Planning and Control Planner

Planning and Control Planner role at Applied Materials in Singapore. The job involves planning activities, inventory control, process control, and data analysis. The ideal candidate will specialize in production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control, and have experience with SAP, MRP, and inventory management. The role also requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Requirements

• Specialize in planning activities involving production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control / Material Resources Planning (MRP) integrity
• Maintain SAP Production Order release schedule
• Increase component availability at time of release by performing pre-shortage analysis
• Perform work order variance analysis
• Review MRP execution and ensure accuracy of information
• Participate in floor audits with Finance and resolve WIP issues
• Attend production meetings and provide status on material shortage commit dates
• Work with engineers to manage materials for special engineering projects
• Analyze usage data and stock levels to order parts to satisfy service levels
• Maintain inventory levels per plan and expedites shortages
• Manage obsolete inventories
• Participate in identifying root cause and corrective action from PCI reporting and metrics
• Perform ad-hoc statistical and data-mining analysis
• Create visualization using Tableau
• Work closely with business user to understand the needs and requirements
• Convert data into action items with the knowledge in Python, SQL, or equivalent tool

Benefits

• Supportive work culture that encourages learning and growth
• Health and wellbeing programs
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• CARES program (not specified what this program entails)