Job Requisition: Operational Planner (Wave Planning)

Would you like to be part of the beating heart of an operation and drive end to end improvements? Support and service challenging high-tech assembly processes? Do you truly enjoy being part of a motivated team in a Manufacturing warehouse environment? Then this position is a great opportunity for you.

The Business Support Planning and Control team is looking for an experienced Operation Planner (Wave Planner) that has affinity with leading continuous improvement. We are looking for someone that combines excellent operational skills with great new insights on wave planning and the ability to drive improvements.

Deliver load level-, wave planning- & planning support to optimize the efficiency in the logistical process by monitoring and balancing the workload within the warehouse & logistics department.

As a Wave planner, you play a critical role in ensuring the seamless operation of our highly complex logistics and warehouse processes, directly impacting our ability to meet production demands efficiently and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.

Operational activities

Monitor the influx of outbound deliveries for the 5L Warehouse, where logistics processes are centralized to facilitate an efficient supply to manufacturing.

Identify and analyze workload peaks.

Ad-hoc steering on workload peaks- advising on warehouse capacity re-scheduling

Adjust the timing of deliveries in such a way that the workload is leveled on an hourly base

Adjust delivery timing based on priority

Monitor if deliveries are created according to the ‘delivery creation rules’

Contact the internal customer (Production Planning, Cleanroom Logistics, Material Handling) and/or the 3PL in case alignment is needed for load leveling.

Monitor and steer the ‘stock to factory’ process by managing the EWM Waves

Process delivery- and/or delivery line cancellation requests and prio changes

Monitor and follow-up on exception codes and alerts generated by EWM

Provides first line operational support on planning processes, executing resolution of operational issues, in order to minimize impact on the operation.

You are steering daily/weekly meetings to facilitate effective communication with stakeholders.

Weekly report performance and volume measurements and communicate with stake holders

The wave planner reports to the Planning and Control Team Lead within LO Business Support and works closely with other Business Support departments, Warehouse, Production Planning, 3PL, Manufacturing Services Engineering

Continuous Improvement activities

Identify improvement opportunities in the value chain

Analyzing trends, define and improve planning related processes

Participate and/or drive continuous improvement projects

Interact with stakeholders

Relevant Bachelor or Master degree (e.g. Operations Management & Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management).

3-5 years of experience within Logistics / Supply Chain Management

Hands-on experience in a technical production/warehouse environment.

Experience with trouble-shooting: problem solving methodologies

SAP knowledge

Excellent knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.

Analytical and problem solving skills

Team player with good social and communication skills

Self-steering and structural result driven

Can do mentality and proactive attitude

Confident, convincing and calm under stress

Service minded

Capable to initiate and lead process improvements

Flexibility to work in shifts and weekends

Stakeholder management on different levels

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.

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