Coherent Corp. · 17 hours ago
Production Planning Manager
Fremont, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expCoherent Corp. is a global leader in lasers and networking components, and they are seeking a Production Planning Manager to lead the Production Planning team in supporting semiconductor device fabrication, assembly, and test operations. This role is responsible for end-to-end production planning, ensuring alignment between demand, capacity, and materials while driving governance and operational discipline.
Semiconductors
Responsibilities
Lead and manage the Production Planning team supporting semiconductor wafer fabrication, device assembly, and test operations
Own end-to-end production planning from wafer fab through assembly and test across internal fabs and external contract manufacturers
Coordinate production schedules between U.S. fabrication sites and overseas contract manufacturing partners (Asia)
Lead weekly supply and demand reviews with operations leadership, and cross-functional teams, highlighting risks and mitigation actions
Establish standard planning methodologies, operating cadences, and escalation mechanisms across the planning organization
Actively participate in Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) forums, providing capacity scenarios and production plans
Monitor execution against SIOP commitments and drive corrective actions where required
Drive production ramp plans for new products; track progress against ramp and yield targets
Provide delivery commitments by product and customer; prioritize manufacturing activities using dispatch rules and planning tools
Identify capacity, yield, material, and cycle-time constraints; drive cross-functional resolution
Ensure accurate ERP/MRP and MES execution for work orders and consigned inventory at CM sites
Partner with Product and Process Engineering to support NPI builds, qualifications, and volume transitions
Perform what-if and scenario analysis to support leadership decision-making
Foster a culture of accountability, operational rigor, and data‑driven decision making
Qualification
Required
Minimum 3-5 years of leadership experience in the planning/logistics/supply chain/industrial engineering
Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience as a planner/scheduler preferably in semiconductor wafer fabrication environment
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience working with contract manufacturing business model in the capacity of any of following functions logistics/supply chain planning/operations program management/supply industrialization engineering/global supply manager, etc
BS degree relevant fields
Expertise in MS Excel; proficiency in MS Access preferable
Excellent analytical skills
Customer Oriented attitude
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Be concise, consistent, and persistent in each daily communication
Familiarity with MES (e.g. CAMSTAR) and PDM systems (e.g. Agile)
Expertise with MySQL
Familiarity with Power BI
Preferred
MS degree in MIS, business analytics, industrial engineering preferred
Preferred language skill - proficiency in spoken and written mandarin
Benefits
Competitive compensation program
Comprehensive career development platform
Company
Coherent Corp.
Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems.
10001+ employees
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