Materials Planner

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

The ideal candidate is process-oriented, results-driven, and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. They demonstrate a strong aptitude for quickly learning new concepts, processes, and organizational norms, and are comfortable managing frequently changing priorities and deadlines while maintaining awareness of their impact across the broader organization. A high level of attention to detail is essential—candidates who take pride in precision and quality are encouraged to apply. This role requires the ability to work effectively both independently and in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

- Plans, schedules and monitors the movement of material through the production cycle.
- Determines material requirements from production schedules.
- Coordinates the efficient movement of materials with purchasing, production and engineering.
- Ensures non-conformances or variances are approved and/ or minimized.
- Track shortages and run shortage meetings with procurement team.
- Highlight to management critical part shortages that will jeopardize ship schedule.
- Responsible for maintaining bill of materials, ensuring bill of material supports efficient material flow and is aligned with assembly process.
- Planner must understand manufacturing capacity and allocate as required to meet build plan commitments.

Minimum Qualifications

- Ability to work well with cross-functional teams as well as independently
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work on complex problems where analysis of the situation requires a review of a variety of factors.
- Strong communication skills and ability to effectively and efficiently provide guidance to various teams within Operations.
- B.S. in Business (or equivalent).
- Experience and/or working knowledge of MRP.
- Experience with SAP is preferred.

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Total Rewards
Base Pay Range: $65,500.00 - $111,400.00 Annually
Primary Location: USA-CA-San Diego-KLA

KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Use of AI Statement

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

Equal Opportunity Statement

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at  [email protected] or at +1-408-352-2808 to request accommodation.

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