TF Master Planner

Introduction

Are you challenged by taking responsibility for the production plan of TF manufacturing?

Context of the position

The sector TF Factory is responsible for the production and installation of TF lithographic systems. The complete production process of the most advanced machines takes place within the TF Factory in Veldhoven. Within the TF Factory the Master Planning department is responsible for all planning and accompanying logistic processes.

The Master Planner (MP) reports to the Manager Master Planning and works closely within the TF Planning & Logistics department to ensure that we are a reliable partner towards install, sales and integration. You achieve this by taking responsibility for the factory demand/supply plan; in where you understand our factory constraints, ensure a planning within our constraints, and make sure that if plan is not optimal drive timely actions to increase capability or trigger flexibility opportunities.

In addition, you will drive several improvement projects to industrialize further our planning framework. To achieve this, you will not only be closely working together within the planning team, but as well with other MF departments; module owners, group leads, team leads, business engineering and cross departments as S&SC and integration.

Department  Mission
Master Planning is mainly responsible for overall TF output and install masterplan including NPI’s. The department is responsible for the Master Production Schedules (MPS) that will lead into a robust/optimal and feasible machine- and module start plan, including world-wide installs.

Job Description
As Master Planning your main responsibilities are:

• Provide an optimized factory production plan that meets company output ambitions whilst it respects our factory capabilities

• Provide insight in current move-rate capabilities (i.e. 6p=P readiness); and support actions to drive delta to target

  • Support departments to drive structural actions & define containment plans to close gaps

  • Report out on TF management level on assessments and highlight risks

• Drive opportunities to use flexibility (on short term), and/or drive capability investments if plan is above capability (long term)

• Drive existing and new logistical projects to further develop, automize and implement to further improve Production Logistics processes to improve efficiency

MSc in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management or Business Administration

Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience within production environment (high-tech environment)

• Experience in planning and logistic processes

• Experience in project management and stakeholder management

• Experience in driving change

• Knowledge of SAP or other ERP system

Personal Skills

• Taking ownership

• Assertive and pro-active

• Analytical and solution oriented with excellent organizational skills

• Team player with good social and communication skills

• Flexible and highly committed

• Affinity with a technical environment