NPI Planner

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for generating quarterly production plans based on demand, operating goals, and capacity constraints
• Generate weekly production goals and report daily on the progress
• Provide delivery schedules/commitments by product and by customer
• Prioritize production activities through dispatch lists or other means
• Highlight and escalate constraints.  Interface with material planners, internal factories, IT, manufacturing engineering, and management to meet goals
• Interface and coordinate with engineering for NPI (New Product Introduction) builds/activities in the production line
• Conduct what-if analyses to enable business decisions
• Work with industrial engineers to balance the production line

Education & Experience

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience as a planner/scheduler preferably in semiconductor wafer fabrication environment
• BS degree relevant fields
• MS degree in MIS, business analytics, industrial engineering preferred.

Skills

• Familiarity with MES (e.g. CAMSTAR) and PDM systems (e.g. Agile)
• Expertise with MySQL
• Familiarity with PowerBI
• Excellent analytical skills
• Customer oriented attitude
• Expertise in MS Excel; proficiency in MS Access preferable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.  Be concise, consistent, and persistent in each daily communication.
• Leadership capabilities to manage a virtual team or xxxxx
• Possess strong interpersonal skills and enjoy the process of problem-solving
• Work effectively with other members of Coherent Corp. xxxxx.

Working Conditions

• On site Job function

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work