Senior NPI Planner

Murata America•San Diego, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Business Operations team at pSemi Corporation, the new product introduction (NPI) Planner is the expert of R&D material planning processes, milestones, tasks and interdependencies within the product development flow (PDF). As a member of the cross-functional team (CFT) for assigned NPI projects, the NPI Planner will work with CFT leadership and members to build a detailed material plan between departments for on-time internal and external sample execution.

Requirements

Typically requires 6 to 8 years of experience depending on education level and experience
Experience should be in material planning and semiconductor material planning
Acts independently to determine methods and procedure on new assignments
Effective communication with all levels within the Company and with Suppliers
Sense of urgency to meet internal and external customer requirements
High level of integrity in creating and honoring commitments
Microsoft Office Suite experience
Good communicator, internally and with Suppliers
Highly organized, detail oriented and accurate

Nice To Haves

Experience placing purchase requisitions and orders on Enterprise Resource Planning system
Experience working with a variety of material planning and tracking tools (e.g. WorkFront, SharePoint, Agile, ERP System, Oracle)
Knowledge of semiconductor planning process flow, cycle times, and yields of wafers and packaged product.

Responsibilities

R&D material planning, scheduling, and tracking from development through production hand-off
Lead cross-functional material planning discussions in planning and execution phases of the PDF
Use Supply Chain Planning & Sourcing capacity and lead time inputs to define inbound due dates from vendors across all manufacturing steps, identifying issues and risk mitigation in material flow
Identify critical path, and propose risk mitigation/contingency strategies for delays and shortages
Drive and track resolution of material issues, facilitating conflict resolution and initiating action to ensure next steps are identified and agreed to
Setup, monitor and maintain the system to capture and track material plans and status
Communicate status through meetings, reports and dashboards used in CFT meetings and reports
Manage and track engineering material inventory, resolving discrepancies as needed with CFT
Manage purchase requisition/orders and reconciliation of actuals of all manufacturing steps
Identify, propose, and lead Cross Functional Team in process improvement projects related to material planning processes and systems.
Facilitate shipping process for customer Evaluation Kits
Participate in Physical Inventories and Inventory Reconciliations.