Operational Planner (Inventory Management, 2-shift)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 4, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 28, 2026.
Introduction to the job
Would you like to be part of the beating heart of an operation and drive end to end improvements? Support and service challenging high-tech assembly processes? Do you truly enjoy being part of a motivated team in a Manufacturing warehouse environment? Then this position is a great opportunity for you.
The Business Support Planning and Control team is looking for an experienced Operation Planner (Inventory Management) that has affinity with leading continuous improvement. We are looking for someone that combines excellent operational skills with great new insights on inventory management and the ability to drive improvements.
Role and responsibilities
As an Inventory Management Planner you will be responsible for the inventory within our warehouse. This role includes integral alignment with Sourcing & Procurement, in house 3PL, other ASML warehouses and various stakeholders to ensure stock availability and accuracy. You do this to make sure our internal customers (Factories) will receive their materials on time in full
As an Inventory Management Planner, you will have the following tasks and responsibilities:
Operational activities
- Ensure material availability based on demand needs
- Ensure timely delivery of all needed materials
- Predict and prevent inventory related challenges
- Align on capacity vs. demand in the logistical process
- Set priorities for specific stock transfer orders
- Report on performance, and set out actions when needed
- Cycle Counting
Continuous Improvement activities
- Identify improvement opportunities in the value chain
- Define and improve inventory related processes
- Participate and/or drive continuous improvement projects
- Interact with stakeholders
Education and experience
Relevant Bachelor and Master degree (e.g. Operations Management & Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management).
- 3-5 years of experience within Logistics / Supply Chain Management
- Hands-on experience in a technical production/warehouse environment.
- Preferably experience with trouble-shooting: problem solving mythologies
- SAP knowledge
- Excellent knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
Skills
Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve - and working together is the only way to do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.
To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills:
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Team player with good social and communication skills
- Self-steering and structural result driven
- Can do mentality and proactive attitude
- Confident, convincing and calm under stress
- Service minded
- Capable to initiate and lead process improvements
- Flexibility to work in shifts and weekends
- Stakeholder management on different levels
Other information
- In this role, you will start working in the support schedule (2-shifts). In this schedule you would work 4 days per week (Monday to Friday) from 06:30 until 15:30 and from 15:00 until 00:00. You always have 1 fixed day off per week. Once per 4 weeks you work a weekend shift 07:00-16:00.
Inclusion and diversity
ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.
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