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OVERALL SUMMARY

The primary responsibility of this position is to serve as the central point of contact (PIC) for all Marine HR matters pertaining to the assigned vessels. Furthermore, the role involves providing support to Marine HR Managers across a range of activities including but not limited to recruitment, training, performance management, as well as forecasting and planning for all ranks, including Vessel Management Teams (VMT).

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Recruitment and Crew Management:

• Monthly review crew requirements and provide updates to Marine HR Managers on recruitment needs. Maintain regular communication with manning offices and promptly respond to recruitment requirements monthly.

• Support the recruitment process by screening and shortlisting crew applications received from manning offices.

• Conduct comprehensive background checks, including verification of past employment history, to ensure compliance with company standards. Collaborate with manning offices to clarify license certificate statuses and address any significant medical issues.

• Assist in scheduling timely interviews for eligible candidates.

• Evaluate the recruitment flow and operational systems of manning offices for ongoing process improvement.

Develop, implement, and assess initiatives aimed at continuously recruiting competent ship staff from diverse

sources and recruitment channels.

Vessel Manning and Scheduling:

• Plan, administer, and monitor Ship Staff rotation, pooling, and team migration for efficient manpower deployment and utilization.

• Regularly review unassigned Ship Staff, plan the assignments for those ready to join, and submit a list every fortnight for discussion with the MARINE HR Manager, addressing any performance or medical issues.

• Coordinate with Manning office to ensure readiness of existing VMT Ranks, and upon

readiness in all aspects, assign them to vessels with the approval of Fleet Managers /

Operation Managers in compliance with company policies, procedures, STCW

requirements, and relevant policies under QSP 0903 and the Manning Manual.

• Compile and analyze manpower statistics and competencies to meet current fleet

staffing requirements and anticipate manpower needs resulting from fleet expansion.

Provide monthly reviews of VMT new hire requirements to the Marine HR Manager,

considering the present fleet size and expected fleet additions or deletions over the next

12 months.

• Evaluate potential promotion candidates into VMT ranks, taking into account fleet size

and available VMT staff. Upon approval of New Hires received from Fleet/Technical

Managers and the MARINE HR Manager, send approval messages to the Manning offices

and assign ship staff based on readiness.

3.3 Documentation / Process Compliance and Enhancement:

• Maintain an efficient documentation system for all new hires and rejoinders, including

qualifications, certifications, and experience, for reference, planning, and audit

purposes.

• Assist in ensuring accuracy in ITF renewals and documentation. Support the Marine HR

Manager in handling crew management matters related to CBA and interactions with

crew unions.

• Ensure vessels meet MLC requirements and EPS manning standards at all times,

promptly highlighting any non-compliance issues to the Marine HR Manager.

• Administer, review, and enforce ISO procedures and requirements for Marine HR

processes, including following up on NCRs and other ISO documentation and procedural

requirements relevant to Marine HR activities.

• Communicate and educate our appointed manning offices worldwide on the importance

of compliance with Company procedures, zero tolerance policy (no license, no joining)

on Marine HR management, and the necessity for all officers and crew to be suitably

qualified, experienced, and certified as per STCW 95 requirements.

• Coordinate with Crew accounts for remittance and keep the Manning office updated

regarding LLP requests for VMT members on leave, obtaining approval from the Marine

HR Manager.

• Facilitate pension requests for VMT ranks, liaising with the Manning office and Crew

accounts for approval and remittance, while ensuring the Manning office is updated on

the pension process and remittance details.

• Promptly address all ship staff queries related to Marine HR issues by providing timely

responses to each sender, treating them as internal customers.

• Oversee Compass and Flights upkeep, as well as planning for new build deliveries.

• Assist the Marine HR Operator in coordinating changeovers of VMT staff with Fleet and

Technical departments as required.

Training, Performance and Career Management:

• Coordinate and organize Office Briefings for both New Hires and existing Masters and Chief Engineers in accordance with company requirements. Ensure that relevant departmental briefings are conducted promptly and efficiently.

• Plan and manage office training sessions for eligible candidates aspiring to be promoted to the ranks of Master and Chief Engineer. This includes overseeing arrival formalities, arranging accommodations, and maintaining detailed records.

• Review crew appraisals for VMT ranks and potential candidates for promotion to 2/O and 2A/E positions, identifying any exceptions and promptly reporting them to the Marine HR Manager for the next course of action. Monitor the completion status of E-appraisals for VMT ranks regularly and follow up with Fleet Managers, Technical Superintendent, Operation Managers and Operation Superintendents regarding any overdue reports.

• Assist in reviewing crew evaluations for other ranks apart from VMTs and Promotable 2/O and 2AE from vessels as required and identify any exceptions and promptly reporting them to the Marine HR Managers for the next course of action.

• Contribute to the planning and management of career and competency development for our pool of ship staff to establish an 'Employer of Choice' reputation in the industry.

• Review and follow up on comments provided by Superintendents and Port Captains for necessary action.

• Ensure timely responses to shipboard queries for VMT ranks and promotion-related inquiries for 2/O and 2A/E, consulting with the Marine HR Manager as required.

• Assist if assigned in training and guiding other Executives in Marine HR team to perform their duties and responsibilities effectively.

• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Management from time to time.

Qualification / Experience

• Min Diploma (for local employees)

• At least 3 years’ experience with Marine HR related matters onboard ships or ashore

• Sailing experience with EPS preferred

• Adequate IT knowledge, e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Email

• Good communication skills – spoken and written English

• Good appreciation and dealing of cultural diversity

• Good knowledge of Fleet Marine HR processes and operations

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OVERALL SUMMARY

The primary responsibility of this position is to serve as the central point of contact (PIC) for all Marine HR matters pertaining to the assigned vessels. Furthermore, the role involves providing support to Marine HR Managers across a range of activities including but not limited to recruitment, training, performance management, as well as forecasting and planning for all ranks, including Vessel Management Teams (VMT).

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Recruitment and Crew Management:

• Monthly review crew requirements and provide updates to Marine HR Managers on recruitment needs. Maintain regular communication with manning offices and promptly respond to recruitment requirements monthly.

• Support the recruitment process by screening and shortlisting crew applications received from manning offices.

• Conduct comprehensive background checks, including verification of past employment history, to ensure compliance with company standards. Collaborate with manning offices to clarify license certificate statuses and address any significant medical issues.

• Assist in scheduling timely interviews for eligible candidates.

• Evaluate the recruitment flow and operational systems of manning offices for ongoing process improvement.

Develop, implement, and assess initiatives aimed at continuously recruiting competent ship staff from diverse

sources and recruitment channels.

Vessel Manning and Scheduling:

• Plan, administer, and monitor Ship Staff rotation, pooling, and team migration for efficient manpower deployment and utilization.

• Regularly review unassigned Ship Staff, plan the assignments for those ready to join, and submit a list every fortnight for discussion with the MARINE HR Manager, addressing any performance or medical issues.

• Coordinate with Manning office to ensure readiness of existing VMT Ranks, and upon

readiness in all aspects, assign them to vessels with the approval of Fleet Managers /

Operation Managers in compliance with company policies, procedures, STCW

requirements, and relevant policies under QSP 0903 and the Manning Manual.

• Compile and analyze manpower statistics and competencies to meet current fleet

staffing requirements and anticipate manpower needs resulting from fleet expansion.

Provide monthly reviews of VMT new hire requirements to the Marine HR Manager,

considering the present fleet size and expected fleet additions or deletions over the next

12 months.

• Evaluate potential promotion candidates into VMT ranks, taking into account fleet size

and available VMT staff. Upon approval of New Hires received from Fleet/Technical

Managers and the MARINE HR Manager, send approval messages to the Manning offices

and assign ship staff based on readiness.

3.3 Documentation / Process Compliance and Enhancement:

• Maintain an efficient documentation system for all new hires and rejoinders, including

qualifications, certifications, and experience, for reference, planning, and audit

purposes.

• Assist in ensuring accuracy in ITF renewals and documentation. Support the Marine HR

Manager in handling crew management matters related to CBA and interactions with

crew unions.

• Ensure vessels meet MLC requirements and EPS manning standards at all times,

promptly highlighting any non-compliance issues to the Marine HR Manager.

• Administer, review, and enforce ISO procedures and requirements for Marine HR

processes, including following up on NCRs and other ISO documentation and procedural

requirements relevant to Marine HR activities.

• Communicate and educate our appointed manning offices worldwide on the importance

of compliance with Company procedures, zero tolerance policy (no license, no joining)

on Marine HR management, and the necessity for all officers and crew to be suitably

qualified, experienced, and certified as per STCW 95 requirements.

• Coordinate with Crew accounts for remittance and keep the Manning office updated

regarding LLP requests for VMT members on leave, obtaining approval from the Marine

HR Manager.

• Facilitate pension requests for VMT ranks, liaising with the Manning office and Crew

accounts for approval and remittance, while ensuring the Manning office is updated on

the pension process and remittance details.

• Promptly address all ship staff queries related to Marine HR issues by providing timely

responses to each sender, treating them as internal customers.

• Oversee Compass and Flights upkeep, as well as planning for new build deliveries.

• Assist the Marine HR Operator in coordinating changeovers of VMT staff with Fleet and

Technical departments as required.

Training, Performance and Career Management:

• Coordinate and organize Office Briefings for both New Hires and existing Masters and Chief Engineers in accordance with company requirements. Ensure that relevant departmental briefings are conducted promptly and efficiently.

• Plan and manage office training sessions for eligible candidates aspiring to be promoted to the ranks of Master and Chief Engineer. This includes overseeing arrival formalities, arranging accommodations, and maintaining detailed records.

• Review crew appraisals for VMT ranks and potential candidates for promotion to 2/O and 2A/E positions, identifying any exceptions and promptly reporting them to the Marine HR Manager for the next course of action. Monitor the completion status of E-appraisals for VMT ranks regularly and follow up with Fleet Managers, Technical Superintendent, Operation Managers and Operation Superintendents regarding any overdue reports.

• Assist in reviewing crew evaluations for other ranks apart from VMTs and Promotable 2/O and 2AE from vessels as required and identify any exceptions and promptly reporting them to the Marine HR Managers for the next course of action.

• Contribute to the planning and management of career and competency development for our pool of ship staff to establish an 'Employer of Choice' reputation in the industry.

• Review and follow up on comments provided by Superintendents and Port Captains for necessary action.

• Ensure timely responses to shipboard queries for VMT ranks and promotion-related inquiries for 2/O and 2A/E, consulting with the Marine HR Manager as required.

• Assist if assigned in training and guiding other Executives in Marine HR team to perform their duties and responsibilities effectively.

• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Management from time to time.

Qualification / Experience

• Min Diploma (for local employees)

• At least 3 years’ experience with Marine HR related matters onboard ships or ashore

• Sailing experience with EPS preferred

• Adequate IT knowledge, e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Email

• Good communication skills – spoken and written English

• Good appreciation and dealing of cultural diversity

• Good knowledge of Fleet Marine HR processes and operations

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OVERALL SUMMARY

The primary responsibility of this position is to serve as the central point of contact (PIC) for all Marine HR matters pertaining to the assigned vessels. Furthermore, the role involves providing support to Marine HR Managers across a range of activities including but not limited to recruitment, training, performance management, as well as forecasting and planning for all ranks, including Vessel Management Teams (VMT).

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Recruitment and Crew Management:

• Monthly review crew requirements and provide updates to Marine HR Managers on recruitment needs. Maintain regular communication with manning offices and promptly respond to recruitment requirements monthly.

• Support the recruitment process by screening and shortlisting crew applications received from manning offices.

• Conduct comprehensive background checks, including verification of past employment history, to ensure compliance with company standards. Collaborate with manning offices to clarify license certificate statuses and address any significant medical issues.

• Assist in scheduling timely interviews for eligible candidates.

• Evaluate the recruitment flow and operational systems of manning offices for ongoing process improvement.

Develop, implement, and assess initiatives aimed at continuously recruiting competent ship staff from diverse

sources and recruitment channels.

Vessel Manning and Scheduling:

• Plan, administer, and monitor Ship Staff rotation, pooling, and team migration for efficient manpower deployment and utilization.

• Regularly review unassigned Ship Staff, plan the assignments for those ready to join, and submit a list every fortnight for discussion with the MARINE HR Manager, addressing any performance or medical issues.

• Coordinate with Manning office to ensure readiness of existing VMT Ranks, and upon

readiness in all aspects, assign them to vessels with the approval of Fleet Managers /

Operation Managers in compliance with company policies, procedures, STCW

requirements, and relevant policies under QSP 0903 and the Manning Manual.

• Compile and analyze manpower statistics and competencies to meet current fleet

staffing requirements and anticipate manpower needs resulting from fleet expansion.

Provide monthly reviews of VMT new hire requirements to the Marine HR Manager,

considering the present fleet size and expected fleet additions or deletions over the next

12 months.

• Evaluate potential promotion candidates into VMT ranks, taking into account fleet size

and available VMT staff. Upon approval of New Hires received from Fleet/Technical

Managers and the MARINE HR Manager, send approval messages to the Manning offices

and assign ship staff based on readiness.

3.3 Documentation / Process Compliance and Enhancement:

• Maintain an efficient documentation system for all new hires and rejoinders, including

qualifications, certifications, and experience, for reference, planning, and audit

purposes.

• Assist in ensuring accuracy in ITF renewals and documentation. Support the Marine HR

Manager in handling crew management matters related to CBA and interactions with

crew unions.

• Ensure vessels meet MLC requirements and EPS manning standards at all times,

promptly highlighting any non-compliance issues to the Marine HR Manager.

• Administer, review, and enforce ISO procedures and requirements for Marine HR

processes, including following up on NCRs and other ISO documentation and procedural

requirements relevant to Marine HR activities.

• Communicate and educate our appointed manning offices worldwide on the importance

of compliance with Company procedures, zero tolerance policy (no license, no joining)

on Marine HR management, and the necessity for all officers and crew to be suitably

qualified, experienced, and certified as per STCW 95 requirements.

• Coordinate with Crew accounts for remittance and keep the Manning office updated

regarding LLP requests for VMT members on leave, obtaining approval from the Marine

HR Manager.

• Facilitate pension requests for VMT ranks, liaising with the Manning office and Crew

accounts for approval and remittance, while ensuring the Manning office is updated on

the pension process and remittance details.

• Promptly address all ship staff queries related to Marine HR issues by providing timely

responses to each sender, treating them as internal customers.

• Oversee Compass and Flights upkeep, as well as planning for new build deliveries.

• Assist the Marine HR Operator in coordinating changeovers of VMT staff with Fleet and

Technical departments as required.

Training, Performance and Career Management:

• Coordinate and organize Office Briefings for both New Hires and existing Masters and Chief Engineers in accordance with company requirements. Ensure that relevant departmental briefings are conducted promptly and efficiently.

• Plan and manage office training sessions for eligible candidates aspiring to be promoted to the ranks of Master and Chief Engineer. This includes overseeing arrival formalities, arranging accommodations, and maintaining detailed records.

• Review crew appraisals for VMT ranks and potential candidates for promotion to 2/O and 2A/E positions, identifying any exceptions and promptly reporting them to the Marine HR Manager for the next course of action. Monitor the completion status of E-appraisals for VMT ranks regularly and follow up with Fleet Managers, Technical Superintendent, Operation Managers and Operation Superintendents regarding any overdue reports.

• Assist in reviewing crew evaluations for other ranks apart from VMTs and Promotable 2/O and 2AE from vessels as required and identify any exceptions and promptly reporting them to the Marine HR Managers for the next course of action.

• Contribute to the planning and management of career and competency development for our pool of ship staff to establish an 'Employer of Choice' reputation in the industry.

• Review and follow up on comments provided by Superintendents and Port Captains for necessary action.

• Ensure timely responses to shipboard queries for VMT ranks and promotion-related inquiries for 2/O and 2A/E, consulting with the Marine HR Manager as required.

• Assist if assigned in training and guiding other Executives in Marine HR team to perform their duties and responsibilities effectively.

• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Management from time to time.

Qualification / Experience

• Min Diploma (for local employees)

• At least 3 years’ experience with Marine HR related matters onboard ships or ashore

• Sailing experience with EPS preferred

• Adequate IT knowledge, e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Email

• Good communication skills – spoken and written English

• Good appreciation and dealing of cultural diversity

• Good knowledge of Fleet Marine HR processes and operations

POSITION SUMMARY

This role ensures that the right resource is available internally when required to meet customer demands and leads the global capacity planning work processes and tools for the supply chain. This is also responsible for execution of category level supply plans against the 5-year vision to deliver Cost, Cash, and Customer Service goals.

Additionally, this role coordinates across all product lines and supply chain team to plan for capacity, balance and execute with constrained capacity. He/she will join a team that drives and adapts business infrastructure tools like SAP IBP/Hana or other enterprise digital planning platforms, short and long-term planning processes and service level agreements between Manufacturing, Sales Operations, Supply Chain & Order Fulfillment as our business becomes more complex.

Essential Responsibilities

• Map and Digitize Capacity across our Big 5 Factories in terms of equipment, floor space, headcount to drive planning activities and optimize manufacturing efficiency, stock levels and costs.
  • Generate a view of critical capacity constraints impacting manufacturing (line, equipment, people, floorspace, warehousing capacity, etc.)
  • Create a detailed view of AE’s assets (primarily equipment/testers) with associated specifications in order to build a comprehensive map of capacities in our network.
  • Identify critical bottlenecks in this network.
  • Ensure the information received is of quality, integrated and live to enable effective decision making.
  • Run SC capacity plans balancing across BUs (product launches, capacity constraints)

• Work with Factories to analyze Capacity constraints and Footprint Utilization: Leads and own processes for Demand Flow Verification, Rough Cut Capacity Planning, Category level Production capacity what If, CSP issue Resolution, Drive and Enable Category-Level Supply Chain Improvement, Inventory glide-path and critical supply planning (CSP) Health Check.
  • Represents Supply and Demand Management in quarterly business review on cost scorecard and/or project updates with leadership.
  • Ensure healthy inventory management KPIs. Will work with stakeholders to drive a healthy utilization of warehouses, clear disposition of ageing inventory and efficient inventory management practices.
  • Create capacity plans which meet business targets and optimize manufacturing efficiency and costs.

• Drive manufacturing flexibility for our sites: Drive the standardization of equipment and optimize factory organizationfor the mid and long term.
  • Review systems and methods to continually improve plans so that the organization can better anticipate customer needs leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies, platforms and solutions.
  • Assess existing capacity and draw up forecasts based on future plans for demand.
  • Analyze specifications and capacity and undertake appropriate calculations to estimate job requirements, in terms of labor, tools, materials and resources.

• Assess NPI Capacity Requirements as part of the product lifecycle management and incorporate any associated phase out considerations.
  • Continually monitor and review plans and make appropriate adjustments in the event of changes and unforeseen circumstances.
  • Review trends, research data and evaluate and prepare results.
  • Reconcile variances from original plans and maintain a view of actual against forecast projections.

• Lead Capacity Ahead Of Demand (CAOD) Capex Meeting: Determine production capacity needs to meet changing demands of the products. Understands how the business operates and plans for future capacity requirements.
  • Continually review ways in which to make improvements and make the capacity planning and manufacturing process more efficient implementing and adopting best practices.
  • Utilize knowledge and research methods to drive best practice results.
  • Implements and train BU on CSP tools and work processes, enabling the business to deliver critical supply planning business results.
  • Serves as primary CSP resource and level one support for end users within BU.

• Relationship Management
  • Liaise with internal stakeholders and obtain appropriate information and data in order to prepare schedules, plans and forecasts.
  • Liaise with customers to understand existing and future demands.
  • Communicate plans and forecasts to internal stakeholders and review plans to ensure efficient resource utilization.
  • Support meetings supplying relevant data, provide updates on plans and highlight concerns relating to actual or potential issues.
  • Escalate any issues to business leaders or others in the organization particularly when there is risk which could prevent the organization meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns.
  • Support product change requests and prepare plans and forecasts in line with changes.
  • Design and maintain capacity performance reports and statistics to share with internal stakeholders and provide information as required in relation to organizational metrics and updates using digital technologies.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Works in a standard office environment and uses office equipment (telephone, PC, copier, fax machine, etc.).

Travel required approximately 25% of time both domestic and international.

SKILLS

• Excellent product knowledge with understanding of test equipment and application range
• Excellent communicator with the ability to present/communicate clearly complex concepts to different audiences across functions and different levels.
• Self-driven/Proactive individual with strong ability to drive and influence without authority.
• Able to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally.
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving skills, attention to details and strong business acumen
• Commercial and financial acumen with a strong understanding of the cost of failure both the production and the ability to fulfil customer orders.
• Strong numeracy, statistical and reporting skills with the ability to analyze, interpret and manage information, data, and trends. Comfortable work with numbers and large datasets
• Knowledge and experience of project management skills.
• Results orientated and able to prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Adhere to health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, other staff, and visitors.
• Pro-active, Optimistic and welcomes change, collaborative approach to working with others.
• Able to remain focused and work efficiently under pressure while handling multiple tasks (both tactical/strategic)

EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrate initiative, adaptability and problem-solving skills indynamic environment.
• Prior experience in a capacity planning role, preferably within the semiconductor/ high-technology or manufacturing/engineering environment.
• Good understanding of the semiconductor industry with a good knowledge of production/ manufacturing processes and lead times.
• Experience or knowledge of statistics, forecasting and management information methods and techniques.
• Experience in using SAP IBP, SAP Hana, SAP ECC or any relevant technologies that support efficient and productive ways of working.
• Prior experience of building capacity/forecasting models and plans and undertaking complex analysis to create accurate information.
• Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills and the ability to learn new software packages.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) holder with preferably 5-10 years of work experience in an engineering, capacity management or analytical role. Preferred background in a semi-conductor or industrial with supply chain management experience. MBA is a plus.

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Senior Manager, Global Capacity Planning

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POSITION SUMMARY: This role ensures that the right resource is available internally when required to meet customer demands and leads the global capacity planning work processes and tools for the supply chain. This is also responsible for execution of category level supply plans against the 5-year vision to deliver Cost, Cash, and Customer Service goals. Additionally, this role coordinates across all product lines and supply chain team to plan for capacity, balance and execute with constrained capacity. He/she will join a team that drives and adapts business infrastructure tools like SAP IBP/Hana or other enterprise digital planning platforms, short and long-term planning processes and service level agreements between Manufacturing, Sales Operations, Supply Chain & Order Fulfillment as our business becomes more complex.

Essential Responsibilities

• Map and Digitize Capacity across our Big 5 Factories in terms of equipment, floor space, headcount to drive planning activities and optimize manufacturing efficiency, stock levels and costs.
  • Generate a view of critical capacity constraints impacting manufacturing (line, equipment, people, floorspace, warehousing capacity, etc.)
  • Create a detailed view of AE’s assets (primarily equipment/testers) with associated specifications in order to build a comprehensive map of capacities in our network.
  • Identify critical bottlenecks in this network.
  • Ensure the information received is of quality, integrated and live to enable effective decision making.
  • Run SC capacity plans balancing across BUs (product launches, capacity constraints)
• Work with Factories to analyze Capacity constraints and Footprint Utilization: Leads and own processes for Demand Flow Verification, Rough Cut Capacity Planning, Category level Production capacity What If, CSP issue Resolution, Drive and Enable Category-Level Supply Chain Improvement, Inventory glide-path and critical supply planning (CSP) Health Check.
  • Represents Supply and Demand Management in quarterly business review on cost scorecard and/or project updates with leadership.
  • Ensure healthy inventory management KPIs. Will work with stakeholders to drive a healthy utilization of warehouses, clear disposition of ageing inventory and efficient inventory management practices.
  • Create capacity plans which meet business targets and optimize manufacturing efficiency and costs.
• Drive manufacturing flexibility for our sites: Drive the standardization of equipment and optimize factory organization for the mid and long term.
  • Review systems and methods to continually improve plans so that the organization can better anticipate customer needs leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies, platforms and solutions.
  • Assess existing capacity and draw up forecasts based on future plans for demand.
  • Analyze specifications and capacity and undertake appropriate calculations to estimate job requirements, in terms of labor, tools, materials and resources.
• Assess NPI Capacity Requirements as part of the product lifecycle management and incorporate any associated phase out considerations.
  • Continually monitor and review plans and make appropriate adjustments in the event of changes and unforeseen circumstances.
  • Review trends, research data and evaluate and prepare results.
  • Reconcile variances from original plans and maintain a view of actual against forecast projections.
• Lead Capacity Ahead Of Demand (CAOD) Capex Meeting: Determine production capacity needs to meet changing demands of the products. Understands how the business operates and plans for future capacity requirements.
  • Continually review ways in which to make improvements and make the capacity planning and manufacturing process more efficient implementing and adopting best practices.
  • Utilize knowledge and research methods to drive best practice results.
  • Implements and train BU on CSP tools and work processes, enabling the business to deliver critical supply planning business results.
  • Serves as primary CSP resource and level one support for end users within BU.
• Relationship Management
  • Liaise with internal stakeholders and obtain appropriate information and data in order to prepare schedules, plans and forecasts.
  • Liaise with customers to understand existing and future demands.
  • Communicate plans and forecasts to internal stakeholders and review plans to ensure efficient resource utilization.
  • Support meetings supplying relevant data, provide updates on plans and highlight concerns relating to actual or potential issues.
  • Escalate any issues to business leaders or others in the organization particularly when there is risk which could prevent the organization meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns.
  • Support product change requests and prepare plans and forecasts in line with changes.
  • Design and maintain capacity performance reports and statistics to share with internal stakeholders and provide information as required in relation to organizational metrics and updates using digital technologies.

Work Environment

Works in a standard office environment and uses office equipment (telephone, PC, copier, fax machine, etc.). Travel required approximately 25% of the time both domestic and international.

Skills

• Excellent product knowledge with understanding of test equipment and application range
• Excellent communicator with the ability to present/communicate clearly complex concepts to different audiences across functions and different levels.
• Self-driven/Proactive individual with strong ability to drive and influence without authority.
• Able to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally.
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving skills, attention to details and strong business acumen
• Commercial and financial acumen with a strong understanding of the cost of failure both the production and the ability to fulfil customer orders.
• Strong numeracy, statistical and reporting skills with the ability to analyze, interpret and manage information, data, and trends. Comfortable work with numbers and large datasets
• Knowledge and experience of project management skills.
• Results orientated and able to prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Adhere to health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, other staff, and visitors.
• Pro-active, Optimistic and welcomes change, collaborative approach to working with others.
• Able to remain focused and work efficiently under pressure while handling multiple tasks (both tactical/strategic)

Experience

• Demonstrate initiative, adaptability and problem-solving skills in dynamic environment.
• Prior experience in a capacity planning role, preferably within the semiconductor/ high-technology or manufacturing/engineering environment.
• Good understanding of the semiconductor industry with a good knowledge of production/ manufacturing processes and lead times.
• Experience or knowledge of statistics, forecasting and management information methods and techniques.
• Experience in using SAP IBP, SAP Hana, SAP ECC or any relevant technologies that support efficient and productive ways of working.
• Prior experience of building capacity/forecasting models and plans and undertaking complex analysis to create accurate information.
• Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills and the ability to learn new software packages.

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) holder with preferably 5-10 years of work experience in an engineering, capacity management or analytical role. Preferred background in a semi-conductor or industrial with supply chain management experience. MBA is a plus.

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Senior Manager, Global Capacity Planning
**POSITION SUMMARY:**
This role ensures that the right resource is available internally when required to meet customer demands and leads the global capacity planning work processes and tools for the supply chain. This is also responsible for execution of category level supply plans against the 5-year vision to deliver Cost, Cash, and Customer Service goals.
Additionally, this role coordinates across all product lines and supply chain team to plan for capacity, balance and execute with constrained capacity. He/she will join a team that drives and adapts business infrastructure tools like SAP IBP/Hana or other enterprise digital planning platforms, short and long-term planning processes and service level agreements between Manufacturing, Sales Operations, Supply Chain & Order Fulfillment as our business becomes more complex.
**Essential Responsibilities:**
+ **Map and Digitize Capacity across our Big 5 Factories** **in terms of equipment, floor space, headcount to drive planning activities and optimize manufacturing efficiency, stock levels and costs.**
+ Generate a view of critical capacity constraints impacting manufacturing (line, equipment, people, floorspace, warehousing capacity, etc.)
+ Create a detailed view of AE's assets (primarily equipment/testers) with associated specifications in order to build a comprehensive map of capacities in our network.
+ Identify critical bottlenecks in this network.
+ Ensure the information received is of quality, integrated and live to enable effective decision making.
+ Run SC capacity plans balancing across BUs (product launches, capacity constraints)
+ **Work with Factories to analyze Capacity constraints and Footprint Utilization:** **Leads and own processes for Demand Flow Verification, Rough Cut Capacity Planning, Category level Production capacity what If, CSP issue Resolution, Drive and Enable Category-Level Supply Chain Improvement, Inventory glide-path and critical supply planning (CSP) Health Check.**
+ Represents Supply and Demand Management in quarterly business review on cost scorecard and/or project updates with leadership.
+ Ensure healthy inventory management KPIs. Will work with stakeholders to drive a healthy utilization of warehouses, clear disposition of ageing inventory and efficient inventory management practices.
+ Create capacity plans which meet business targets and optimize manufacturing efficiency and costs.
+ **Drive manufacturing flexibility for our sites:** **Drive the standardization of equipment and optimize factory organization for the mid and long term.**
+ Review systems and methods to continually improve plans so that the organization can better anticipate customer needs leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies, platforms and solutions.
+ Assess existing capacity and draw up forecasts based on future plans fordemand.
+ Analyze specifications and capacity and undertake appropriate calculations to estimate job requirements, in terms of labor, tools, materials and resources.
+ **Assess NPI Capacity Requirements** **as part of the product lifecycle management and incorporate any associated phase out considerations.**
+ Continually monitor and review plans and make appropriate adjustments in the event of changes and unforeseen circumstances.
+ Review trends, research data and evaluate and prepareresults.
+ Reconcile variances from original plans and maintain a view of actual against forecast projections.
+ **Lead Capacity Ahead Of Demand (CAOD) Capex Meeting:** **Determine production capacity needs to meet changing demands of the products. Understands how the business operates and plans for future capacity requirements.**
+ Continually review ways in which to make improvements and make the capacity planning and manufacturing process more efficient implementing and adopting best practices.
+ Utilize knowledge and research methods to drive best practiceresults.
+ Implements and train BU on CSP tools and work processes, enabling the business to deliver critical supply planning business results.
+ Serves as primary CSP resource and level one support for end users within BU.
+ **Relationship** **Management**
+ Liaise with internal stakeholders and obtain appropriate information and data in order to prepare schedules, plans and forecasts.
+ Liaise with customers to understand existing and futuredemands.
+ Communicate plans and forecasts to internal stakeholders and review plans to ensure efficient resource utilization.
+ Support meetings supplying relevant data, provide updates on plans and highlight concerns relating to actual or potential issues.
+ Escalate any issues to business leaders or others in the organization particularly when there is risk which could prevent the organization meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns.
+ Support product change requests and prepare plans and forecasts in line with changes.
+ Design and maintain capacity performance reports and statistics to share with internal stakeholders and provide information as required in relation to organizational metrics and updates using digital technologies.
**WORK ENVIRONMENT:**
Works in a standard office environment and uses office equipment (telephone, PC, copier, fax machine, etc.).
Travel required approximately 25% of time both domestic and international.
**SKILLS:**
+ Excellent product knowledge with understanding of test equipment and application range
+ Excellent communicator with the ability to present/communicate clearly complex concepts to different audiences across functions and different levels.
+ Self-driven/Proactive individual with strong ability to drive and influence without authority.
+ Able to form and maintain good relationships internally andexternally.
+ Strong analytical skills, problem-solving skills, attention to details and strong business acumen
+ Commercial and financial acumen with a strong understanding of the cost of failure both the production and the ability to fulfil customer orders.
+ Strong numeracy, statistical and reporting skills with the ability to analyze, interpret and manage information, data, and trends. Comfortable work with numbers and large datasets
+ Knowledge and experience of project managementskills.
+ Results orientated and able to prioritize workload to meetdeadlines.
+ Adhere to health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, other staff, and visitors.
+ Pro-active, Optimistic and welcomeschange, collaborative approach to working withothers.
+ Able to remain focused and work efficiently under pressure while handling multiple tasks (both tactical/strategic)
**EXPERIENCE:**
+ Demonstrate initiative, adaptability and problem-solving skills in dynamic environment.
+ Prior experience in a capacity planning role, preferably within the semiconductor/ high-technology or manufacturing/engineering environment.
+ Good understanding of the semiconductor industry with a good knowledge of production/ manufacturing processes and lead times.
+ Experience or knowledge of statistics, forecasting and management information methods and techniques.
+ Experience in using SAP IBP, SAP Hana, SAP ECC or any relevant technologies that support efficient and productive ways of working.
+ Prior experience of building capacity/forecasting models and plans and undertaking complex analysis to create accurate information.
+ Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills and the ability to learn new software packages.
**EDUCATION:**
Bachelor's degree (or higher) holder with preferably 5-10 years of work experience in an engineering, capacity management or analytical role. Preferred background in a semi-conductor or industrial with supply chain management experience. MBA is a plus.

POSITION SUMMARY

This role ensures that the right resource is available internally when required to meet customer demands and leads the global capacity planning work processes and tools for the supply chain. This is also responsible for execution of category level supply plans against the 5-year vision to deliver Cost, Cash, and Customer Service goals.

Additionally, this role coordinates across all product lines and supply chain team to plan for capacity, balance and execute with constrained capacity. He/she will join a team that drives and adapts business infrastructure tools like SAP IBP/Hana or other enterprise digital planning platforms, short and long-term planning processes and service level agreements between Manufacturing, Sales Operations, Supply Chain & Order Fulfillment as our business becomes more complex.

Essential Responsibilities

• Map and Digitize Capacity across our Big 5 Factories in terms of equipment, floor space, headcount to drive planning activities and optimize manufacturing efficiency, stock levels and costs.
  • Generate a view of critical capacity constraints impacting manufacturing (line, equipment, people, floorspace, warehousing capacity, etc.)
  • Create a detailed view of AE’s assets (primarily equipment/testers) with associated specifications in order to build a comprehensive map of capacities in our network.
  • Identify critical bottlenecks in this network.
  • Ensure the information received is of quality, integrated and live to enable effective decision making.
  • Run SC capacity plans balancing across BUs (product launches, capacity constraints)

• Work with Factories to analyze Capacity constraints and Footprint Utilization: Leads and own processes for Demand Flow Verification, Rough Cut Capacity Planning, Category level Production capacity what If, CSP issue Resolution, Drive and Enable Category-Level Supply Chain Improvement, Inventory glide-path and critical supply planning (CSP) Health Check.
  • Represents Supply and Demand Management in quarterly business review on cost scorecard and/or project updates with leadership.
  • Ensure healthy inventory management KPIs. Will work with stakeholders to drive a healthy utilization of warehouses, clear disposition of ageing inventory and efficient inventory management practices.
  • Create capacity plans which meet business targets and optimize manufacturing efficiency and costs.

• Drive manufacturing flexibility for our sites: Drive the standardization of equipment and optimize factory organizationfor the mid and long term.
  • Review systems and methods to continually improve plans so that the organization can better anticipate customer needs leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies, platforms and solutions.
  • Assess existing capacity and draw up forecasts based on future plans for demand.
  • Analyze specifications and capacity and undertake appropriate calculations to estimate job requirements, in terms of labor, tools, materials and resources.

• Assess NPI Capacity Requirements as part of the product lifecycle management and incorporate any associated phase out considerations.
  • Continually monitor and review plans and make appropriate adjustments in the event of changes and unforeseen circumstances.
  • Review trends, research data and evaluate and prepare results.
  • Reconcile variances from original plans and maintain a view of actual against forecast projections.

• Lead Capacity Ahead Of Demand (CAOD) Capex Meeting: Determine production capacity needs to meet changing demands of the products. Understands how the business operates and plans for future capacity requirements.
  • Continually review ways in which to make improvements and make the capacity planning and manufacturing process more efficient implementing and adopting best practices.
  • Utilize knowledge and research methods to drive best practice results.
  • Implements and train BU on CSP tools and work processes, enabling the business to deliver critical supply planning business results.
  • Serves as primary CSP resource and level one support for end users within BU.

• Relationship Management
  • Liaise with internal stakeholders and obtain appropriate information and data in order to prepare schedules, plans and forecasts.
  • Liaise with customers to understand existing and future demands.
  • Communicate plans and forecasts to internal stakeholders and review plans to ensure efficient resource utilization.
  • Support meetings supplying relevant data, provide updates on plans and highlight concerns relating to actual or potential issues.
  • Escalate any issues to business leaders or others in the organization particularly when there is risk which could prevent the organization meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns.
  • Support product change requests and prepare plans and forecasts in line with changes.
  • Design and maintain capacity performance reports and statistics to share with internal stakeholders and provide information as required in relation to organizational metrics and updates using digital technologies.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Works in a standard office environment and uses office equipment (telephone, PC, copier, fax machine, etc.).

Travel required approximately 25% of time both domestic and international.

SKILLS

• Excellent product knowledge with understanding of test equipment and application range
• Excellent communicator with the ability to present/communicate clearly complex concepts to different audiences across functions and different levels.
• Self-driven/Proactive individual with strong ability to drive and influence without authority.
• Able to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally.
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving skills, attention to details and strong business acumen
• Commercial and financial acumen with a strong understanding of the cost of failure both the production and the ability to fulfil customer orders.
• Strong numeracy, statistical and reporting skills with the ability to analyze, interpret and manage information, data, and trends. Comfortable work with numbers and large datasets
• Knowledge and experience of project management skills.
• Results orientated and able to prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Adhere to health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, other staff, and visitors.
• Pro-active, Optimistic and welcomes change, collaborative approach to working with others.
• Able to remain focused and work efficiently under pressure while handling multiple tasks (both tactical/strategic)

EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrate initiative, adaptability and problem-solving skills indynamic environment.
• Prior experience in a capacity planning role, preferably within the semiconductor/ high-technology or manufacturing/engineering environment.
• Good understanding of the semiconductor industry with a good knowledge of production/ manufacturing processes and lead times.
• Experience or knowledge of statistics, forecasting and management information methods and techniques.
• Experience in using SAP IBP, SAP Hana, SAP ECC or any relevant technologies that support efficient and productive ways of working.
• Prior experience of building capacity/forecasting models and plans and undertaking complex analysis to create accurate information.
• Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills and the ability to learn new software packages.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) holder with preferably 5-10 years of work experience in an engineering, capacity management or analytical role. Preferred background in a semi-conductor or industrial with supply chain management experience. MBA is a plus.

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Senior Manager, Global Capacity Planning

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POSITION SUMMARY: This role ensures that the right resource is available internally when required to meet customer demands and leads the global capacity planning work processes and tools for the supply chain. This is also responsible for execution of category level supply plans against the 5-year vision to deliver Cost, Cash, and Customer Service goals. Additionally, this role coordinates across all product lines and supply chain team to plan for capacity, balance and execute with constrained capacity. He/she will join a team that drives and adapts business infrastructure tools like SAP IBP/Hana or other enterprise digital planning platforms, short and long-term planning processes and service level agreements between Manufacturing, Sales Operations, Supply Chain & Order Fulfillment as our business becomes more complex.

Essential Responsibilities

• Map and Digitize Capacity across our Big 5 Factories in terms of equipment, floor space, headcount to drive planning activities and optimize manufacturing efficiency, stock levels and costs.
  • Generate a view of critical capacity constraints impacting manufacturing (line, equipment, people, floorspace, warehousing capacity, etc.)
  • Create a detailed view of AE’s assets (primarily equipment/testers) with associated specifications in order to build a comprehensive map of capacities in our network.
  • Identify critical bottlenecks in this network.
  • Ensure the information received is of quality, integrated and live to enable effective decision making.
  • Run SC capacity plans balancing across BUs (product launches, capacity constraints)
• Work with Factories to analyze Capacity constraints and Footprint Utilization: Leads and own processes for Demand Flow Verification, Rough Cut Capacity Planning, Category level Production capacity What If, CSP issue Resolution, Drive and Enable Category-Level Supply Chain Improvement, Inventory glide-path and critical supply planning (CSP) Health Check.
  • Represents Supply and Demand Management in quarterly business review on cost scorecard and/or project updates with leadership.
  • Ensure healthy inventory management KPIs. Will work with stakeholders to drive a healthy utilization of warehouses, clear disposition of ageing inventory and efficient inventory management practices.
  • Create capacity plans which meet business targets and optimize manufacturing efficiency and costs.
• Drive manufacturing flexibility for our sites: Drive the standardization of equipment and optimize factory organization for the mid and long term.
  • Review systems and methods to continually improve plans so that the organization can better anticipate customer needs leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies, platforms and solutions.
  • Assess existing capacity and draw up forecasts based on future plans for demand.
  • Analyze specifications and capacity and undertake appropriate calculations to estimate job requirements, in terms of labor, tools, materials and resources.
• Assess NPI Capacity Requirements as part of the product lifecycle management and incorporate any associated phase out considerations.
  • Continually monitor and review plans and make appropriate adjustments in the event of changes and unforeseen circumstances.
  • Review trends, research data and evaluate and prepare results.
  • Reconcile variances from original plans and maintain a view of actual against forecast projections.
• Lead Capacity Ahead Of Demand (CAOD) Capex Meeting: Determine production capacity needs to meet changing demands of the products. Understands how the business operates and plans for future capacity requirements.
  • Continually review ways in which to make improvements and make the capacity planning and manufacturing process more efficient implementing and adopting best practices.
  • Utilize knowledge and research methods to drive best practice results.
  • Implements and train BU on CSP tools and work processes, enabling the business to deliver critical supply planning business results.
  • Serves as primary CSP resource and level one support for end users within BU.
• Relationship Management
  • Liaise with internal stakeholders and obtain appropriate information and data in order to prepare schedules, plans and forecasts.
  • Liaise with customers to understand existing and future demands.
  • Communicate plans and forecasts to internal stakeholders and review plans to ensure efficient resource utilization.
  • Support meetings supplying relevant data, provide updates on plans and highlight concerns relating to actual or potential issues.
  • Escalate any issues to business leaders or others in the organization particularly when there is risk which could prevent the organization meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns.
  • Support product change requests and prepare plans and forecasts in line with changes.
  • Design and maintain capacity performance reports and statistics to share with internal stakeholders and provide information as required in relation to organizational metrics and updates using digital technologies.

Work Environment

Works in a standard office environment and uses office equipment (telephone, PC, copier, fax machine, etc.). Travel required approximately 25% of the time both domestic and international.

Skills

• Excellent product knowledge with understanding of test equipment and application range
• Excellent communicator with the ability to present/communicate clearly complex concepts to different audiences across functions and different levels.
• Self-driven/Proactive individual with strong ability to drive and influence without authority.
• Able to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally.
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving skills, attention to details and strong business acumen
• Commercial and financial acumen with a strong understanding of the cost of failure both the production and the ability to fulfil customer orders.
• Strong numeracy, statistical and reporting skills with the ability to analyze, interpret and manage information, data, and trends. Comfortable work with numbers and large datasets
• Knowledge and experience of project management skills.
• Results orientated and able to prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Adhere to health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, other staff, and visitors.
• Pro-active, Optimistic and welcomes change, collaborative approach to working with others.
• Able to remain focused and work efficiently under pressure while handling multiple tasks (both tactical/strategic)

Experience

• Demonstrate initiative, adaptability and problem-solving skills in dynamic environment.
• Prior experience in a capacity planning role, preferably within the semiconductor/ high-technology or manufacturing/engineering environment.
• Good understanding of the semiconductor industry with a good knowledge of production/ manufacturing processes and lead times.
• Experience or knowledge of statistics, forecasting and management information methods and techniques.
• Experience in using SAP IBP, SAP Hana, SAP ECC or any relevant technologies that support efficient and productive ways of working.
• Prior experience of building capacity/forecasting models and plans and undertaking complex analysis to create accurate information.
• Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills and the ability to learn new software packages.

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) holder with preferably 5-10 years of work experience in an engineering, capacity management or analytical role. Preferred background in a semi-conductor or industrial with supply chain management experience. MBA is a plus.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

This role ensures that the right resource is available internally when required to meet customer demands and leads the global capacity planning work processes and tools for the supply chain. This is also responsible for execution of category level supply plans against the 5-year vision to deliver Cost, Cash, and Customer Service goals.

Additionally, this role coordinates across all product lines and supply chain team to plan for capacity, balance and execute with constrained capacity. He/she will join a team that drives and adapts business infrastructure tools like SAP IBP/Hana or other enterprise digital planning platforms, short and long-term planning processes and service level agreements between Manufacturing, Sales Operations, Supply Chain & Order Fulfillment as our business becomes more complex.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Map and Digitize Capacity across our Big 5 Factories in terms of equipment, floor space, headcount to drive planning activities and optimize manufacturing efficiency, stock levels and costs.
  • Generate a view of critical capacity constraints impacting manufacturing (line, equipment, people, floorspace, warehousing capacity, etc.)
  • Create a detailed view of AE’s assets (primarily equipment/testers) with associated specifications in order to build a comprehensive map of capacities in our network.
  • Identify critical bottlenecks in this network.
  • Ensure the information received is of quality, integrated and live to enable effective decision making.
  • Run SC capacity plans balancing across BUs (product launches, capacity constraints)
• Work with Factories to analyze Capacity constraints and Footprint Utilization: Leads and own processes for Demand Flow Verification, Rough Cut Capacity Planning, Category level Production capacity what If, CSP issue Resolution, Drive and Enable Category-Level Supply Chain Improvement, Inventory glide-path and critical supply planning (CSP) Health Check.
  • Represents Supply and Demand Management in quarterly business review on cost scorecard and/or project updates with leadership.
  • Ensure healthy inventory management KPIs. Will work with stakeholders to drive a healthy utilization of warehouses, clear disposition of ageing inventory and efficient inventory management practices.
  • Create capacity plans which meet business targets and optimize manufacturing efficiency and costs.
• Drive manufacturing flexibility for our sites: Drive the standardization of equipment and optimize factory organization for the mid and long term.
  • Review systems and methods to continually improve plans so that the organization can better anticipate customer needs leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies, platforms and solutions.
  • Assess existing capacity and draw up forecasts based on future plans for demand.
  • Analyze specifications and capacity and undertake appropriate calculations to estimate job requirements, in terms of labor, tools, materials and resources.
• Assess NPI Capacity Requirements as part of the product lifecycle management and incorporate any associated phase out considerations.
  • Continually monitor and review plans and make appropriate adjustments in the event of changes and unforeseen circumstances.
  • Review trends, research data and evaluate and prepare results.
  • Reconcile variances from original plans and maintain a view of actual against forecast projections.
• Lead Capacity Ahead Of Demand (CAOD) Capex Meeting: Determine production capacity needs to meet changing demands of the products. Understands how the business operates and plans for future capacity requirements.
  • Continually review ways in which to make improvements and make the capacity planning and manufacturing process more efficient implementing and adopting best practices.
  • Utilize knowledge and research methods to drive best practice results.
  • Implements and train BU on CSP tools and work processes, enabling the business to deliver critical supply planning business results.
  • Serves as primary CSP resource and level one support for end users within BU.
• Relationship Management
  • Liaise with internal stakeholders and obtain appropriate information and data in order to prepare schedules, plans and forecasts.
  • Liaise with customers to understand existing and future demands.
  • Communicate plans and forecasts to internal stakeholders and review plans to ensure efficient resource utilization.
  • Support meetings supplying relevant data, provide updates on plans and highlight concerns relating to actual or potential issues.
  • Escalate any issues to business leaders or others in the organization particularly when there is risk which could prevent the organization meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns.
  • Support product change requests and prepare plans and forecasts in line with changes.
  • Design and maintain capacity performance reports and statistics to share with internal stakeholders and provide information as required in relation to organizational metrics and updates using digital technologies.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Works in a standard office environment and uses office equipment (telephone, PC, copier, fax machine, etc.).

Travel required approximately 25% of time both domestic and international.

SKILLS:

• Excellent product knowledge with understanding of test equipment and application range
• Excellent communicator with the ability to present/communicate clearly complex concepts to different audiences across functions and different levels.
• Self-driven/Proactive individual with strong ability to drive and influence without authority.
• Able to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally.
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving skills, attention to details and strong business acumen
• Commercial and financial acumen with a strong understanding of the cost of failure both the production and the ability to fulfil customer orders.
• Strong numeracy, statistical and reporting skills with the ability to analyze, interpret and manage information, data, and trends. Comfortable work with numbers and large datasets
• Knowledge and experience of project management skills.
• Results orientated and able to prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Adhere to health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, other staff, and visitors.
• Pro-active, Optimistic and welcomes change, collaborative approach to working with others.
• Able to remain focused and work efficiently under pressure while handling multiple tasks (both tactical/strategic)

EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrate initiative, adaptability and problem-solving skills in dynamic environment.
• Prior experience in a capacity planning role, preferably within the semiconductor/ high-technology or manufacturing/engineering environment.
• Good understanding of the semiconductor industry with a good knowledge of production/ manufacturing processes and lead times.
• Experience or knowledge of statistics, forecasting and management information methods and techniques.
• Experience in using SAP IBP, SAP Hana, SAP ECC or any relevant technologies that support efficient and productive ways of working.
• Prior experience of building capacity/forecasting models and plans and undertaking complex analysis to create accurate information.
• Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills and the ability to learn new software packages.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) holder with preferably 5-10 years of work experience in an engineering, capacity management or analytical role. Preferred background in a semi-conductor or industrial with supply chain management experience. MBA is a plus.

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