Operations Manager (Semiconductor Services)

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UCT is looking for a talented Operations Manager to join us in Phoenix, AZ!

The Manager will be working closely with the senior leadership team, supporting operations, planning, reporting, analysis, and follow-up on actionable recommendations. The successful candidate will be highly analytical, detail-oriented, and possess a broad understanding of business goals, along with in-depth knowledge and experience with SAP.  Responsible for driving the S&OP process for Materials Ops and providing Demand Planning input of customer orders and forecasts. Reports directly to the senior management team in the company.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drives a monthly cadence to Site-level Sales and Operations Planning reviews.
• Develops standard reporting requirements for managing the Customer Demand, MPS, and CTB.
• Identifies root causes of materials shortages, prepares the results, and assigns corrective actions.
• Created management reports to analyze inventory data, identify opportunities, and track material spend.
• Designed tools to simulate future inventory demand, prevent shortages, and reduce dead stock.
• Identifies FGI or WIP affected by ECO changes and works with appropriate groups to complete necessary actions.
• Designed and deployed a Kanban inventory system for fabricated parts and LLT material.
• Plan and implement projects that support the sales and planning organization.

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills (MS Office suite, particularly Excel) and SAP ERP experience.
• Attention to detail, exceptional follow-up skills, and organization.
• Interfaces with sales organization for updated delivery commitments based on current lead time information, current WIP, and supply allocations to multiple direct customers.
• Communicates allocation schedules to planning and shipping departments.
• Works with engineering and quotation to address pricing issues on new sales orders arising from the negative margin report and/or MOQ analysis.
• Interfaces with the sales organization to address pricing updates and discrepancies stemming from sales price review.

Educational/Certification Requirement:

• S. level degree or equivalent in business, purchasing, materials, distribution, supply chain management, or related discipline.

Work Experience:

• 7-8 years related experience in a materials or manufacturing environment, or equivalent.
• 7-10+ years related experience, to include 4-5 years’ experience in supply chain planning or outsourcing, with previous experience in project management.
• Working knowledge of qa, quick-turn, and engineer-to-order environment.

Management Experience (for people manager job only):

• At least 5 years of people management with strong leadership skills.

Work Environment:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Works in a manufacturing or Warehouse environment.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to kneel, reach, walk, push, pull, and grasp.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to move arms, hands, and fingers
• Ability to sit for sustained periods of time.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment.
• Prolonged sitting with some standing and bending intermittently during work hours.
• Subject to interruptions

Environmental Exposure:

• Required to wear personal protective equipment where applicable.
• Subject to frequent interruptions.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment where applicable.
• May involve exposure to moderate noise levels from printers, faxes, computers, etc.

Overnight Travel:

• Work may require out-of-town travel, depending upon

Ultra Clean Technology is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under laws and regulations.