SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING SPECIALIST

AppleOne Technical Staffing; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Semiannual bonuses

Profit sharing

Commuter transportation benefits

Background check

Job summary

AppleOne Technical Staffing in San Jose, CA seeks a Supply Chain Planning Specialist to join a direct hire opportunity. The role covers demand planning, supply planning, supplier performance, material availability, and cross-functional issue resolution across U.S. and Japan teams.

The position offers a hybrid schedule (3 days in office, 2 remote), strong bonus potential, and semiannual profit sharing within a global semiconductor packaging environment.

Qualifications

• Bilingual English/Japanese supply chain professional with cross-cultural experience.
• Experience coordinating with global teams including suppliers, engineering, and customers.
• Strong ability to analyze supply risks and drive mitigation actions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor supplier performance on quality, delivery, capacity, and lead times.
• Coordinate with procurement, planning, operations, and quality to ensure material availability.
• Analyze supply risks and develop contingency plans aligned with customer needs.
• Serve as liaison between U.S. and Japan teams to align priorities.

Skills

Bilingual EN/JP

Demand planning

Supply planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Supply Chain Planning Specialist for a direct hire opportunity in San Jose, CA with a U.S. subsidiary of a global semiconductor packaging manufacturer.

This role is ideal for a bilingual English and Japanese supply chain professional who enjoys working across cultures, solving complex supply challenges, and serving as a key communication bridge between teams in the U.S., Japan, suppliers, and customers.

The Supply Chain Planning Specialist will support demand planning, supply planning, supplier performance, material availability, and cross-functional issue resolution. This is a high-visibility position with strong exposure to global stakeholders, technical teams, procurement, engineering, quality, operations, and customer-facing groups.

This opportunity offers a collaborative team environment, supportive leadership, hybrid flexibility, strong bonus potential, and the chance to contribute directly to operational performance and long-term business success in the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing space.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor supplier performance related to quality, delivery, capacity, lead times, responsiveness, and overall supply continuity.
• Coordinate with suppliers, procurement, planning, operations, engineering, quality, and customer-facing teams to ensure timely material availability and effective issue resolution.
• Analyze supply chain risks and develop mitigation, recovery, and contingency plans to support customer requirements and business objectives.
• Serve as a liaison between U.S. and Japan organizations, helping align technical, operational, and business priorities across global teams.
• Participate in supplier audits, business reviews, performance evaluations, corrective actions, root cause investigations, and continuous improvement activities.
• Support supplier qualification, sourcing, capacity expansion, supplier relationship management, and supply chain process improvements.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $96,700 to $110,800 per year.
• Bonus estimate: $20,000 to $30,000 annually.
• Direct hire opportunity.
• Hybrid schedule: 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.
• Semiannual bonuses.
• DRA/profit sharing.
• Commuter transportation benefits.
• Exempt position.
• Background check required.

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne Technical is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

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