Planning Manager
JOB DESCRIPTION:
We are seeking an experienced planning manager within advanced manufacturing to spearhead planning leadership at the intersection of Service, Factory Operations, and Engineering. This role owns service parts and customer upgrade planning for high-value semiconductor programs, ensuring strong factory alignment, material readiness, and on-time customer execution.
- Lead service parts and upgrade planning using Servigistics Parts Planning or similar service planning platforms and Kinaxis Maestro
- Provide planning leadership for high-value customer upgrades, retrofit programs, and service-driven factory builds
- Act as the primary factory interface for service, aligning service demand with factory capacity, build plans, and material availability
- Incorporate ECNs/ECOs into service and factory plans, managing part revisions, supersessions, and inventory transitions
- Partner with Factory Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, Program Management, and Field Service to deliver customer commitments
- Drive Service S&OP / IBP alignment across service, factory, and supply chain organizations
- Lead scenario analysis and trade-off decisions balancing service levels, inventory investment, and factory constraints
- Identify risks, resolve execution gaps, and communicate clear, data-driven recommendations to leadership
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in service parts planning, factory planning, or aftermarket supply chain
- Experience with Servigistics Parts Planning or similar service parts planning solutions
- Strong experience using Kinaxis Maestro for constrained planning and scenario modeling
- Proven leadership in factory-service integration, particularly for high-value upgrades or retrofit programs
- Working knowledge of ECN/ECO processes and their impact on serviceability and factory execution
- Experience in semiconductor, capital equipment, or high-tech manufacturing environments
- Strong communication and stakeholder-influencing skills
- MBA or Master's degree is a plus
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