Master Planner

Posted:
6/29/2025, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
California, United States ⋅ San Jose, California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
Operations & Logistics ⋅ Sales & Account Management

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Key Responsibilities

  • Analyze historical sales trends, shipment requests and market data of customers for forecast generation.
  • Collaborate with sales and marketing to understand demand drivers and orders quantities.
  • Maintain forecast accuracy with reviewing revenue targets and tracking waterfall data.
  • Analyze forecast demand and establish supply plans.
  • Efficient communication on inventory status, delivery commits, potential risks and prevention plans to operations and sales team.
  • Execution of material planning strategies to optimize inventory levels and meet production deadlines.
  • Track inventory transactions to maintain accuracy.
  • Generate and review supplier purchase orders though ERP system (SAP preferred).
  • Lead weekly supplier meeting and escalation meeting for supply chain requests.
  • Collaborate with Logistics team and Field Service team to ensure the efficient flow of materials for all products throughout the supply chain.
  • Coordinate between Engineering and Suppliers for BOM changes, component changes, and test procedure changes to avoid delay in production schedules.
  • Support Internal Audit and Finance team requirements for quarter-end and year-end materials reconciliation processes.
  • Review safety stock components and strategic inventory level requirements for active products to support key customers.
  • Review excess and obsolete (E&O) inventory analysis, end of life status, last time buy requests, slow moving inventory and bill of material changes each quarter with efficient reporting to finance team.
  • Evaluate supplier performance, review capacity constraints with engineering and identify areas for improvement, and drive initiatives to enhance supplier delivery to meet revenue targets.

Qualifications:

  • Masters in Engineering Operations Research or a related field.
  • 1+ years of experience in demand and supply planning, material management.
  • Deep understanding of electronics manufacturing processes, material requirements, and supply chain dynamics.
  • Proven ability to develop and implement material planning strategies, demand/supply planning, optimize inventory levels, and manage supplier relationships.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and supplier commits negotiation skills.
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills with reporting skills to executive audience.
  • Experience with systems such as SAP, Salesforce, Arena / Agile and Excel.

The annual salary range for California is $88,200 to $163,800. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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Cadence Design Systems

Website: https://www.cadence.com/

Headquarter Location: San Jose, California, United States

Employee Count: 5001-10000

Year Founded: 1988

IPO Status: Public

Industries: Aerospace ⋅ Electronic Design Automation (EDA) ⋅ Hardware ⋅ Mobile ⋅ Semiconductor ⋅ Software