Key Customer Supply Planning Manager

CoorsTek; Golden (CO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in advanced ceramics manufacturing as a Key Customer Supply Planning Manager in Golden, CO. You will optimize supply planning processes for key semiconductor customers, ensuring reliability and responsiveness. The role requires strong analytical, communication, and project management skills, along with a bachelor's degree and relevant experience in supply chain management.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in Semiconductor industry preferred.
• Global experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate processes for supply fulfillment and shortages.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to monitor order and forecast status.
• Prepare and deliver communications to customers and internal teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data savvy

Strong communication skills

Project management skills

Supply chain planning knowledge

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

MBA or supply chain certification (APICS)

Tools

PowerBI

Job description

It's exciting to work for a company that makes the world measurably better.

We're committed to bringing safety, quality, and customer focus to the business of advanced ceramics manufacturing.

Job Title

Key Customer Supply Planning Manager As the Key Customer Supply Planning Manager, you will be responsible for leadership, analysis, and driving planning optimization to enable excellent supply reliability and responsiveness for key semiconductor market customers. You will be a key member of the planning team, this individual will collaborate closely with customer account managers, plant planning and production, inside sales representatives, and cross-functional teams to streamline operations and support business growth. Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate processes and initiatives to effectively plan and address supply fulfillment and shortages for a key semiconductor customer(s).
• Leverage global production and inventory plans to drive clear, coordinated organizational actions on supply escalations for key customer(s).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and monitor order and forecast status by working closely with inside sales representatives, account teams, and multiple data sources.
• Coordinate and drive supply constraint solutions, where appropriate, by collaborating with product management, plant planning, and inside sales to optimize production across multiple global sites.
• Identify, track, and implement actions to mitigate future capacity and demand fulfillment concerns through forecasting improvements, customer specific strategies, and metrics/reporting.
• Analyze and summarize forecast signals to facilitate supply-side analysis, assessing the impact of demand changes on the supply plans. Provide insights and recommendations to management to drive informed business decisions.
• Prepare and deliver communications to customers and internal teams across multiple plants and manufacturing regions.
• Develop reports and tools to summarize forecasts, demand, inventory, and capacity.

Job Requirements

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (business, engineering, supply chain)
• 10 years of relevant experience
• MBA or supply chain certification (i.e. APICS) are desirable but not required
• Experience in Semiconductor industry preferred
• Global experience highly preferred

Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Analytical skills; able to create and utilize spreadsheet models tracking demand, supply, and inventory including multiple scenarios.
• Data savvy: able to quickly merge data from multiple sources, manipulate it, and present it intelligibly to explain the situation (i.e., tell the story).
• Strong communication skills:
  • Comfortable working cross functionally, both internally and external to CoorsTek.
  • Able to navigate difficult meetings with professionalism.
  • Able to create and present concise email and PowerPoint communications.
• Project management skills with the ability to coordinate and execute supply planning initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer requirements.
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of customer products, data, terminology, and needs.
• Develop knowledge of CoorsTek manufacturing processes, lead-times, and strategies.
• Supply chain planning knowledge around MRP, inventory models, etc.
• Highly proficient in MS Office tools. PowerBI and other data or visualization tools is a plus.
• Able to work successfully with people across the US, Europe, and Asia including evening meetings with Asia.

Position Specific Details:

• Travel: 15-20%, could include domestic and international
• Location: Golden, CO (hybrid)

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Target Hiring Range

Annual Salary: USD 110,556.00 - USD 152,015.00

Actual compensation is commensurate with experience, skills and education. CoorsTek strives to give all qualified applicants equal opportunity and to make selection decisions on job related factors. Do not provide any information on the application which will indicate your race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

If you like working for a company that makes a real difference in the world, you'll enjoy your career with us!