Business Planner

ASML•Wilton, CT

About The Position

Would you like to create the plan that impacts the operation of all ASML factories and our customers worldwide as well as more than 100 supply chains? Do you get energy from solving complex planning puzzles? Are you capable of managing diverse and senior stakeholders? Then we have an excellent opportunity for you in the ASML Planning & Delivery department! As a Business Planner, you set the plan for materials supplied by external parties and internal factories, enabling our supply chain to deliver, while balancing availability and inventory in line with business objectives. You are the orchestrator of the ASML supply chain, ensuring material availability for our factories and our customers. You understand and clarify demand dynamics towards your supplying parties, supporting your counterparts to meet the ASML growth path.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required. Master’s degree preferred. (e.g., Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering or Business Administration).
5+ years of experience in demand planning or managing demand supply processes
Experience with S&OP as well as Master Production Schedule or Production Planning
Relevant experience with SAP software solutions
Ability to be flexible with changing requirements
Ability to translate & connect tactical & strategic decisions
Capable of building strong stakeholder relationships
Presentation skills, translating complexity to understandable storyline
Proactive attitude, eager to learn
Drive for continuous improvement of processes
Professional communication in English, both verbal and written

Responsibilities

Securing material availability for factory outputs and service events at our customers
Providing a stable and reliable plan to our suppliers and module factories
Creating Demand & Supply (D&S) overviews for materials (0-24 month horizon)
Driving D&S gap closure actions and monitoring plan execution on a weekly basis
Driving decision-making on investment scenarios for capacity increases (1-3 year horizon)
Taking decision on buffer strategies
Making inventory projections and E&O risk assessments
Actively resolving inefficient and over planned inventory risks
Optimizing planning parameters
Deciding on and implementing best planning policy (eg manual planning versus MRP)
Improving planning policies and methodologies (eg new demand leveling method)
Driving continuous improvement
Collaborating closely with demand planning departments, supplier-facing departments, product lifecycle management and production planning to reach agreement on the supply plan and D&S gap closure actions