Lead, Supply Network Planner

Entegris•Round Rock, TX

About The Position

Entegris is seeking an experienced Lead, Supply Network Planner to lead end-to-end supply planning and strategy for the business. The role is a key point of contact for the Business Unit, connecting demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and production planning across Entegris’ global operations. The planner develops global stocking and planning strategies, optimizes inventory and safety stock, and partners with Production Planning, Operations, and other stakeholders to address supply constraints. The role also drives on-time shipment performance, supports S&OP and S&OE decision-making, and serves as a subject matter expert for SAP, MRP, demand planning, production planning, and distribution processes. The position influences global planning strategy and supply chain performance. It includes cross-functional coordination with global teams, interaction as needed with the Asia team and plants, training and support for new Co-Ops, ELDPs, and SNP hires, serving as a delegate for the manager when needed, and supervising the daily activities of current Co-Ops. The role also requires defining schedules that are fair to global participants. Entegris describes its culture as collaborative and values-driven, encouraging employees to contribute ideas and participate in decisions. Compensation is $107,000–$142,500 per year, with final offers based on qualifications and skills. The position is eligible for an annual bonus. Entegris does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably with an emphasis in Operations or Supply Chain Management, or equivalent.
6–8 or more years of inventory planning and control, production planning, and scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience with a distribution planning model.
Experience working in a complex, cross-functional, matrixed environment.
Knowledge of and hands-on experience with MRP and/or SAP ERP systems, particularly inventory control, materials requirements planning, distribution planning, item master settings, demand planning, production planning, and capacity planning.
Experience executing the S&OP process.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ability to analyze supply-versus-demand, capacity, and inventory data and turn data into conclusions and targeted actions.
Effective problem-solving and critical-thinking skills to develop solutions for complex supply chain models, problems, and characteristics.
Ability to build influence, implement best practices, and challenge decisions in ways that benefit the organization and mitigate risk.
Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
Excellent decision-making ability and confidence to implement decisions.
Proven record of success in a dynamic, customer-focused environment.

Nice To Haves

APICS certification (CPIM or CIRM) is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Business Unit’s single point of contact for end-to-end supply chain and strategy.
Establish global stocking and planning strategies for MTS, ATO, and BTO SKUs while maintaining required service levels within operational constraints.
Collaborate with MRP controllers to align MRP settings with stocking and planning strategies.
Manage divisional rough-cut capacity planning with Production Planning and Operations, mitigate supply constraints, and incorporate constraints into the Consensus Constrained Demand Plan for monthly S&OP.
Work with Business Unit stakeholders on global supply-versus-demand and finished-goods allocation decisions through S&OP and S&OE.
Oversee and optimize global inventory, establish inputs for safety-stock algorithms, meet days-on-hand and overall inventory goals, and mitigate excess, obsolete, and MRB inventory risks.
Own on-time shipment performance and coordinate global cross-functional improvement initiatives.
Serve as the subject matter expert for SAP processes and end-to-end supply chain execution, including IBP forecasting and demand planning, and ECC 6.0 purchasing, production planning and scheduling, and distribution planning.
Provide training for new Co-Ops, ELDPs, and hires in SNP roles, and provide supply chain expertise to the Supply Chain Leader.
Serve as the manager’s delegate when the manager is out of office.
Supervise the daily activities of current Co-Ops.
Interact as needed with the Asia team and plants, and define schedules that are fair to global participants.