About the role
AI summarisedApplied Materials is seeking a Spares Demand Planner to lead predictive analytics, inventory optimization, and strategic planning. The role involves aligning supply with dynamic market demand using advanced forecasting tools and AI-driven insights, requiring strong analytical skills and cross-functional collaboration.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead efforts in predictive analytics, inventory optimization, and strategic planning
- Align supply with dynamic market demand using advanced forecasting tools, AI-driven insights, and cross-functional collaboration
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Analytics, Statistics, or related field (Master's preferred)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-first mindset
- 5+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics
- Experience in the demand planning area - Advantage
- Proficiency in forecasting tools and platforms (Excel, SQL, Python, QLIK, Tableau, Power BI)
- Experience in project management - Advantage
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Experience with AI/ML forecasting models and Python and its associated libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Statsmodels, Prophet) is a plus
- Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines
- Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
- Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements
- Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
- Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies
- Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus