Principal Analyst, Supply Chain Planning
About the role
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is seeking a Principal Analyst in Fab Supply Chain Planning to shape front-end planning strategy, build scalable capabilities, and drive cross-functional execution across our manufacturing network.
Key Responsibilities
Lead fab supply chain planning initiatives that improve customer commitment performance, forecast accuracy, inventory, capacity utilization, wafer starts, and cycle time.
Standardize fab-planning processes, decision rules, and governance across business units, manufacturing sites, and regions.
Lead fab-focused planning across front-end manufacturing by balancing wafer starts, work-in-process, cycle time, tool loading, and capacity constraints to support business priorities and factory performance.
Serve as the functional architect for advanced planning capabilities across Order Promiser, Enterprise Supply Planner, and related factory planning processes.
Define and govern fab planning capabilities that connect demand signals to front-end manufacturing execution, including wafer start planning, capacity scenario modeling, and constraint-based prioritization across internal and external fabs.
Define planning logic for prioritization, allocation, pegging, capacity modeling, wafer starts, and release strategies.
Partner with IT and engineering teams to integrate planning capabilities with SAP, MES, and planning platforms such as Blue Yonder.
Define reporting frameworks and dashboards to monitor planning effectiveness, wafer starts, work-in-process health, cycle time, capacity utilization, and constraint risk.
Apply advanced data science methods to fab planning problems, including predictive modeling, scenario analysis, constraint risk detection, and decision-support analytics for wafer starts, cycle time, and capacity optimization.
Mentor analysts and functional leads while building organizational capability in advanced planning systems and supply chain analytics.
Lead functional validation, design reviews, and testing oversight to ensure solution integrity and performance.
Establish governance around planning logic, data quality, and process adherence.
Qualifications
Deep expertise in semiconductor supply chain and manufacturing, including front-end wafer fabrication, back-end interdependencies, and the impact of cycle time, yield, and capacity constraints on supply commitments.
Proven track record leading large-scale planning system transformations in semiconductor or similarly complex high-mix, high-variability manufacturing environments.
Strong experience in fab-focused planning, including capacity planning, wafer start management, work-in-process orchestration, and constraint-based decision-making.
Extensive experience applying data science, statistical modeling, and advanced analytics in semiconductor fab environments to improve planning quality, cycle time, capacity decisions, and operational performance.
Strong understanding of planning system architecture and integration with execution systems in fab environments.
Hands-on experience with advanced planning platforms such as Blue Yonder or equivalent.
Strong technical background in data science tools and methods relevant to fab analytics, such as statistical analysis, predictive modeling, optimization, and large-scale manufacturing data interpretation.
Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
An analytical, structured problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
Education & Experience
PhD in Engineering, Data Science, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field is required.
12+ years in supply chain, planning systems, analytics, or transformation roles, including significant experience in semiconductor manufacturing and planning environments.
Direct experience applying data science and advanced analytics to fab planning, wafer start management, capacity planning, work-in-process optimization, or factory planning in complex global operations or process control is required.
Additional Information
For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.
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