Production Planner - Supply Chain

About the role

KLA's Semiconductor Products and Customers (Semi PC) business unit designs, builds and sells inspection, metrology and analytics systems to chip manufacturers. It is looking for a highly organized and analytical Production Planner to join its Supply Chain team in Lyngby. The planner develops and maintains production and capacity plans so that materials and resources flow efficiently to meet customer demand, working closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse and other cross-functional teams.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and monitor production and capacity plans supporting business requirements and customer commitments.
• Manage MRP activities and planning parameters within SAP.
• Analyze production capacity, identify constraints and bottlenecks and propose solutions.
• Work with Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse and Supply Chain teams to ensure material availability and production readiness.
• Maintain knowledge of BOM structures and requirements planning processes.
• Keep master data on production planning and supply chain accurate and complete.
• Prepare and present monthly and quarterly planning, performance and operational reports.
• Drive continuous improvement and support end-to-end supply chain optimization through data analysis and process improvements.
• Monitor delivery performance and help ensure adherence to customer commitments and production schedules.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field, or equivalent academic standing with the required years of experience.
• Experience in production planning, supply chain planning or manufacturing operations.
• Strong knowledge of MRP processes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and strong written and spoken Danish and English.

Required skills

• SAP ERP and MRP
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and data analysis
• Capacity planning and BOM structures
• Preferred: manufacturing or high-tech experience, continuous improvement knowledge, reporting tools and performance analytics