Planning Associate

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

• Plan and execute a steady workflow of order management and planning
• Liaising with a variety of functions to compile, develop, validate and communicate production shipment plans and associated strategies;
• Essentially, you'll be assigned a set of planning products/processes, and make decisions about resources and inventory investments while also identifying business process enhancements, participating in their design and implementation;
• Plan and coordinate end-to-end supply chain planning, including when goods should be produced and in what quantity, while optimizing the balance between customer delivery requirements and inventory levels;
• Interface with marketing, sales, production, finance, materials, logistics, customer service and contract manufacturers to compile, develop, validate and communicate production/shipment plans and associated strategies that support overall business objectives;
• Use ERP system(s) for processes such as inventory tracking, supplier scheduling, process and workflow management, etc.;
• Establish and manage relationships with suppliers/partners;
• May be responsible for coordinating NPI, product transfer and new supply chain setup including assuring materials, labor and test capacity are in place to meet volume production;
• May have global or multi-site inventory management responsibilities;
• May partner with sales and marketing to develop factory support processes for direct/indirect channels and worldwide customer escalations;
• May need to analyst and project for shipment & revenue trend
• Determine and develop approaches to assignments;
• To lead production planning projects requiring coordination with other functions or third parties;
• Solve a broad range of problems of varying scope and complexity.

• Bachelors or Master Degree or University Degree or equivalent.
• No prior experience required; may have up to 2 years’ relevant experience.

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