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Role & Location:

Electronic Materials (EDM) North America Supply Chain Planning Specialist, BASF Corporation, Hillsboro, Oregon, US

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The Electronics Materials business of BASF offers process chemicals and customized formulated solutions for the semiconductor and display industry, as well as specialized metal systems for consumer electronics and industrial applications. We have been supplying electronic materials for more than 30 years. The experience we have earned and the chemical expertise we possess enables us to offer outstanding products and solutions to our customers.

In the rapid changing semiconductor industry, we closely cooperate with customers and R&D partners to create innovative solutions not only for today but for the next generation technology. We excel in providing high purity and quality products and solutions, including cleaning, etching, photolithograpy, chemical mechanical planarization (CMP), and wet deposition, for all manufacturing processes of semiconductors.

In our display materials business segment, our experience and expertise allow us to offer intelligent and reliable solutions. We offer materials for future display technologies from display additives and monomers up to ready-to-use formulations that enable our customers to market high-value products and maintain a leading edge.

Our metal systems specialties like carbonyl iron powder or Catamold® are successfully used in various applications. From the automotive industry to consumer goods, from the construction industry to medical or communication technology, our customers rely on our experience and innovative potential.

For further information about the Electronics Materials business of BASF, please visit https://electronics-electric.basf.com/global/en/electronics

Objectives of the position:

The Electronics Materials (EDM) North America Supply Chain Planning Specialist is a critical planning role that entails conducting demand analysis & verification with relevant stakeholders e.g. key account managers, sales team members, third party logistics partners, and accordingly plan inventory levels and aligned safety stock levels. The position also involves scheduling incoming finished goods and coordinating export schedules to meet customer requirements & needs, while driving effective collaboration between supply locations and demand points. The specialist is also required to be familiar or learn hands-on usage of the relevant planning IT tools such as SAP R/3, SAP APO, OMP, Power BI, Power Automate tools.

Main Tasks and Formula for Success:

Inventory planning and control

Design and apply inventory control procedures, including monitoring / reporting inventories in transit, buffer stocks and inventories in local warehouses or consignment stock in customers’ warehouse. Tracking availability and reliability of supply to maintain optimum stock to fulfill business needs at the necessary minimum costs. Co-ordinate and plan with logistics / transportation personnel or partners for receiving materials and also coordinate export schedules to ensure customer satisfaction.

Demand Planning

Develop and implement monitoring system to support customer service team to upload monthly forecast into BASF Planning tool e.g. OMP FCT.

Non-trade business and lab support

Co-work with lab employees to support their ad-hoc requirements of materials or packaging materials from Taiwan or Europe.

Material master data maintain

Periodic review on SAP master data review and support timely new article creation / extension into SAP system.

Key Account Management

Work closely with Key Account customers’ buyers to understand forecast and any ad-hoc requirement for new fab or change requests.

Flexibility as backup lead for Customer Support activities

Understand Customer Support processes and be a backup of Customer Support Lead, wherever required.

Educational & licenses requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or supply chain management with 3 to 4-year work experience preferred
• Supply Chain expertise in planning, supply/demand balancing, inventory strategy, network planning and understanding of business requirements required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel is mandatory.
• Ability to manage and analyze data quickly is preferred
• Exposure / hands-on usage of Power BI, Power Automate, Tableau is preferred
• Familiar with SAP / APO / OMP or other relevant Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) preferred
• Ability or track record of managing complex processes and handling domestic and international stakeholders is preferred
• Ability to work independently, be a self-starter, and contribute to a collaborative team setting
• Bilingual in both English and Mandarin is preferred
• Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders i.e. local, global etc. and deliver the task within specified timeline

Job related competencies:

• Demonstrate Customer Focus
• Communicate Effectively
• Collaborate for Achievement

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