Supply Chain Manager (Capacity Planning)
San Diego, CAPosted Jun 30, 2026
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Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
## Job Area:
Operations Group, Operations Group > Supply Chain Management
General Summary:
# ***This position is NOT eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.***
# The Capacity Planning Manager is responsible for leading planning coordination across all post-fab semiconductor
manufacturing processes, including Bump, Probe, BE2, Assembly and Final Test. This role requires a comprehensive
understanding of product and resource requirements, manufacturing capacity, throughput rates, capital equipment/hardware
lead times, resource utilization and sourcing strategies. Additionally, this role will oversee the development, utilization and
maintenance of internal capacity models for all post-fab semiconductor manufacturing operations.
Primary Responsibilities Include:
• Generating short-term and long-term supplier forecasts.
• Communicating forecast demands to suppliers and collaborating closely with supplier teams to address capacity
constraints to support build plans and forecast demands.
• Analyzing capacity constraints and identifying solutions.
• Creating equipment CapEx plans to support short-term and long-term forecast demands.
• Defining, communicating and planning Test Hardware requirements to support near- and long-term demand
requirements.
• Managing constraint resolution in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Product/Test Engineering,
Sourcing, Business Units, Operations, Suppliers, and Quality Engineering.
• Generating capacity scenarios and recommending solutions to support demand upsides, sourcing strategies,
utilization strategies and capacity expansion strategies.
• Maintaining capacity planning attributes and resource availability in the planning system.
• Managing binning strategy and execution to optimize yield utilization, reduce inventory write-downs and support
efficient product disposition.
• Defining system and process requirements, identifying efficiency improvements and collaborating with IT and BPA
teams to implement solutions.
• Leveraging enterprise planning systems to drive demand-to-supply alignment, capacity planning and execution within
complex manufacturing environments.
• Leading, mentoring and developing team members to drive execution, accountability and continuous improvement
across capacity planning activities.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Business Operations, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 7+ years of Supply Chain, Product Planning, or related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent practical
experience.
• 8+ years of industrial engineering or capacity planning and modeling experience (including risk analysis, efficiency
maximization, data analysis, manufacturing processes).
• 5+ years of semiconductor factory production planning with proficiency in post-fab capacity modeling, including
Probe and Final Test and KPI analysis such as OEE, utilization, cycle time and throughput.
• 3+ years of people management or team leadership experience, preferably in semiconductor manufacturing, supply
chain planning or industrial engineering.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and partnering with global OSATs, foundries, test suppliers or
semiconductor manufacturing partners.
• Experience with enterprise planning software tools (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Kinaxis, Coupa).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or VBA Macros.
• Test and Hardware planning experience.
• Proficiency in Power BI and/or Tableau.
• APICS/CSCP, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent process improvement certification.
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