, coach performance, and drive standardization and repeatability worldwide
• Drive continuous improvement of demand management processes, reporting, and planning systems to improve speed, quality, and decision‑making

Skills

Advanced analytical skills

Verbal and written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

Lam Research, located in Oregon, seeks a Director of Demand Planning to lead the Demand Planning team within Global Operations, overseeing the 18‑month signal and ensuring timely delivery across the supply chain.

You will collaborate with Sales Operations, Product Groups, and Production Planning to align priorities, build a robust demand outlook, and mentor a global team driving standardized processes across Lam’s planning ecosystem.