Program Manager, Demand Planner

The Group You’ll Be A Part Of

The Global Operations Group brings information systems, facilities, supply chain, logistics, and high-volume manufacturing together to drive the engine of our global business operations. We help Lam deliver industry-leading solutions with speed and efficiency, while actively supporting the resilient and profitable growth of Lam's business.

You will be joining the Demand Management team, which is part of the broader Global Order Fulfillment organization. The Demand Management team is responsible for providing a rationalized 18-month demand signal to prepare Lam factories, the global supply chain, and logistics to meet anticipated customer demand.

Work location flexibility: Tualatin, OR, or Fremont, CA

The Impact You’ll Make

The Demand Planner plays a key role in the Order Fulfillment Systems Planning team. They accurately anticipate customer demand to ensure that Lam meets customer delivery needs. This position requires an understanding of industry drivers, Lam’s customer demand signals, and overall market trends to develop a comprehensive demand picture for Lam’s business. 

You will establish a network of relationships with Sales Operations, the Product Group, and the Corporate Analytics Group to contribute to an accurate demand signal. The Demand Planner then partners with the Production Planning team within Order Fulfillment to ensure Lam’s global factories and supply chain are prepared to support customer delivery needs. 

A successful Demand Planner has a strong understanding of the complex semiconductor industry, analytical skills to identify market and customer trends, and a growing network of key stakeholders to establish a comprehensive demand signal for planning purposes.

What You’ll Do

• Assess and provide judgement on a comprehensive demand picture for Global Operations planning: Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Logistics.
• Understand market trends, industry projections, and the macroeconomic environment, and how they influence future customer demand.
• Maintain a deep understanding of demand signal from Sales on a weekly basis—demand changes, critical delivery gaps, and risk/upside to the established demand plan of record.
• Improve the customer delivery experience and enhance Lam’s delivery competitiveness by implementing proactive planning strategies to meet customer delivery needs.
• Recommend and deploy demand overrides as needed to achieve a comprehensive demand signal.
• Collaborate with Production Planning, Inventory Control, and other departments to ensure optimal inventory levels and factory utilization.
• Actively engage with Sales Operations and the Product Group to understand customer priorities and Lam’s strategic delivery needs, including New Product Introductions.
• Communicate production availability and constraints to the Sales organization to enable improved demand prioritization and delivery performance to customer needs.

Who We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering.
• Tweleve (12) years of experience in the semiconductor industry, preferably in an S&OP or Sales function.
• Advanced analytical skills to interpret and utilize data for decision-making.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Extensive cross-functional experience with demonstrable business results.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs.
• PMP and/or CPIM certification.

Our Commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.

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