Wilton Factory Head of Planning

Head of Planning Wilton Factory

Join ASML as the Head of Planning Wilton Factory, where your leadership will shape the future of advanced manufacturing. In this senior role, you’ll drive planning excellence across strategic and operational levels, helping ASML deliver cutting-edge technology that powers the world’s most advanced semiconductor equipment.

Your work will directly impact ASML’s ability to meet global demand, optimize factory performance, and support innovation at scale.

Role and Responsibilities

As the Head of Planning Wilton Factory, you’ll lead a team of 10–30 professionals and collaborate across departments to ensure planning processes are aligned, efficient, and future-ready.

You will:

• Lead master planning cycles and maintain baseline capability plans with strong change control.

• Consolidate inputs from departments to create aligned, feasible production plans.

• Identify and manage constraints such as facilities, tools, and staffing.

• Present planning scenarios to support executive decision-making.

• Oversee build plans for Assembly and Optical Fabrication.

• Resolve bottlenecks and ensure readiness for production starts.

• Set priorities for material releases and coordinate with logistics and supplier teams.

• Define and monitor inventory levels and lead reduction initiatives.

• Develop buffer strategies to support factory operations.

Education and Experience

To succeed as the Head of Planning Wilton Factory, you’ll need:

• A bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, supply chain management, or business administration.

• At least 8 years of experience in manufacturing, production, or business operations.

• Proven leadership in operational planning or program management.

• Experience working with planning systems such as SAP or similar.

• A strong understanding of manufacturing processes and cross-functional collaboration.

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:

• Communicate clearly across all levels of the business.

• Analyze data and build models to support planning decisions.

• Collaborate with cross-sector teams to drive alignment.

• Lead with empathy and motivate diverse teams.

• Challenge assumptions respectfully and constructively.

• Translate strategy into actionable plans.

• Make sound decisions under pressure.

• Drive process improvements with measurable impact.

**Other Information**

- EEO/AA (W/M/Vets/Disability) Employer

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

Additional Responsibilities:

There is potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage and currents.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

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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