Supply Chain Manager (Capacity Planning)

Company:

Qualcomm Korea YH

Job Area:

Operations Group, Operations Group > Supply Chain Management

General Summary:

The Capacity Planning Manager is responsible for leading planning coordination across all post-fab semiconductor

manufacturing processes, including Bump, Probe, BE2, Assembly and Final Test. This role requires a comprehensive

understanding of product and resource requirements, manufacturing capacity, throughput rates, capital equipment/hardware

lead times, resource utilization and sourcing strategies. Additionally, this role will oversee the development, utilization and

maintenance of internal capacity models for all post-fab semiconductor manufacturing operations.

 

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Generating short-term and long-term supplier forecasts.

• Communicating forecast demands to suppliers and collaborating closely with supplier teams to address capacity

constraints to support build plans and forecast demands.

• Analyzing capacity constraints and identifying solutions.

• Creating equipment CapEx plans to support short-term and long-term forecast demands.

• Defining, communicating and planning Test Hardware requirements to support near- and long-term demand

requirements.

• Managing constraint resolution in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Product/Test Engineering,

Sourcing, Business Units, Operations, Suppliers, and Quality Engineering.

• Generating capacity scenarios and recommending solutions to support demand upsides, sourcing strategies,

utilization strategies and capacity expansion strategies.

• Maintaining capacity planning attributes and resource availability in the planning system.

• Managing binning strategy and execution to optimize yield utilization, reduce inventory write-downs and support

efficient product disposition.

• Defining system and process requirements, identifying efficiency improvements and collaborating with IT and BPA

teams to implement solutions.

• Leveraging enterprise planning systems to drive demand-to-supply alignment, capacity planning and execution within

complex manufacturing environments.

• Leading, mentoring and developing team members to drive execution, accountability and continuous improvement

across capacity planning activities.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent practical

experience.

• 8+ years of industrial engineering or capacity planning and modeling experience (including risk analysis, efficiency

maximization, data analysis, manufacturing processes).

• 5+ years of semiconductor factory production planning with proficiency in post-fab capacity modeling, including

Probe and Final Test and KPI analysis such as OEE, utilization, cycle time and throughput.

• 3+ years of people management or team leadership experience, preferably in semiconductor manufacturing, supply

chain planning or industrial engineering.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams and partnering with global OSATs, foundries, test suppliers or

semiconductor manufacturing partners.

• Experience with enterprise planning software tools (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Kinaxis, Coupa).

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or VBA Macros.

• Test and Hardware planning experience.

• Proficiency in Power BI and/or Tableau.

• APICS/CSCP, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent process improvement certification.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Operations, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 7+ years of Supply Chain, Product Planning, or related work experience.

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

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