Spares Demand Planner

Spares Demand Planner

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Level Degree and 0 years related work experience
• Strong data and analytical skills and track record for creating processes to improve business performance
• Ability to effectively deal with ambiguity, identify gaps, and implement innovative solutions to increase operational efficiency
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency in MS Excel

Responsibilities

• Oversee spares plan for assigned product lines to ensure right spares’ inventory for current, mature, and new products are positioned at the right place and time to support KLA customers.
• Works closely with new product introduction leaders; supply chain and procurement, for assigned products to ensure right spares inventory strategies/plans to support KLA new product customers’ support strategies.
• Uses spare demand planning methodology coupled with survival and statistical forecasting methodologies, to drive optimal spares support strategy along with trend/variance root cause analysis to resolve and drive corrective actions and improvements with respective owners.
• Monitors and reports out metrics and KPIs such as fill rate performance vs. field rate targets and planned inventory vs actual inventory to find opportunities of increased agility while reducing total inventory and cost of service; uses what-if scenario tools to facilitate fast decision making.
• Maintains strong communication path with PSO (Product Support Organization) ensuring cross functional knowledge transfer allowing to complete and drive the best support plan for global customers.
• Ensure that established fill rate performance targets and inventory or service commitments are incorporated into the global spares plan.
• Lead and/or participate in cross-functional projects that impact current and future fill rate performance.
• Partner with supply planning team and procurement to design supply chain solution recommendations and strategic/tactical plans based on business data, commodity, and product knowledge; present proposals and recommendations to senior management and leaders; supervise and ensure implementation and execution.
• Supports and participates as required in projects, partnering with advance analytics team to develop data sets and sophisticated reports, dashboard with multiple and different analytics view; dill-down options; dynamic pivot tables and charts, to facilitate fast and effective supply chain and business decision making.
• Occasional domestic and/or international travel may be required

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in statistics and probability is a plus
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI or other business intelligence/analytical tools/services is a plus
• Experience with SAP ERP system is a plus