Material Planning Engineer
STMICROELECTRONICS PTE LTD · Singapore ·
- Category
- Industrial engineering
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Company size
- 1000+
Plans and optimizes semiconductor material supply to keep production lines running, using ERP/MRP systems and data analysis to balance inventory and meet demand.
YOUR ROLE
The Material Planner has responsibility for overall Fab Material Availability, maintaining the material requirement and inventory models, upholding the supply chain to prevent line-down situations, driving the team to meet inventory turn targets, and working on material optimization.
Primary Job Function
- Ensure data integrity of the material planning database (BOM, lead times, safety stock levels).
- Perform material analysis and demand forecasting against the production schedule.
- Drive operations for improvement in material usage, waste reduction, and excess inventory management.
- Lead programs related to supplier lead time efficiency, inventory optimization, and warehouse space utilization.
YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCES
- Bachelor’s/ Master’s Degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Operations Management, or equivalent.
- 2- 5 years of relevant working experience in the semiconductor industry, preferably in roles relating to material planning, and production control, process engineering or equivalent.
- Extensive knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (SAP), and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel. Power Query, Power BI etc)
- Additional coding skills (e.g., Python, SQL, VBA) are a strong plus for automation and data analysis.
- Requires excellent coordination and organizing skills to manage multiple material suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- High level of multi-tasking and capability to prioritize material shortages to meet strict production schedules.
- Proficient in Business Communication and Written skills for vendor management and cross-functional alignment