Planner II

Applied Materials•Gloucester, MA

6d•$64,000 - $88,000•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking a Planner II to support planning activities related to production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control and Material Resources Planning (MRP) integrity. The role maintains SAP work order release schedules, supports timely material availability for manufacturing and engineering, reviews MRP execution, reconciles supply and demand, and performs system maintenance and audits. The Planner II may also support inventory systems, manage inventory levels and shortages, participate in cycle counting and root-cause analysis, and coordinate with engineers, work centers, Finance, production teams, and expediters.

Requirements

Expanded conceptual knowledge in the relevant discipline and the ability to broaden capabilities.
Understanding of key business drivers and ability to apply that understanding to assigned work.
Ability to solve straightforward problems by analyzing possible solutions using technical experience, judgment, and precedents.
Ability to work within guidelines and policies while contributing to the quality of individual and team work.
Ability to explain complex information to others in straightforward situations.

Responsibilities

Maintain the SAP work order release schedule to provide material on time to manufacturing and engineering; reschedule and/or complete no-charge, all discrete jobs as required.
Perform pre-shortage analysis to increase component availability at work order release and conduct work order variance analysis.
Review MRP execution, ensure information accuracy, reconcile supply and demand, and validate master scheduling and/or PDS requirements.
Perform regular system maintenance and audits to ensure system accuracy.
Participate in floor audits with Finance and resolve work-in-progress (WIP) issues.
Attend production meetings and provide status updates on material-shortage commit dates.
Change “make” level lead times in accordance with conditions on the manufacturing floor.
Work with engineers to manage materials for special engineering projects and, as needed, work with shop-floor work centers on shop floor control activities.
Analyze usage data and stock levels to order parts that satisfy service levels; maintain inventory levels according to plan and expedite shortages.
Forecast spare parts needs, as applicable; examine material variances, resolve problems where possible, and communicate more difficult problems to management.
Assist in setting up new inventory systems or modifying existing systems when necessary; assign appropriate expediting duties to expediters; and potentially manage obsolete inventories.
Participate in identifying root causes and corrective actions from PCI reporting and metrics, and drive cycle counting.
Provide informal guidance to new team members.