Control Planner

Description

What we are looking for:

Nova seeks a Control Planner to join our operations organization and take ownership of costing, cost analysis, and inventory management analysis.

In this role, you will become an integral part of the Supply Chain team, supporting an efficient period-end close process, including WO variance, miscellaneous transactions, cost adjustments, and inventory count management. You will work closely with the Operations and Finance teams and have a direct impact on cost and inventory performance, inventory count accuracy, and process improvement.

This position offers a great opportunity for someone who is hands-on, detail-oriented, and passionate about driving operational excellence in a dynamic environment.

Role Responsibilities

What will you be doing:

• Monitor and analyze daily Work Order (WO) variances against standard costing and periodically against BOM, identifying discrepancies and driving corrective actions and cost/process improvements.
• Perform monthly cost analysis of purchased items to identify trends, discrepancies, and savings opportunities.
• Execute and validate overhead corrections, manual cost adjustments, and miscellaneous inventory and cost transactions, ensuring data integrity and compliance.
• Analyze and manage Slow/Dead inventory, including review meetings, inventory transfers, write-offs, and disposal activities with proper documentation.
• Monitor EOL activities, including end-of-stock updates based on demand changes, Last Time Buy (LTB) coordination, and resolution of urgent material issues.
• Analyze, manage, review, and present end-of-quarter inventory comparisons.
• Conduct monthly Finance reviews of WO variances, miscellaneous transactions, and cost adjustments, and perform end-of-period validations and closure of completed work orders.
• Lead and track inventory counts, review results, investigate discrepancies, present findings, and coordinate and follow up on corrective actions.

Requirements

• At least 5 years in Planning, preferably material planning, demand analysis, material availability, and coordination of planning activities.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing, supply chain, inventory, and material planning processes.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud / Oracle Fusion Cloud is an advantage, particularly in Planning, Inventory, Costing, or Supply Chain modules - advantage
• Strong Excel and data-analysis skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to present findings and recommendations to management.

That special something you bring in:

• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary and fast-paced environment
• Hands-on, proactive, and solution-oriented approach
• Strong ownership and accountability
• High attention to detail and structured way of working
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Excellent communication skills, Ability to manage multiple topics in parallel and perform well under pressure

Get to know us better:

Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI) is a global company and a leading provider of innovative metrology solutions for process control in semiconductor manufacturing.

With a team of ~1200 people in three R&D centers and 27 field offices, we bring insights into the world’s most advanced industry. We leverage multiple technology fields such as physics, optics, chemistry, and algorithms to develop hardware and software solutions that measure almost every advanced computer chip built in the world.

Nova dives deep into dimensions and layers at the atomic level to extract unique insights and provide our customers with crucial decision-making data, managing critical challenges by providing unique, differentiated solutions.

Our outstanding people-focused and innovative culture means every person at Nova has the power to make an impact and significantly redefine what people can achieve through technology.

Join us if you are 

A dreamer and brilliant high aimer who sees the impossible as the starting point and loves working in a multidisciplinary global team to create innovative breakthroughs.

If you need assistance due to a disability, you may contact us at talent@novami.com