Senior Materials & Production Planning Manager

Applied Materials, Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking a Manager III, Planner in Austin, TX to oversee material planning and scheduling for production. You will lead planning and expediting activities, ensuring timely delivery of materials and maintaining optimal inventory levels across purchasing, production, and engineering.

The role involves coordinating with cross-functional teams and implementing efficient distribution procedures, with 10% travel as part of the responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience planning materials and coordinating with purchasing, production and engineering.
• Leadership or supervision experience for planners and expediters.
• Strong problem solving and ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Plans requirements for purchasing materials or services and ensures delivery of materials to production consistent with established schedules.
• Ensures optimum inventory levels; conducts physical inventories for verification of inventory levels.
• Implements and maintains physical distribution procedures, work authorizations, dispatching and expediting procedures, and floor scheduling/shop loading procedures.
• Directs the activities of planners and expediters to accomplish company objectives.
• Responsible for the evaluation of acceptable inventory levels; Oversees maintaining adequate working relationship with purchasing, production and engineering.
• Reviews developing materials schedules and coordinating the efficient movement of materials with purchasing, production, and engineering.
• Monitors the plans, schedules and the movement of material through the production cycle.

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking a Manager III, Planner in Austin, TX to oversee material planning and scheduling for production. You will lead planning and expediting activities, ensuring timely delivery of materials and maintaining optimal inventory levels across purchasing, production, and engineering.

The role involves coordinating with cross-functional teams and implementing efficient distribution procedures, with 10% travel as part of the responsibilities.