Master Planner

About the role

Join UCT and be part of the fastest-growing sector in the world! We indirectly touch every semiconductor chip that goes into every smartphone, smart car, and device that uses artificial intelligence. This is a critical time for the semiconductor industry and for UCT - as technology evolves, we evolve with it. UCT is a diverse workplace where every talented employee is committed to continuous innovation, challenging the status quo and exceeding customer expectations. If you are a person with a relentless drive to succeed, a strong focus on quality with a passion for success – join us today! UCT is looking for a talented Master Planner to join us in Austin, TX! The Master Planner creates an executable operations plan by aligning customer demand with internal and supplier capacity across all assembly sites. This role manages long‑term demand in MRP, maintains accurate configurations, and implements changes to ensure inventory integrity and operational readiness. It identifies capacity and material risks, evaluates customer change requests, and recommends mitigation strategies. The Master Planner collaborates closely with planners, sales, and manufacturing to support schedule execution and maintain reliable, efficient supply performance.

Responsibilities

• Owns management of long-term demand in MRP (Tie off demand loaded in MRP with approved Ops Plan).
• Maintains up to date configuration details in MRP, implements ECR changes as needed.
• Identifies Materials or capacity critical path with associated risks and mitigation measures.
• Assess Customer change request (drop in – cancellations…) and articulates impacts and options to prepare UCT’s response.
• Communicate to site planners' execution plan to support customer change request.
• Work with planners weekly to reconcile impact of drop ins and cancellations.
• May have to manage daily production meetings with sales, planners and manufacturing.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Attendance is an essential job function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Business/Supply Chain or related field.
• APICS/CPIM certification viewed favorably but not required.

Requirements

• 7+ years of planning or project management experience.
• 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 where applicable.
• Subject to frequent interruptions; may involve exposure to moderate noise levels from printers, faxes, computers.
• Work may require out‑of‑town travel depending upon business needs.

Skills

• Proven track record of delivering on commitments to customers.
• Extensive knowledge of Excel.
• Extensive knowledge of MRP planning processes, preferably Oracle or SAP.