Team Lead Planning
At Nearfield Instruments we're looking for a Team Lead Planning to join our team.
You will play a central role in
ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality semiconductor products.
Full-time · Rotterdam
Team Lead Planning
At Nearfield Instruments we're looking for a Team Lead Planning to join our team.
You will play a central role in
ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality semiconductor products.
Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a fast-growing scale-up high-tech company. We design, develop, integrate, market and service advanced metrology machines. Our machines enables our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers – to increase the production yields, and thus, functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics.
Founded in 2016, we bring together the most creative minds (approx. 190 employees) in science and technology and develop a one-of-a-kind, revolutionary high throughput Scanning Probe Microscopy system.
You will be working in the Production Operations department.
The Team Lead Planning plays a critical role in coordinating and optimizing the Operations planning processes including the linking with Sales, D&E, Supply Chain, Production and Install and Master planning.
This position involves leading a team of warehouse lead, shipping, (sr) production planners and factory logistics overseeing the scheduling, planning, and coordination of manufacturing activities and other deliverable of various company functions to ensure timely delivery of high-quality semiconductor products.
The Team Lead Planning collaborates closely with various departments to meet production targets and customer requirements and manages the warehouse activities to secure 100% inventory reliability.
Main responsibilities include:
Master Planning: Maintain and control Build Plan and progress. First point of contact for Sales for customer allocations to Build Plan. Prepare and present scenario’s for to meet customer delivery requirements.
Production Scheduling: Develop and maintain production schedules based on customer orders, production capacity, and inventory levels. Ensure alignment with production goals and deadlines.
Capacity Planning: Analyse overall production capacity (space and resources) and constraints to optimize resource utilization and minimize production downtime. Identify potential bottlenecks and propose solutions to enhance efficiency.
Inventory & Warehouse Management: Monitor inventory levels of raw materials, components, and finished goods. Coordinate with procurement and supply chain teams to ensure adequate inventory levels while minimizing excess stock and carrying costs.
Production Coordination and change control planning: plans and triggers production planning and material issue to production in line with production schedules. Plans engineering changes into the production schedules triggered by customer order configurations and Engineering changes.
Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process optimization and efficiency improvements in production planning and scheduling. Implement best practices and participate in cross-functional initiatives to drive continuous improvement.
Performance Tracking: Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as on-time delivery, cycle times, and inventory turnover. Analyse performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions as needed.
Functional competencies:
at least 10 years of operations and/or operations planning experience in (semiconductor) equipment manufacturing;
Customer focus;
Planning processes;
Engineering Change Control;
Data Analytics;
ERP.
Leadership competencies
Communication & interpersonal skills;
People management;
Influencing skills;
Leading/ drive for result;
Strategic thinking;
Problem solving.
Getting on board now is a great opportunity to grow with the company from a technical, personal, and financial perspective. Nearfield's momentum is energetic and promising!
Our starting point is of course to pay someone a fair and competitive salary and besides this we offer you:
Valuation of your work-life balance;
Time for some relaxation: 30 holidays per calendar year (based on 40 hours);
8% holiday allowance;
Commuting allowance;
Discount on your health insurance;
We are here to support one another, and colleagues are there to help you. TEAM is very important, Together Everyone Achieves More!
Besides a challenging role where you can utilize the full extent of your professional knowledge.
If the above challenges excites you, we encourage you to send us your details using the Apply now button on our career site.
Our recruitment process:
Screening by Recruiter
1st interview with the Team Lead
A presentation or Assignment
2nd interview with COO and HR Business Partner
Offer and reference check
Meeting our CEO
Onboarding and welcome at Nearfield Instruments!
If you have any questions? Feel free to contact me via:
Jin Yoo- Corporate Recruiter