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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in global wafer and capacity planning, integrating supply chain strategies with manufacturing operations. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and develop long-range capacity roadmaps while managing complex manufacturing environments.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Wafer-Start PlanningManufacturing Capacity PlanningYield-Adjusted PlanningLeadership in Semiconductor ManufacturingERP and Advanced Planning Systems
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Hard Skills
Supply Chain ManagementManufacturing Cycle TimesWork-In-Process ManagementBottleneck AnalysisInventory TradeoffsCapacity ModelingScenario EvaluationInvestment RecommendationsProduction RampsTechnology Transfers
Soft Skills
Executive CommunicationTeam LeadershipCoachingDecision-MakingCross-Organizational Collaboration
Tools & Technologies
SAPOracleKinaxisAdvanced Planning SystemsAnalytical Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
ASCM CPIMCSCP
Industry Keywords
SemiconductorPhotonicsManufacturing OperationsContract ManufacturingOutsourced AssemblyCapacity ExpansionGlobal Manufacturing NetworkOptical ComponentsCompound SemiconductorsSupply Risks
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAssemblyERPOracle
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead global Fab & Wafer Planning and Capacity & Network Planning across internal manufacturing operations and external manufacturing partners
- Own the global wafer-start plan and long-range capacity roadmap
- Translate approved business requirements and business-unit priorities into feasible supply plans and investment recommendations
- Lead wafer-start planning across internal fabs and strategic foundry partners
- Incorporate yields, manufacturing cycle times, and work-in-process availability into wafer-start and output plans
- Balance production requirements across fabs, foundries, critical tools, and constrained process steps
- Publish rolling wafer-start plans, raw wafer requirements, and material readiness gates
- Establish wafer and die buffer recommendations
- Own the 12–60-month capacity roadmap across fabs, factories, foundries, outsourced assembly and test providers, and contract manufacturing partners
- Develop resource models and evaluate capacity under base, upside, and downside scenarios
- Assess expansion, external manufacturing, second-source options, and geographic alternatives
- Develop capacity investment recommendations and product-to-site allocation recommendations
- Define external capacity reservation requirements and risk assumptions
- Align wafer and capacity plans with integrated material and fulfillment plans
- Support new product introductions, production ramps, technology transfers, sustained production, and end-of-life transitions
- Develop recovery scenarios for capacity shortages, yield losses, equipment delays, and partner constraints
- Provide leadership with quantified tradeoffs and recommendations
- Build and lead a global planning organization across multiple sites
- Establish common planning methods, calendars, capacity models, data standards, and performance measures
- Develop planning leaders and specialists through accountability, coaching, and succession planning
- Maintain consolidated views of constraints, mitigation plans, investment dependencies, and supply risks
- Lead executive capacity and wafer supply reviews, presenting decisions and tracking actions to completion
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
- At least 12 years of progressive experience in supply chain or manufacturing planning
- At least five years leading teams across multiple sites or regions
- Leadership experience in semiconductor, photonics, or similarly complex manufacturing environments with wafer fabrication and downstream assembly or test operations
- Experience leading wafer-start planning, manufacturing capacity planning, and long-range supply network decisions
- Strong understanding of yield-adjusted planning, manufacturing cycle times, work-in-process management, bottleneck analysis, and inventory tradeoffs
- Experience coordinating internal manufacturing and external foundry, outsourced assembly and test, or contract manufacturing capacity
- Ability to evaluate capital investment and manufacturing alternatives with Finance, Operations, and Procurement
- Experience with ERP, advanced planning systems, and analytical tools used for capacity modeling and scenario evaluation
- Strong executive communication skills and a record of driving decisions across organizational boundaries
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or Business Administration preferred
- Experience in optical components, photonics, compound semiconductors, or related manufacturing technologies preferred
- Experience consolidating planning teams and standardizing processes across a global manufacturing network preferred
- Experience supporting major capacity expansions, manufacturing transfers, and technology ramps preferred
- Familiarity with SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, or comparable planning platforms preferred
- ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- Annual bonus may be included in total compensation
- Commission for certain sales roles
- Equity
- Health and welfare benefits
- Competitive total compensation packages