Operational Planner (Wave Planning)

Introduction to the job

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.

Role and responsibilities

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 work load peaks.
• Ad-hoc steering on workload peaks- advising on warehouse capacity re-scheduling
• Adjust the timing of deliveries in such a way that the work load 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 Group Lead within LO Control Tower and works closely with other Control Tower 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

Education and experience

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.
• Preferably experience with trouble-shooting: problem solving methodologies
• SAP knowledge
• Excellent knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint

Skills

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.

To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills:

• 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

Other information

• A certificate of conduct (‘Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag’, VOG) is required

• A certificate of conduct (‘Verklaring van Geen Bezwaar’, VGB) is required

In this role, you need to work in shifts which is as mentioned below:

• Mon to Fri from 06:30 until 15:30 and from 15:00 until 00:00.
• In this schedule you always have 1 fixed day off per week.
• You work one weekend per month from 07:00 until 16:00.

Diversity and inclusion

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 diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

About Us

ASML is a leading supplier of lithography equipment, used by the world’s top chipmakers to print microchips that are increasingly powerful, fast and energy efficient. Working at ASML is inspiring, no matter what field you're in. That’s because we push the boundaries of technology: if it’s moving the world forward, chances are, we’re behind it. In fact, we’re probably a part of the electronic device you’re using right now.

We’re a global team of more than 32,000 people from 122 different nationalities and counting. Headquartered in Europe’s top tech hub, the Brainport Eindhoven region in the Netherlands, our operations are spread across Europe, Asia and the US.