At Lam Research, we create equipment that drives technological advancements in the semiconductor industry. Our innovative solutions enable chipmakers to power progress in nearly all aspects of modern life, and it takes each member of our team to make it possible.
Across our organization, our employees come to work and change the world. We take on the toughest challenges with precision and accuracy. We push for the next big semiconductor breakthrough. We lead the way in one of the most critical and fast-moving industries on the planet. And we do it together, with deep connections and limitless collaboration.
The impact we have on the world is made possible by focusing on our people. So we recognize and celebrate our teams' achievements. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone's contribution and voice has value. We evaluate and evolve our offerings, so our people receive the support and empowerment to do meaningful things for their lives, careers, and communities.
Because at Lam, we believe that when people are the priority and they're inspired to unleash the power of innovation for a better world together, anything is possible.
The impact you'll make
In this role, you will directly influence Lam's ability to meet customer commitments, optimize global manufacturing capacity, and execute reliably in a dynamic and highly constrained environment. By owning and governing the global Build Plan, you will:
- Enable predictable execution by providing a single, trusted plan of record that aligns demand, capacity, material readiness, and constraints across the global network
- Proactively protect delivery performance by identifying structural risks early and driving timely mitigation actions before they impact execution
- Improve capital and capacity efficiency through optimized site loading, volume and mix allocation, and disciplined trade‑off decisions
- Strengthen global planning maturity by driving standardization, governance, and rigor within the S&OP and planning processes
- Increase organizational confidence in the plan through data integrity, transparency, and clear rationale behind all Build Plan decisions
Your work ensures that Lam's global manufacturing network is positioned to respond effectively to shifting demand, product complexity, and industry volatility, while maintaining operational stability and long‑term scalability.
What you'll do
The Build Plan Manager (BPM) owns the global Build Plan across Lam's manufacturing network, ensuring that demand, capacity, material readiness, and site allocation are structurally aligned to enable stable, feasible, and scalable execution. Operating at the mid‑ to long‑term planning horizon, the BPM translates demand signals, corporate priorities, financial objectives, and operational constraints into a coherent and executable global build plan across multiple sites and regions.
This role is critical to the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process and operates at the intersection of Global Production Planning and Capacity Planning, while engaging with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales Operations, Logistics, and Inventory & Product Groups. The BPM ensures demand and financial objectives are translated into an executable production strategy that the global manufacturing network can reliably deliver.
The BPM is accountable for shaping the build strategy, proactively identifying and mitigating structural and systemic risks, maintaining planning data integrity, and driving global standardization and continuous improvement. The role serves as a central governance point between planning and execution, ensuring that downstream operations are enabled by a stable, credible, and well‑governed plan.
Success in this role requires strong strategic judgment, deep analytical capability, and the ability to influence decisions across functions and geographies. The BPM must balance competing priorities, make informed trade‑offs, and clearly communicate the implications of planning decisions to protect delivery commitments, optimize capacity, and support long‑term scalability.
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Proven experience in production planning, manufacturing operations, or supply chain planning in a global environment
- Strong understanding of S&OP, capacity planning, and production planning frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to manage plans in highly constrained, fast‑changing environments
- Experience with enterprise planning systems and data tools (e.g., SAP, CRM, Kinaxis, Power BI, Microsoft applications)
- APICS / ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification preferred
- Strategic thinker with strong business and financial acumen
- Highly analytical and data‑driven, with exceptional attention to detail
- Comfortable making and defending trade‑off decisions under ambiguity
- Strong influencer with the ability to align diverse stakeholders globally
- Resilient and adaptable in environments with frequent change and competing priorities
- High accountability, ownership mindset, and commitment to quality and execution excellence
- Continuous improvement mindset with a passion for building scalable, disciplined planning processes
What we're offering
This position is subject to the Austrian Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for Employees in the Metal Technology Industry (https://www.metalltechnischeindustrie.at/fileadmin/content/Dokumente/Kollektivvertrag/KV-2025_2026/FMTI_Mindesgehaltstabelle_2025.pdf) in the occupation group F. A higher payment is negotiable depending on education, expertise and skills. The monthly salary is paid 14 times per year.
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Our commitment
We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.
Lam Research ('Lam' or the 'Company') is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.
Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex' you'll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex' you'll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.
- Wellbeing: Programs designed to support your individual needs, help you achieve personal goals, and incentivize you with rewards
- Stock: Discounted employee stock purchase program
- Parental Bonding: 16 weeks fully paid bonding leave for all new parents
- Recognition: Peer-to-peer award program designed to recognize excellence and celebrate success
- Pension: Annual pension contribution that increases with tenure
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