Senior Director, Planning

Overview

There is energy here…energy you can feel crackling at any of our international locations. It’s an energy generated by enthusiasm for our work, for our teams, for our results, and for our customers. Lattice is a worldwide community of engineers, designers, and manufacturing operations specialists in partnership with world-class sales, marketing, and support teams, who are developing programmable logic solutions that are changing the industry. Our focus is on R&D, product innovation, and customer service, and to that focus we bring total commitment and a keenly sharp competitive personality. Energy feeds on energy. If you flourish in a fast paced, results-oriented environment, if you want to achieve individual success within a “team first” organization, and if you believe you can contribute and succeed in a demanding yet collegial atmosphere, then Lattice may well be just what you’re looking for.

Lattice Semiconductor is seeking a Sr. Director, Planning to join the team. This position is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic team with ample opportunity to contribute, learn and grow.

• Establish manufacturing schedules/priorities for all products
• Schedule in-house test operation, along with subcontract wafer fab, assembly and final test activities
• Drive manufacturing operations to achieve world class on time delivery performance
• Participate in worldwide capacity planning. Establish cycle time goals and achieve their attainment
• Coordinate software planning and manufacturing. Drive enhancements to manufacturing software
• Maintain reports to reflect scheduling, methods, support performance and procedures. Oversee the monitoring of daily/weekly die exports by product line and export type to ensure product line compliance with forecasts
• Evaluate and recommend changes in scheduling, planning, reporting and inventory control systems; aid and assist in the implementation of systems as required
• Select, develop and evaluate personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function
• Plan, strategize and manage inventory and supply to execute and meet company goals such as revenue, delivery performance and cycle time
• Build strong partnerships with Sales and customer supply management team to enhance visibility into customer behavior and industry dynamics against supply
• Develop and implement forecasts for assembly and test suppliers/subcons to ensure capacity and material availability
• Manage executive-level reporting and communication of forecast risks, opportunities, and challenges
• Business Review with subcon/supplier management top leaders
• Drive manufacturing excellence towards consistent Worldclass lead time and delivery performance

• Bachelor\'s degree in a related field (e.g., engineering, supply chain management, business administration).
• Extensive experience in semiconductor planning, supply chain management, or related areas, with a proven track record of leadership and strategic planning.
• Relevant experience or exposure to Wafer Fabrication is a must
• Proficiency in demand forecasting, production planning, capacity planning, and supply chain management principles.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to effectively manage and motivate a team.
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and develop data-driven solutions.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex planning challenges

Lattice recognizes that employees are its greatest asset and the driving force behind success in a highly competitive, global industry. Lattice continually strives to provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to attract, retain, motivate, reward and celebrate the highest caliber employees in the industry.

Lattice is an international, service-driven developer of innovative low cost, low power programmable design solutions. Our global workforce, some 800 strong, shares a total commitment to customer success and an unbending will to win. For more information about how our FPGA, CPLD and programmable power management devices help our customers unlock their innovation, visit You can also follow us via Twitter, Facebook, or RSS. At Lattice, we value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace. Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates.

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