Demand Planner III

Who we are.

We are Tosoh Quartz, Inc. (TQI), the world's leading manufacturer of quartz glassware for the semiconductor industry. With locations in Portland, OR and Durham, UK, we have been dedicated to uncompromising quality and service since our founding in 1957. We are proud to develop and manufacture innovative quartz products that enable semiconductor technologies. We're looking for an experienced Demand Planner to support our industry-leading products here at Tosoh Quartz, Inc.

In this role you will be responsible for maintaining a steady demand plan while ensuring customer delivery expectations are met. You will be involved in optimizing our schedule to ensure we are utilizing our assets effectively in alignment with our goals and expectations. You will play a key role in identifying and supporting resolution of capacity constraints in partnership with Engineering and Operations.

What you’ll do at Tosoh Quartz.

• Lead forecast reviews with Sales to determine and maintain appropriate finished goods levels.
• Facilitate and streamline SIOP process.
• Create analyses of changes in forecast, demand and production to identify actions required to balance the end-to-end supply chain.
• Partner with business leaders to create production schedules for each department that efficiently utilize production capacities and manpower.
• Assist Purchasing in creating forecasts for raw materials based on the finished goods forecast.
• Determine optimal finished good levels and align production plan accordingly.
• Participate in integration and rollouts of updated scheduling tools.
• Drive cost savings through effective management of production schedule.
• Develop, maintain and review planning metrics with Operations and Executive leaders to measure the effectiveness of production planning.
• Facilitate communication for delivery updates to appropriate stakeholders and determine corrective actions and prioritization as required.
• Evaluate forecast and determine future gaps. Work with Operations and Engineering to plan mitigation and work proposals with Executive Team.
• Determine root causes and drive actions to reduce schedule performance variability.

Who you are.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent skills and experience.
• 5+ years of productions scheduling experience in a discrete manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience working with ERP and demand planning software.

We’d love to see:

• APICS certification is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with IFS ERP.

Benefits of working at Tosoh Quartz.

Located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Tosoh Quartz offers comprehensive health and wellness benefits (with $750 annual wellness reimbursement), 401(k), generous PTO accrual, 100 hours of Holiday pay, tuition reimbursement, dependent education assistance, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP), free parking, Columbia Sportwear employee store access, and more.

Please note: All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to successfully complete pre-employment drug and background screenings. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.