Advantest

Inventory Management Process Champion (m/f/d)

Advantest  •  Böblingen, DE (Onsite)  •  16 days ago
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Job Description

  • Design and contiuously improve end-to-end inventory management process for Raw Material, WIP, FGI inventory, ensuring to maximize sales and minimize excess and obsolete (E&O), in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders
  • Ensure processes are scalable and aligned with business growth and strategic goals.
  • Develop the process to maintain and adjust buffer inventory based on the alignment with stakeholders, taking risks and opportunities into account.
  • Provide the tools that enables inventory management process to be implemented effectively and efficiently by collaborating with Business Process Reengineering & Digital Transformation (BPR&DX) team.
  • Define, document, and maintain inventory management processes, policies, and procedures.
  • Define KPIs and metrics to measure inventory performance.
  • Analyze data and provide insights to leadership for decision-making.
  • Ensure inventory practices comply with internal controls, audit requirements, and regulatory standards.
  • Manage inventory related projects and facilitate communication and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to improve inventory management process.
Qualifications
  • Comprehensive and solid experience in Supply Chain Operations and/or inventory
    management (in a complex/global organization, highly preferred).
  • Capability of data analysis and financial knowledge in inventory management.
  • Experience in formulating and deploying inventory management process.
  • Experience in improving operations as key user of inventory management tool (e.g. Oracle,
    SAP EWM, or any other ERP/WMS).
  • Skills of stakeholder management and communication management to effectively collaborate
    with cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Strong Leadership and decision-making skills as well as very good analytical skills
  • Strong communication, with the ability to interact effectively with colleagues at different
    levels and across different teams in English.

    Additional Skills Preferred:
  • Experience with cost simulation tools in inventory management.
  • Certification such as CSCP, CPSM, or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
  • Familiarity with digital transformation initiatives in supply chain.
Advantest

About Advantest

Advantest (TSE: 6857) is the leading manufacturer of automatic test and measurement equipment used in the design and production of semiconductors for applications including 5G communications, the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, high performance computing (HPC) including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, and more. Its leading-edge systems and products are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor production lines in the world. The company also conducts R&D to address emerging testing challenges and applications; develops advanced test-interface solutions for wafer sort and final test; produces scanning electron microscopes essential to photomask manufacturing; and offers system-level test solutions and other test-related accessories. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest is a global company with facilities around the world and an international commitment to sustainable practices and social responsibility.

More information is available at www.advantest.com.

Industry
Hardware & Semiconductors
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Tokyo, JP
Year Founded
1954
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