Planner I - (B1)

Applied Materials; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 73,500; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials in Austin, TX is seeking a skilled Materials Planner / Production Controller to manage planning, inventory, and MRP integrity. The role focuses on ensuring on-time material delivery and accurate scheduling for manufacturing and engineering teams.

You will analyze demand vs supply, coordinate ECO/ECR changes, perform variance analysis, and drive process improvements across shop floor, inventory control, and reporting. Strong SAP/MRP knowledge is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, inventory control, or MRP integrity.
• Ability to analyze demand and supply to maintain schedule accuracy.
• Strong collaboration across planning, manufacturing, and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage production control, inventory control, and MRP integrity.
• Maintain SAP order release schedules to ensure on-time material delivery.
• Review MRP execution, reconcile supply and demand, validate master scheduling.

Skills

Material Planning

Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication

Tools

SAP ERP

MRP systems

Job description

Salary Range: $60,000.00 - $73,500.00

Location: Austin, TX

Key Responsibilities

• Employees may specialize in planning activities involving production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control / Material Resources Planning (MRP) integrity

• Maintains SAP 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. May train lower level personnel.

• Reviews MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information; reconciles supply and demand; validates master scheduling requirements.

• Works with buyers/planners to manage material affected by engineering change orders. Reviews and ensures proper disposition of Engineering Change Orders (ECO's). Performs regular system maintenance and audits to ensure system accuracy. Prepares status reports of all ECOs and ECRs in process.

• Participates in floor audits with Finance and resolves WIP issues. Audits WIP physical inventory issues. Attends production meetings and provides status on material shortage commit dates. Changes "make" level lead times in accordance with reality on the manufacturing floor.

• Shop Floor Control / MRP Integrity - Pulls shop floor control reports for analysis; reports performance to fixed lead times, analyzes lead time performance and capacity with work centers; feeds back lead time and routing issues to SCP.

• Inventory Control - Analyzes usage data and stock levels to order parts to satisfy service levels; maintains inventory levels per plan and expedites shortages. Examines material variances, resolves problems where possible, and/or communicates more difficult problems to management. Sets up new inventory systems or modifies existing systems; assigns appropriate expediting duties to expediters.

• Process Control - Drives root cause and corrective action from PCI reporting and metrics, drives cycle counting; drives variance root cause and corrective action.

• May function as Training Focal - Certifies and re-certifies planning community on planning process; acts as trainer for Learning Labs.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines

Business Expertise

• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

Leadership

• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements

Problem Solving

• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information

Impact

• Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus

Additional Information

Time Type

Full time

Employee Type

Assignee / Regular

Travel

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible

No

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.