Materials Planner

Introduction to the job

The Materials Planner supports factory material readiness, raw material shipments, spares kitting, inventory accuracy, and cross-functional issue resolution. This role partners closely with Production Planning, Supply Planning, Procurement, Material Handling, Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics, and other stakeholders to maintain production flow, protect delivery commitments, and improve planning processes.

Role and responsibilities

The Materials Planner is responsible for planning, monitoring, and coordinating material requirements to support production schedules, customer commitments, and operational priorities across 2 sites (San Diego & Korea). This includes analyzing supply and demand signals, identifying material constraints, driving shortage resolution, and supporting structural improvements that reduce execution risk.

- Review MRP, demand signals, inventory levels, and production requirements to confirm material availability for planned manufacturing activities.
- Coordinate raw material shipments, including support for Korea factory requirements, approved SKUs, and cross-site material readiness.
- Monitor and manage material shortages, delivery risks, and inventory discrepancies; escalate constraints with clear impact, root cause, ownership, and required recovery actions.
- Partner with Production Planning, Supply Planning, Procurement, Material Handling, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Logistics to maintain uninterrupted material flow.
- Support spares kitting, non-FRU material planning, and related inventory activities to improve service level, reduce inefficient inventory, and prevent avoidable delays.
- Maintain accurate planning data in Oracle, including demand, supply, inventory, and material status updates.

- Participate in daily, weekly, and cross-functional planning reviews to communicate material status, constraints, recovery plans, and escalation needs.
- Support process improvement initiatives that improve planning accuracy, inventory health, shortage management, data integrity, and overall factory execution.
- Develop and maintain reports, trackers, and performance metrics that provide visibility to material readiness, shipment progress, shortages, and planning actions.
- Support implementation of engineering changes, special builds, new product introductions, and other factory priorities by confirming material requirements and logistics readiness.
- Perform other planning, analysis, and operational support activities as assigned.

Education and experience

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, industrial engineering, business, or a related field; or equivalent years of relevant work experience.

- Minimum of two (2) years of experience with planning and logistic processes within production environment
- Understanding of planning and production concepts such as material requirements planning, just‑in‑time, and lean principles preferred.
- Experience with ERP systems, preferably Oracle
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Skills

- Communicate clearly and professionally across teams.
- Collaborate with colleagues and contribute to team goals.
- Stay organized and manage tasks in a fast‑paced environment.
- Act proactively to prevent delays or errors.
- Analyze issues and recommend practical solutions.
- Take ownership of assigned tasks and follow them to completion.
- Adapt quickly to new information or changes in priorities.
- Solve problems creatively and with persistence.

Other information

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- This position is located on-site in San Diego, CA. It requires onsite presence to attend in-person work-related events, trainings and meetings and to further ensure teamwork, collaboration and innovation.
- The environment is an open workspace with moderate in temperature and noise level.
- The employee is required to move around the campus, including the cleanroom.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, and use hands to keyboard.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
- The position may require travel depending on business needs.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The current base annual hourly range for this role is currently:
$31-42

Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members.

The Company offers employees and their families, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to participate in the Company’s 401k plan. Employees will also receive eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month and (13) paid holidays throughout the calendar year. For more information, please contact the Recruiter or click on this link Compensation & Benefits in the US .

All new ASML jobs have a minimum application deadline of 10 days.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

Inclusion and diversity

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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