Planner II

Applied Materials; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials in Honolulu, HI is hiring a supply chain planning professional to optimize service parts, forecast demand, and manage inventory. You will support ramp activities for new fab installations and service‑level inventory planning, ensuring parts are in the right place at the right time to maximize uptime.

Candidates should have 2–4 years of experience and a Bachelor’s degree. Proficiency with SAP and MCA for planning, and familiarity with SQL, Hadoop, and Tableau to analyze data and

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience: 2–4 years
• Certifications: (not specified)

Responsibilities

• Service parts planning to ensure availability and entitlement.
• Demand forecast review and accuracy improvement.
• Inventory control and management and obsolescence handling.
• Ramp site planning for new fab installations.
• Service agreement inventory preparation.
• Root cause analysis for shortages and corrective actions.
• Operations: planning systems & dashboards in SAP and MCA.
• Data analysis using SQL, Hadoop, and Tableau to improve efficiency.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Service parts planning: Position the right level of parts in the right place to support business entitlement.


• Demand forecast: Review demand history, and future business outlook to analyze and improve forecast accuracy and demand variation.


• Inventory control & management: Generate & manage inventory in & out, turn, excess, obsolescence.


• Ramp site planning: Inventory preparation for new fab installation ramping.


• Service agreement planning: Inventory preparation for Service Agreement.


• Root Cause Analysis: Analytic skill to conduct root cause and corrective action for an undesired shortfall.


• Operations: Planning system & dashboard operation in SAP and MCA.


• Data Analysis: Use analytic tools, such as SQL, Hadoop, and Tableau, to improve operational efficiency.

Functional Knowledge

Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities.

Business Expertise

Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work.

Leadership

No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members.

Problem Solving

Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents.

Impact

Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies.

Interpersonal Skills

Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree


• Skills:


• Certifications:


• Languages:


• Years of Experience: 2 - 4 Years


• Work Experience:


• Additional Information:

Job Details

• Time Type: Full time


• Employee Type: Assignee / Regular


• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time


• Relocation Eligible: Yes

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All 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.