Regional Spares Planner — Inventory & Uptime (Remote)

Lam Research Salzburg GmbH; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research seeks a Regional Spares Planner located in Phoenix, AZ, to develop and execute spare parts inventory strategies for a dedicated North America account. You will partner with customers, account teams, global planning, and logistics to optimize availability, uptime, and working capital.

You will analyze consumption trends, forecasts, and base changes to set stocking levels, locations, and deployment plans, while driving continuous improvement and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of experience in supply chain planning or related roles.
• Advanced proficiency in SAP and planning tools.
• Strong understanding of BOM structures and forecasting methods.
• Experience developing inventory strategies to meet service requirements.
• Experience collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Regional Spares Planner for a North America account, aligning with teams on spare parts availability and replenishment priorities.
• Develop, maintain and execute inventory plans supporting fab ramps and uptime objectives.
• Analyze consumption trends, forecasts, and base changes to determine stocking levels and locations.
• Optimize inventory placement for regional depot and customer inventory to improve availability.
• Monitor service levels, turns, forecast accuracy, aging, and obsolete stock; take corrective actions.
• Partner with account team, planning, supply chain and logistics to resolve shortages and escalations.
• Develop first-in-fab spare parts strategies for tool installations.
• Drive continuous improvement to boost inventory availability and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Inventory planning

Demand planning

Forecasting methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations Management

Tools

SAP

Power BI

SQL

SAP HANA

Azure Synapse

Job description

Lam Research seeks a Regional Spares Planner located in Phoenix, AZ, to develop and execute spare parts inventory strategies for a dedicated North America account. You will partner with customers, account teams, global planning, and logistics to optimize availability, uptime, and working capital.

You will analyze consumption trends, forecasts, and base changes to set stocking levels, locations, and deployment plans, while driving continuous improvement and service excellence.