Operational Planner (Inventory Management, 2-shift)
Key Skills
Job Description
Introduction to the job
Would you like to be part of the beating heart of an operation and drive end to end improvements? Support and service challenging high-tech assembly processes? Do you truly enjoy being part of a motivated team in a Manufacturing warehouse environment? Then this position is a great opportunity for you.
The Business Support Planning and Control team is looking for an experienced Operation Planner (Inventory Management) that has affinity with leading continuous improvement. We are looking for someone that combines excellent operational skills with great new insights on inventory management and the ability to drive improvements.
Role and responsibilities
As an Inventory Management Planner you will be responsible for the inventory within our warehouse. This role includes integral alignment with Sourcing & Procurement, in house 3PL, other ASML warehouses and various stakeholders to ensure stock availability and accuracy. You do this to make sure our internal customers (Factories) will receive their materials on time in full
As an Inventory Management Planner, you will have the following tasks and responsibilities:
Operational activities
Ensure material availability based on demand needs
Ensure timely delivery of all needed materials
Predict and prevent inventory related challenges
Align on capacity vs. demand in the logistical process
Set priorities for specific stock transfer orders
Report on performance, and set out actions when needed
Cycle Counting
Continuous Improvement activities
Identify improvement opportunities in the value chain
Define and improve inventory related processes
Participate and/or drive continuous improvement projects
Interact with stakeholders
Education and experience
Relevant Bachelor and Master degree (e.g. Operations Management & Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management).
3-5 years of experience within Logistics / Supply Chain Management
Hands-on experience in a technical production/warehouse environment.
Preferably experience with trouble-shooting: problem solving mythologies
SAP knowledge
Excellent knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
Skills
Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.
To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills:
Analytical and problem solving skills
Team player with good social and communication skills
Self-steering and structural result driven
Can do mentality and proactive attitude
Confident, convincing and calm under stress
Service minded
Capable to initiate and lead process improvements
Flexibility to work in shifts and weekends
Stakeholder management on different levels
Diversity & Inclusion
ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.
Other information
In this role, you will start working in the support schedule (2-shifts). In this schedule you would work 4 days per week (Monday to Friday) from 06:30 until 15:30 and from 15:00 until 00:00. You always have 1 fixed day off per week. Once per 4 weeks you work a weekend shift 07:00-16:00.
Inclusion and diversity
ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.
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Core Responsibilities
The Operational Planner is responsible for managing warehouse inventory, ensuring material availability, and aligning with procurement and internal factories to meet demand. They also drive continuous improvement initiatives and optimize inventory-related processes within the value chain.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor or Master degree in a relevant field such as Logistics or Industrial Engineering. They should possess 3-5 years of experience in a technical production or warehouse environment, along with proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office.
About ASML
Industry: Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company size: 10,001+ employees
Who are we? ASML is an innovation leader in the global semiconductor industry. We make machines that chipmakers use to mass produce microchips. Founded in 1984 in the Netherlands with just a handful of employees, we’ve now grown to over 40,000 employees, 143 nationalities and more than 60 locations around the world. What do we do? We provide chipmakers with hardware, software and services to mass produce patterns on silicon through lithography. Our lithography systems use ultraviolet light to create billions of tiny structures on silicon that together make up a microchip. We push our technology to new limits to enable our customers to create smaller, faster and more powerful chips. Who are our people? While you may think that only engineers and mathematicians work at ASML, you'll be surprised to find out that our people come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Across ASML, we have dedicated teams that manage customer support, communications and media, IT, software development and more. Every team in the company is essential for pushing our technology and the industry forward. If you love to tackle challenges and innovate in a collaborative, supportive and inclusive environment with all the flexibility and freedom to unleash your full potential, ASML is the place to be. Join us!