Production
Tainan, TWRole Description
What we are looking for
Nova seeks Material Planner to manage our operations in Taiwan and ensure reliable material availability to meet production and delivery targets.
In this role, you will be tasked with enabling efficient production flow and making sure of on time material availability by translating demand, production plans, and priorities into actionable material plans. You will work closely with Production, HQ planning, Purchasing, Warehouses, and Engineering teams. have a direct impact on delivery performance, inventory optimization, and process improvement.
As a Material Planner, you will play a key role in execution and short-to-mid-term planning, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between supply, inventory, and operational needs. This position offers a great opportunity for someone who is hands-on, detail-oriented, and passionate about driving operational excellence in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
What you will be doing
- Own material availability to support production and customer deliveries.
- Monitor OTD performance, resolve shortages, and mitigate production risks related to materials and deliveries.
- Coordinate material flow and internal deliveries while maintaining sustainable and accurate inventory levels.
- Support inventory optimization, including excess and obsolete stock reduction and alignment between system and physical inventory.
- Translate demand and production plans into execution-level material plans and track supply status and risks.
- Collaborate closely with HQ planning team, Purchasing, Production, Warehouse, and other stakeholders to align priorities and ensure timely closure of dependencies.
- Lead weekly planning and delivery reviews, including tracking reports, action items, and planning visibility.
- Drive continuous improvement of planning processes, reporting accuracy, data quality, and inventory management methodologies.
- Support implementation of new tools, systems, and best practices related to planning and material management.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience in material and logistics planning in a multidisciplinary environment – Must.
- High English level (with emphasis on verbale skills) – Must.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in industrial engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field – Must.
- Proven experience in material planning, supply chain, or production planning roles.
- Experience working with cross-functional interfaces (Production, Purchasing, Warehouses).
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Experience working with ERP systems.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (with emphasis on Excel).
- Experience working with Oracle Cloude ERP systems - Advantage
- Familiarity with inventory management and optimization methodologies - Advantage
- Experience with supply chain KPIs (OTD, shortages, inventory turns, etc.) - Advantage
That special something you bring in:
- Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work cooperatively in multidisciplinary and demanding environments
- Proactive, independent, and hands on approach
- Self-reliance & problem solving
- Strategic and analytical mindset with strong attention to detail
- Ability to manage complexity, identify risks, and drive solutions
- High ownership, responsibility, and result oriented thinking
- Good Time management skills
- Strong prioritization and execution skills
- Ability to manage multiple topics in parallel and perform well under pressure
Get to know us better
Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI) is a global company and a leading provider of innovative metrology solutions for process control in semiconductor manufacturing.
With a team of ~1400 people in three R&D centers and 27 field offices, we bring insights into the world’s most advanced industry. We leverage multiple technology fields such as physics, optics, chemistry, and algorithms to develop hardware and software solutions that measure almost every advanced computer chip built in the world.
Nova dives deep into dimensions and layers at the atomic level to extract unique insights and provide our customers with crucial decision-making data, handling critical challenges by providing unique, differentiated solutions.
Our outstanding people-focused and innovative culture means every person at Nova has the power to make an impact and significantly redefine what people can achieve through technology.
Join us if you are
A dreamer and brilliant high aimer who sees the impossible as the starting point and loves working in a multidisciplinary global team to create innovative breakthroughs.
If you need assistance due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected]
