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Manager Demand & Starts Planning (f/m/d)

Dresden, deFull-time2026-10-05 → 2026-10-21

Core

Lead global Demand & Starts Planning team to translate customer demand into robust production and wafer start plans for semiconductor manufacturing.

Role type

Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning

Builds

Production schedules, wafer start plans, and integrated die plans for semiconductor foundries and OSATs

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Supply Chain Planning

Required skills

Demand Planning, Wafer Starts Planning, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Master Production Scheduling, Capacity Planning, Inventory Management, Scenario Planning, Risk Management, Global Team Leadership

Preferred skills

Kinaxis RapidResponse, SAP IBP, Power BI, Semiconductor industry experience (Foundry/Wafer Fab/OSAT)

Technologies

Kinaxis RapidResponse, SAP ERP, SAP IBP, Power BI, Microsoft Excel

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end Demand Planning process across multiple Business Divisions; Translate demand and supply signals into executable wafer start plans; Build, develop, and lead a global Demand & Starts Planning team; Drive continuous improvement of planning processes and define relevant KPIs and management dashboards; Collaborate with Business Units, Operations, Supply Planning, and Manufacturing to manage critical escalations.

Seniority

Manager, global team leadership