Operational Planner (Inventory Management, 2-shift)

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

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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