Vice President, Global Supply Chain Planning - USA - CA - San Jose (Ridder), United States
Originally posted 5 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Vice President, Global Supply Chain Planning holds accountability for the architectural design, global coordination, and optimization of end-to-end material flows and long-range capacity strategies. The role establishes unified global supply strategies balancing front-end Wafer Fabrication (InP/VCSEL) and back-end Module Factory resources across North America and Asia.
What you'll do
- Formulate centralized scheduling models linking front-end wafer fabrication outputs to back-end assembly, test, and packaging schedules across international manufacturing nodes. - Chair the monthly executive Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) supply review cycle and establish structured mechanisms to reconcile commercial forecasts with operational limits. - Map, aggregate, and continuously audit global constrained capacity matrices across cleanrooms, assembly floors, and automated test fixtures. - Lead global alignment for New Product Introduction (NPI) material pipelines, coordinating transceiver ramps and legacy product transitions. - Formulate and present data-backed scenario models to executive leadership regarding operational trade-offs, demand surges, and market capacity risks. - Oversee the enterprise technology roadmap for cloud planning systems, including platforms like Kinaxis RapidResponse, o9 Solutions, or SAP IBP.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, or Business Administration. - 15+ years of progressive leadership within supply chain or operational environments. - 5+ years driving corporate S&OP/IBP transformations. - Proven experience managing cross-continental planning networks across multiple international facilities in North America and Asia. - Substantial experience bridging front-end semiconductor fabrication (Fab) and back-end module integration (Factory).
Nice to have
- MBA or MS in an analytical discipline. - Active ASCM/APICS Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) certification. - Deep governance experience with APS platforms and enterprise software such as SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain or Oracle Cloud SCM.
Skills: material flows, capacity strategies, wafer fabrication, module factory, supply strategies, S&OP, IBP
This role has been open 103 days — well above the 50-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
376
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$150k
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| Metric | Lumentum | All employers we track in this specialty (376 roles · 41 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 376 |
| Median days open | 70 d | 50 d (+20 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $150k |
Skills observed across this category: material flows, capacity strategies, wafer fabrication, module factory, supply strategies, S&OP
Who's hiring in this category
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How we counted: 376 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 41 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 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. Figures refresh nightly.