Director, Planning & Logistics

Coherent Corp.; Sherman (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Corp. is seeking a senior Planning leader in Sherman, TX to drive end-to-end planning across Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehouse and Inventory Control.

You will coach and develop teams, establish governance, and align resources to critical business priorities in a 24/7 manufacturing environment. You will translate demand into executable production plans, manage capacity and material constraints, and partner with cross-functional teams to optimize performance and service levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain planning, production planning, master scheduling, logistics, inventory management, or related manufacturing functions.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and cross-functional planning processes in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Semiconductor, photonics, electronics, or other high-technology manufacturing experience preferred.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of supply and production plans based on demand, capacity, material availability, inventory targets, yields, cycle times, lead times, and other planning parameters.
• Translate demand and business priorities into feasible production plans and scheduling priorities.
• Establish planning horizons, cadence, assumptions, and exception-management processes.
• Coordinate mitigation plans with Operations, Engineering, Program Management, Demand Management, and other stakeholders.
• Drive translation of aggregate plans into detailed schedules and execution priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Planning & Scheduling

Supply Chain

ERP/MRP

Data Analytics

Cross-functional Collaboration

Travel Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management/Operations

Master’s degree (MBA) preferred

Tools

Oracle

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Job description

• Lead, coach, and develop the Planning, Logistics, Warehouse, and Inventory Control organizations, establishing clear roles, priorities, performance expectations, and development plans.
• Build a high-performing organization with disciplined planning, strong execution, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement.
• Allocate team resources to critical business priorities and ensure appropriate coverage of planning and execution activities across required operating hours.
• Establish consistent processes, governance, and accountability across the functions while recognizing legitimate site-specific operational requirements.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Functional & Organizational Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop the Planning, Logistics, Warehouse, and Inventory Control organizations, establishing clear roles, priorities, performance expectations, and development plans.
• Build a high-performing organization with disciplined planning, strong execution, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement.
• Allocate team resources to critical business priorities and ensure appropriate coverage of planning and execution activities across required operating hours.
• Establish consistent processes, governance, and accountability across the functions while recognizing legitimate site-specific operational requirements.

Supply & Production Planning

• Lead development and maintenance of supply and production plans based on demand, capacity, material availability, inventory targets, yields, cycle times, lead times, and other key planning parameters.
• Translate demand and business priorities into feasible production plans, wafer-start requirements, build plans, and scheduling priorities, as applicable.
• Establish and maintain appropriate planning horizons, planning levels, planning cadence, planning assumptions, and exception-management processes.
• Identify capacity, material, and process constraints and coordinate mitigation plans with Operations, Engineering, Program Management, Demand Management, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure plans are regularly reconciled to actual factory conditions and revised as demand, supply, capacity, or business priorities change.

Master Scheduling & Execution Alignment

• Ensure effective translation of aggregate supply plans into detailed production schedules and execution priorities.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Operations to monitor schedule adherence, WIP progression, production output, and shipment requirements.
• Drive timely recovery actions when execution deviates from plan and escape issues requiring cross-functional or leadership decisions.
• Balance near-term execution requirements with longer-term capacity, inventory, and customer-service objectives.

Logistics, Warehouse & Inventory Control

• Provide overall leadership for warehouse, logistics, receiving, shipping, material handling, and inventory control activities supporting manufacturing operations.
• Ensure materials are received, stored, controlled, and delivered in accordance with production requirements and established quality and control standards.
• Ensure finished goods are appropriately controlled, staged, packaged, and shipped in support of customer requirements and shipment schedules.
• Own inventory-control processes supporting inventory accuracy, traceability, accountability, cycle counting, reconciliation, and root-cause analysis.
• Ensure warehouse and logistics operations support a 24/7 manufacturing environment and maintain appropriate service levels across shifts.
• Drive improvement in inventory accuracy, material availability, receiving and shipping performance, warehouse productivity, and material flow.

S&OP / Integrated Planning

• Provide the supply, capacity, inventory, and constraint inputs required for an effective S&OP process.
• Partner with Demand Management and business stakeholders to translate demand into constrained supply scenarios and recommendations.
• Support executive decision-making when demand exceeds available capacity or material supply, including prioritization and trade-off analysis.
• Help ensure the operational plan is aligned with business priorities and provides an appropriate foundation for the financial plan.

Planning Transformation & Systems

• Serve as a functional planning leader for the development and implementation of standardized planning methods, assumptions, governance, and performance measures.
• Participate as a key business leader in the Sherman factory Production Planning Model, Semiconductor Devices Group (SDG) Advanced Planning System, and corporate Oracle Supply Chain Planning initiatives.
• Translate business planning needs into functional requirements and help ensure system designs support intended planning processes and business outcomes.
• Drive reduction of spreadsheet-based planning, manual reconciliation, and disconnected planning logic through standardized processes, data, analytics, and technology.
• Partner with IT and business stakeholders to improve planning data quality, integration, reporting, and visibility.

Constrained Materials & Supply Risk

• Partner with Global Procurement, a separate corporate team, to communicate material requirements, supply priorities, and projected constraints and to incorporate supplier availability and supply risks into production and supply plans.
• Support centralized visibility and allocation of constrained materials across sites, products, and business priorities within the planning process.
• Provide forward-looking material requirements and scenario information to support supply-risk mitigation, including rapid response to changing supplier availability and qualification status.
• Ensure material constraints and their potential impact on customer commitments, production plans, and business objectives are visible and escalated appropriately.

Performance Management & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and monitor planning, logistics, warehouse, inventory, and service KPIs that measure effectiveness, execution, and business performance.
• Use data and analytics to identify supply risk, capacity constraints, inventory issues, productivity opportunities, and root causes of performance gaps.
• Develop actionable reporting and operating reviews that support timely decisions and accountability.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that reduce cost, improve lead time and service, increase supply flexibility, and strengthen process discipline.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner effectively with Manufacturing and Site Operations, Program Management, Demand Management, Global Procurement, Finance, Engineering, Quality, IT, Commercial organizations, and business leadership.
• Ensure planning, logistics, and inventory priorities are aligned with customer commitments, NPI and production-ramp requirements, and business objectives.
• Communicate significant supply, inventory, capacity, and execution risks clearly to leadership and drive timely decisions and corrective actions.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain planning, production planning, master scheduling, logistics, inventory management, or related manufacturing functions.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and cross-functional planning processes in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing changing priorities and constrained resources while maintaining customer and business focus.
• Semiconductor, photonics, electronics, or other high-technology manufacturing experience preferred.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a related field preferred.

Skills

• Proven success in leading and developing people and building high-performing teams.
• Strong understanding of capacity planning, material planning, inventory management, production scheduling, warehouse operations, and execution alignment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to influence across organizational boundaries and lead through ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Experience with ERP/MRP, Advanced Planning Systems, or comparable supply chain planning technologies; Oracle experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and analytics/reporting tools such as Excel, Power BI, SQL, or comparable technologies preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with operational teams, functional leaders, customers, and executive leadership.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required by the business.

Working Conditions

Working conditions are normal for an office environment and climate-controlled manufacturing facility.

Must be able to work effectively with a 24/7 manufacturing organization and provide support outside normal business hours when required by operational or business needs.

Physical Requirements

Sitting and working at a computer for extended periods; occasional movement through manufacturing, warehouse, and logistics areas.

Safety Requirements

All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

Quality And Environmental Responsibilities

Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

Culture Commitment

• Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust
• Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas
• Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome
• Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone
• Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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About Us

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

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