Supply Chain Manager; Capacity Planning
Job in
San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92101, USA
Listed on 2026-06-28
Listing for:
Qualcomm
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-28
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Operations Engineer, Procurement / Purchasing, Operations Manager, Quality Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Capacity Planning Manager
The Capacity Planning Manager is responsible for leading planning coordination across all post-fab semiconductor manufacturing processes, including Bump, Probe, BE2, Assembly and Final Test. This role requires a comprehensive understanding of product and resource requirements, manufacturing capacity, throughput rates, capital equipment/hardware lead times, resource utilization and sourcing strategies. Additionally, this role will oversee the development, utilization and maintenance of internal capacity models for all post-fab semiconductor manufacturing operations.
Primary
Responsibilities Include:
- Generating short-term and long-term supplier forecasts.
- Communicating forecast demands to suppliers and collaborating closely with supplier teams to address capacity constraints to support build plans and forecast demands.
- Analyzing capacity constraints and identifying solutions.
- Creating equipment Cap Ex plans to support short-term and long-term forecast demands.
- Defining, communicating and planning Test Hardware requirements to support near- and long-term demand requirements.
- Managing constraint resolution in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Product/Test Engineering, Sourcing, Business Units, Operations, Suppliers, and Quality Engineering.
- Generating capacity scenarios and recommending solutions to support demand upsides, sourcing strategies, utilization strategies and capacity expansion strategies.
- Maintaining capacity planning attributes and resource availability in the planning system.
- Managing binning strategy and execution to optimize yield utilization, reduce inventory write-downs and support efficient product disposition.
- Defining system and process requirements, identifying efficiency improvements and collaborating with IT and BPA teams to implement solutions.
- Leveraging enterprise planning systems to drive demand-to-supply alignment, capacity planning and execution within complex manufacturing environments.
- Leading, mentoring and developing team members to drive execution, accountability and continuous improvement across capacity planning activities.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Operations, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field. 7+ years of Supply Chain, Product Planning, or related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years of industrial engineering or capacity planning and modeling experience (including risk analysis, efficiency maximization, data analysis, manufacturing processes).
- 5+ years of semiconductor factory production planning with proficiency in post-fab capacity modeling, including Probe and Final Test and KPI analysis such as OEE, utilization, cycle time and throughput.
- 3+ years of people management or team leadership experience, preferably in semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain planning or industrial engineering.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and partnering with global OSATs, foundries, test suppliers or semiconductor manufacturing partners.
- Experience with enterprise planning software tools (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Kinaxis, Coupa).
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or VBA Macros.
- Test and Hardware planning experience.
- Proficiency in Power BI and/or Tableau.
- APICS/CSCP, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent process improvement certification.
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $ - $
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