Head of Factory Planning - San Diego, CA, United States
$168,188 - $246,675 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Head of Factory Planning leads the integrated planning organization to translate customer demand and business priorities into an executable factory plan.
What you'll do
- Lead the Factory Planning organization with accountability for the development and management of managers and planning professionals. - Translate factory strategy, customer demand, product roadmaps, and business priorities into integrated short-, mid-, and long-term plans. - Own the end-to-end factory planning cadence, covering demand review, supply and capacity review, material readiness, production commitments, and scenario planning. - Lead capacity planning for labor, equipment, cleanroom space, tooling, test capability, and factory infrastructure to identify gaps and trigger mitigations. - Oversee factory-level material planning and logistics performance, including inbound and outbound flow, line-side availability, inventory health, and shortage escalations. - Drive planning process standardization, master-data quality, and ERP system discipline across the factory network.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or a related discipline. - 10+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing, factory planning, supply chain, or operations. - Demonstrated experience leading managers and professional teams, including organizational development and coaching. - Proven ownership of integrated business planning, demand and supply planning, capacity planning, production control, materials, or factory logistics. - Experience operating in a high-mix, low-volume or high-tech manufacturing environment with complex product configurations. - Experience with ERP systems, advanced planning systems, data analytics, and performance-management tools, alongside working knowledge of Lean principles.
Nice to have
- Oracle or comparable ERP experience. - Experience supporting new product introduction, product transfer, factory ramp, or multi-site manufacturing.
Skills: factory planning, capacity planning, supply chain, production control, ERP
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 55-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2534
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Median days open
55 d
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Median salary
$100k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | ASML | All employers we track in this specialty (2534 roles · 79 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 66 | 2534 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 323 | 10300 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 50 d | 55 d (−5 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $100k |
Skills observed across this category: factory planning, capacity planning, supply chain, production control, ERP
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 359 open roles · median 77 d
- Applied Materials · 258 open roles · median 39 d
- Entegris · 210 open roles · median 48 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 71 d
- Infineon Technologies · 96 open roles · median 44 d
- ASML (this employer) · 66 open roles · median 51 d
How we counted: 2534 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 79 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.