KLA Spares Demand Planner 

United States, Michigan, Ann Arbor 

685863735

The role of Spares Product Planner will entail working on sophisticated issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee spares plan for assigned product lines to ensure right spares' inventory for current, mature, and new products are positioned at the right place and time to support KLA customers.

• Works closely with new product introduction leaders; supply chain and procurement, for assigned products to ensure right spares inventory strategies/plans to support KLA new product customers’ support strategies.

• Uses spare demandplanning methodology coupled with survival and statistical forecasting methodologies, to drive optimal spares support strategyalongwithtrend/variance root cause analysis to resolveand drivecorrective actions and improvementswith respective owners.

• Monitors and reports out metrics and KPIs such as fill rate performance vs. field rate targets and planned inventory vs actual inventory to find opportunities of increased agility while reducing total inventory and cost of service; uses what-if scenario tools to facilitate fast decision making.

• Maintains strong communication path with PSO (Product Support Organization) ensuring cross functional knowledge transfer allowing to complete and drive the best support plan for global customers.

• Ensure that established fill rate performance targets and inventory or service commitments are incorporated into the global spares plan.

• Lead and/or participate in cross-functional projects that impact current and future fill rate performance.

• Partner with supply planning team and procurement to design supply chain solution recommendations and strategic/tactical plans based on business data, commodity, and product knowledge; present proposals and recommendations to senior management and leaders; supervise and ensure implementation and execution.

• Supports and participates as required in projects, partnering with advance analytics team to develop data sets and sophisticated reports, dashboard with multiple and different analytics view; dill-down options; dynamic pivot tables and charts, to facilitate fast and effective supply chain and business decision making

• Occasional domestic and/or international travel may be required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in statistics and probability is a plus

• Experience with Tableau, Power BI or other businessintelligence/analyticaltools/services is a plus

• Experience with SAP ERP system is a plus

• Strong preference for experience in semiconductor equipment industry or other sophisticated, high-mix, low-volume products

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years OR Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years OR Doctorate (Academic) Degree and 0 years related work experience;

• Experience with multiple aspects of sophisticated supply chain operations, including:

  • Supply and demand management effectiveness (upturn and downturns)

  • Achieving cost reductions

• Should enjoy a challenging and fast paced environment.

• Determined, independent, yet a strong great teammate.

• Creative, innovative, and resourceful with a passion for speed, agility, simplification, and proactive action

• Process oriented with confirmed experience turning big data into important analyses that lead to actionable results for supply chain operations

• Strong data and analytical skills and track record for creating processes to improve business performance

• Ability to effectively deal with ambiguity, identify gaps, and implement innovative solutions to increase operational efficiency

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills

• Lead thru curiosity and continuous improvements

• Effective communication and presentation skills

• Proficiency in MS Excel