Entegris

Specialist, Production Planning

Entegris$72K — $90K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
  • 3+ years of experience in supply planning, production planning, or manufacturing operations
  • Strong experience with SAP ECC and SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
  • Experience in capacity-constrained, multi-site planning environments
  • Strong analytical, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to operate independently and exercise sound judgment in ambiguous situations
  • Ability to support global coordination across time zones as needed

Responsibilities

  • Support supply planning activities for SDS and VAC in North America and Korea
  • Translate demand requirements into production and supply plans
  • Maintain constrained supply plans in SAP IBP over an 18-month horizon
  • Apply MRP, master scheduling, and inventory management fundamentals
  • Support the S&OP process through data preparation and analysis
  • Maintain and validate work center capacity assumptions
  • Monitor planning signals and exception messages to identify risks

Benefits

  • Health care benefits
  • Retirement plan options
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Flexible work arrangements
Full Job Description

Job Title:

Specialist, Production Planning

Job Description:

The Role

Our site inDanbury, CTis seeking aProduction Planner 6 SDS & VACto support supply planning and production scheduling activities across SDS and VAC product lines, supporting operations in North America and Korea.

This role focuses on translating demand into executable supply plans,maintainingaccurateplanning data in SAP, and supporting alignment between demand, capacity, and production execution to meet customer and business requirements

The position works cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Procurement, and Customer Service tomaintainschedule stability, resolve constraints, and support effective execution in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

WhatYoullDo

End-to-End Supply & Capacity Planning

  • Support supply planning activities forSDS and VACacross North America and Korea

  • Translate demand requirements into production and supply plans that balance service, inventory, capacity, and cost

  • Maintain constrained supply plans in SAP IBP over an 18-month horizon, with alignment to SAP ECC for execution

  • Apply MRP, master scheduling, and inventory management fundamentals to build achievable supply plans

S&OP & Capacity Planning Support

  • Support the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process through data preparation, analysis, and plan updates

  • Maintain andvalidatework center capacity assumptions in collaboration with Operations and Engineering

  • Utilize capacity requirements planning (CRP) and rough-cut capacity analysis toidentifygaps and support decision-making

Production Planning, Scheduling & ERP Execution

  • Maintain production schedules to ensure alignment with demand and capacity plans

  • Update and support ERP master data and planning parameters (MRP type, lead times, lot sizes, routings, BOMs) to ensureaccuratesystem

  • Monitor planning signals, exception messages, and system outputs toidentifyrisks and required actions

  • Perform data analysis using SAP and Excel to support planning decisions and issue resolution

Capacity Monitoring & Issue Resolution

  • Monitor work center loading and highlight over- and under-capacity conditions

  • Support mitigation actions such as overtime, sequencing adjustments, and material alignment

  • Escalate constraints related to labor, equipment, and materials toappropriate stakeholders

Cross-Functional & Cross-Regional Coordination

  • Coordinate with teams across North America and Korea to align supply plans and schedules

  • Work with Sales, Operations, Engineering, Procurement, and Customer Service to resolve material shortages and scheduling issues

  • Participate in cross-functional meetings to review supply risks, priorities, and actions

Supply Commitments, Inventory & Performance

  • Support alignment of supply commitments and delivery timelines with stakeholders

  • Monitor inventory health, service levels, and planning KPIs, including schedule adherence and on-time shipment performance

  • Assistinidentifyingroot causes and corrective actions for service or planning gaps

Process & Continuous Improvement

  • Follow defined planning and scheduling processes, including planning cycles and exception management

  • Support improvements to planning, scheduling, and capacity management processes

  • Maintain documentation of planning workflows and system inputs

What We Seek:

  • Bachelors degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, ora relatedfield.

  • 3+ years of progressive experience in supply planning, production planning, or manufacturing operations.

  • Strong experience with SAP ECC and SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

  • Demonstrated experience incapacityconstrained,multisiteplanning environments.

  • Strong analytical, facilitation, andstakeholdermanagementskills.

  • Ability tooperateindependently and exercise sound judgment in ambiguous situations.

  • Ability to support global coordination across time zones as business needs require.

Outstanding Candidates Will Have:

  • Experience supporting global supply chains, including North America and Asia.

  • Demonstrated leadership in S&OP, capacity planning, and constrained planning.

  • Proven ability to drivecrossfunctionalalignment andactionorientedoutcomes.

  • Experience with scenario modeling andlongrange(12 618 month) planning.

  • Exposure to semiconductor, advanced materials, orhighmixmanufacturing environments.

  • Strong communicationskills with the ability tofacilitateeffective planning and decision forums.

About Entegris

Entegris is a global leader in materials integrity management. The company designs, manufactures, and supplies a range of products and materials used in advanced manufacturing processes in the semiconductor and other high-tech industries. Entegris' products are used in the production of microelectronics, flat panel displays, data storage devices, and other high-tech products. The company's products include wafer shippers, wafer transport and handling systems, chemical delivery systems, and filtration systems. Entegris was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Learn more about Entegris
Size
6,850 employees
Market Cap
$9.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$294.9 million
Founded
1966
5 Year Trend
+14.4%
Revenue
$1.8 billion
NASDAQ

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