**Key Responsibilities** A **Senior Regional Planner** at Applied Materials plays a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth operation and strategic development of regional planning activities. This position involves a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and collaboration with various teams. Key responsibilities include: + **Strategic Planning and Development** : The Senior Regional Planner is responsible for developing and implementing strategic plans that align with the organization's goals. This includes creating new processes, tools, data visualization and systems to be used by the planning and operations community + **Collaboration and Communication** : Working closely with senior managers, technical SMEs, and other departments such as FSO, sales, and logistics, the Senior Regional Planner ensures that planning activities are well-coordinated and aligned with business requirements + **Demand Planning** Manage the demand forecast with field service teams. Act as the planning focal with field service and customer stakeholders. Represent planning in a professional in manner. + **Project Management** : Managing funded projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget, and providing technical assistance to member governments + **Performance Tracking and Improvement** : Monitoring performance, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing corrective actions to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of planning activities + **Customer Engagement** : Representing the region in the global process, managing exceptions in a structured way, and ensuring that customer needs are met through effective planning and execution + **Technical Expertise** : Utilizing system tools to provide sustainable solutions, translating business requirements into actionable plans, and conducting studies on various planning and public administration subjects + **Leadership and Development** : Leading and mentoring a team of planners, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and ensuring that team members have the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed **Functional Knowledge** + Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines + **Business Expertise:** Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market + **Leadership:** Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements + **Problem Solving:** Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information + **Impact:** Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies + **Interpersonal Skills:** Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus **Requirements** This role requires a combination of analytical skills, communication skills, and leadership abilities to navigate the complexities of regional planning and ensure successful project outcomes. + Semiconductor experience strongly preferred (particularly in Parts, Warranty, or Service). + Thorough functional and transactional knowledge of ERP or supply chain systems (SAP, SPP). + Self-starter, high level of personal accountability, demonstrated project management skills and an innovative individual. + Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business/Operations, or Supply Chain from accredited university. MBA is a plus. + Six plus years of inventory management, supply planning, material planning, or demand planning experience, including KPI definition, measurement and control. + Excellent Analytical skills. Capable of developing solutions and options based on data driven analysis. Familiar with data analytics software Tableau, Power BI, SQL, Python. + Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office. + Ability to collaborate successfully with team members and other internal and customer stakeholders. + Ability to communicate with customers. + Business acumen be able to understand Applied Materials key business drivers. + Problem solver, critical thinker, detail oriented. **Qualifications** **Education:** Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree **Skills:** **Certifications:** **Languages:** **Years of Experience:** 4 - 7 Years **Work Experience:** **Additional Information** **Time Type:** Full time **Employee Type:** Assignee / Regular **Travel:** Yes, 20% of the Time **Relocation Eligible:** No Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.