Strategic Supply Chain Planning Analyst

Applied Materials; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials in Austin, TX is seeking a Supply Chain Planning Analyst to translate business requirements into planning insight within a complex semiconductor equipment manufacturing environment. You will coordinate across Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Manufacturing, and Procurement to drive informed planning decisions.

The role requires 5+ years in planning roles, strong SAP IBP/ECC experience, and advanced Excel and Power BI skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, Production Planning, Operations Planning, or Integrated Business Planning.
• Strong understanding of demand planning, supply planning, capacity planning, and inventory management.
• Practical experience operating within an S&OP / IBP process.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing operations and supplier collaboration.
• Experience in complex, multi-level BOM manufacturing environments.
• Structured problem solving, root cause analysis, and scenario modeling capability.
• Clear written and verbal communication; ability to influence across functions without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Support supply response planning across multiple product families and planning horizons.
• Analyze material, capacity, inventory, and supplier constraints.
• Identify supply–demand gaps and develop mitigation recommendations.
• Develop constrained and unconstrained supply scenarios.
• Participate in monthly and quarterly planning cycles, including S&OP / IBP reviews.
• Ensure planning assumptions, risks, and opportunities are clearly documented.
• Analyze forecast, build plan, inventory, capacity, and supplier performance data.
• Generate actionable insight for planners, operations leaders, and management teams.
• Conduct root cause analysis on forecast misses, shortages, and planning variances.
• Build executive-ready summaries, dashboards, and presentations.
• Develop business cases and recommendations supported by quantitative analysis.
• Partner with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Product Management, and Business Units.
• Coordinate planning inputs and assumptions across stakeholders.
• Facilitate issue resolution for material shortages and capacity risk.
• Drive accountability for planning actions and follow-up activities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within planning processes.
• Assist in standardizing planning methodology, metrics, and governance.
• Identify opportunities for automation and workflow simplification.
• Contribute to adoption and enhancement of SAP IBP capabilities.
• Maintain planning data quality and system integrity.
• Support master data validation and planning model improvements.
• Perform planning analysis using SAP IBP, SAP ERP, Excel, and Power BI.
• Assist in user testing and deployment of planning process enhancements.

Skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations, business, or related field

Tools

SAP IBP

SAP ECC/S4HANA

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Applied Materials in Austin, TX is seeking a Supply Chain Planning Analyst to translate business requirements into planning insight within a complex semiconductor equipment manufacturing environment. You will coordinate across Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Manufacturing, and Procurement to drive informed planning decisions.

The role requires 5+ years in planning roles, strong SAP IBP/ECC experience, and advanced Excel and Power BI skills.