Base Pay Range: $56,800.00 - $96,600.00 Annually
Primary Location: USA-MI-Ann Arbor-KLA
KLA's total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits identified below. Interns are eligible for some of the benefits identified below. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed above reflects the minimum and maximum pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Company OverviewKLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world's leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow's electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.
Group/DivisionThe KLA Services team headquartered in Milpitas, CA is our service organization that consists of Service Sales and Marketing, Spares Supply Chain management, Field Operations, Engineering, Product Training, and Technical Support. The KLA Services organization partners with our field teams and customers in all business sectors to maintain the high performance and productivity of our products through a flexible portfolio of services. Our comprehensive services include: proactive management of tools to identify and improve performance; expertise in optics, image processing and motion control with worldwide service engineers, 24/7 technical support teams and knowledge management systems; and an extensive parts network to ensure worldwide availability of parts.
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
KLA Aftermarket Supply Chain Operations team seeks an organized professional for the role of spares product planner to lead the spare parts planning during the product life cycle for their product lines.
This person will functionally support the service organization and one or more product families. The planner will work closely with Product Support, Sales/Marketing, Procurement and engineering to supervise installed base growth, handle global inventory plans and levels, and the overall spares' business for their product line.
The spares planner will also be looking for ways to optimize the spares stocking strategy and be working with the supply chain team and manufacturing to find opportunities for inventory reductions while maintaining customer happiness.
The role of Spares Planner will entail working on sophisticated issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
Responsibilities:
Oversee spares plan for assigned product lines to ensure right spare's inventory for current, mature, and new products are positioned at the right place and time to support KLA customers.
Works closely with new product introduction leaders; supply chain and procurement, for assigned products to ensure right spares inventory strategies/plans to support KLA new product customers' support strategies.
Uses spare demand planning methodology coupled with survival and statistical forecasting methodologies, to drive efficient spares support strategyalong with trend/variance root cause analysis to resolve and drive corrective actions and improvements with respective owners.
Monitors and reports out metrics and KPIs such as fill rate performance vs. field rate targets and planned inventory vs actual inventory to see opportunities of increased agility while reducing total inventory and cost of service; uses what-if scenario tools to facilitate fast decision making.
Maintains strong communication path with PSO (Product Support Organization) ensuring cross functional knowledge transfer allowing to implement and drive the best support plan for global customers.
Ensure that established fill rate performance targets and inventory or service commitments are incorporated into the global spare's plan.
Lead and/or participate in cross-functional projects that impact current and future fill rate performance.
Partner with supply planning team and procurement to craft supply chain solution recommendations and strategic/tactical plans based on business data, commodity, and product knowledge; present proposals and recommendations to senior management and leaders; supervise and ensure implementation and execution.
Supports and participates as required in projects, partnering with advance analytics team to develop data sets and sophisticated reports, dashboard with multiple and different analytics view; dill-down options; dynamic pivot tables and charts, to facilitate fast and effective supply chain and business decision... For full info follow application link.
KLA-Tencor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
