Sr. Principal Analyst, S&OP/S&OE Planning Solutions

Ampere; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 281,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampere is seeking a supply chain leader to architect and implement an advanced planning and scheduling infrastructure to support S&OP, S&OE, and cross-affiliate collaboration. You will shape the planning architecture, lead multi-site optimization, and ensure alignment with manufacturing and product planning goals.

Responsibilities include designing and leading APS projects with Kinaxis RapidResponse, Maestro, and Blue Yonder, plus creating dashboards and decision-support tools to guide capacity

Qualifications

• MBA or bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing or related field
• 12+ years in Supply Chain, Product Planning, or related work experience
• Experience with Factory Scheduling/Master Scheduling and multiple APS tools across geographies

Responsibilities

• Lead design of APS infrastructure to support S&OP/S&OE across affiliates
• Analyze and improve system capabilities; drive new planning modules and scorecards
• Bridge technical capabilities with business processes for effective decision making
• Create infrastructure for cross-affiliate collaboration while respecting legal entity boundaries
• Collaborate with IT to design processes and reporting for Factory Planning in APS tools (Kinaxis RapidResponse/Maestro)

Skills

APS planning

S&OP / S&OE

Data visualization

KPI design & analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Teamwork

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

MBA or bachelor’s in supply chain/engineering/manufacturing

Tools

Kinaxis RapidResponse

Maestro

Blue Yonder

Job description

Description

Invent the future with us.

Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient AI compute.

As a pioneer in the new frontier of energy efficient high-performance computing, Ampere is part of the Softbank Group of companies driving sustainable computing for AI, Cloud, and edge applications.

Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team‑we’d love to have you apply!

About The Role

We are seeking a supply chain professional to provide the leadership to develop supply chain infrastructure (Process, Tools) in support of Ampere’s growing planning network and support the intention to work more closely with affiliates within an integrated process design. We are looking for a leader who can both envision a planning infrastructure that will support S&OP / S&OE, as well as support the transition to this new state.

What you’ll achieve:

• Vision, Design and Leadership of our Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) infrastructure in support of expanding the capabilities to work with our affiliates and create common language and analysis
• Analysis of existing system capabilities, driving improvements and innovations, guiding decision making and implementing additional planning modules that support a more effective S&OP and S&OE capability
• Bridge technical capabilities and business processes, helping to lead the methods necessary to effectively support an S&OP and S&OP processes
• Create an infrastructure that allows appropriate collaboration with our affiliates while supporting clear legal entity boundaries
• Work hand in hand with the IT partners to design processes and reporting for Factory Planning within the APS tools (Kinaxis / RapidResponse / Maestro) – dashboards, reports, visualizations in support of complex decision making

About you:

• MBA or bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing or other adjacent fields with 12+ years in Supply Chain, Product Planning, or related work experience.
• Demonstrated experience dealing with Factory Scheduling / Master Scheduling functions, working across multiple geographic locations and multiple factories specifically with APS tools and capabilities such as Rapid/Maestro, Blue Yonder, etc,
• Experience with APS – providing vision and architectural leadership to support factory loading and output activities – creating and managing models, scenarios and scorecard assessments. Preferred system is Kinaxis RapidResponse / Maestro, but we are also willing to consider other APS experiences. Focus will be on the usage, leveraging and expanding the capabilities of these systems, including gathering of requirements and proposing solutions that prioritize effectively the return on effort.
• Experience working within the complexities of a semiconductor company including PCBAs, SOCs, multi die packages, test flows, binning and yields, and process variants. Experience should include working with a supply chain that relies upon subcontracted manufacturing support, with a significant focus on Assembly/Test and Platform development
• Hands‑on experience with planning products, specifically within the realm of S&OP, able to clearly conduct capacity analysis, supply demand matching, scenario design and review, and clear concise recommendations comprehending impacts and risks.
• Ability to translate operational parameters into business objectives measured in KPI metrics within an APS system.
• History of articulating complex data into easy‑to‑understand business visualizations.
• Deep understanding the integrated nature of Process, People and Tools to enable effective work output for any system – and the ability to document and communicate them effectively
• Strong teamwork / partnership approach to solving business problems is required to execute this work
• As is expected in an NPI/Engineering environment, there must be a demonstrated ability to tolerate ambiguity, demonstrate an ability to problem solve in high velocity change environment and balance the need to “harden” our processes while maintaining the speed of change needed to respond to ever changing business and technical needs.

What We'll Offer

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, cash long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $187,000 and $281,000, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $204,000 and $306,000.

Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life.

Benefit Highlights Include

• Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future.
• Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance.
• A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.

Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.