Excelitas Technologies — a global technology leader delivering cutting-edge photonics solutions for the semiconductor equipment, biomedical, industrial, and aerospace markets — is hiring a Logistics Planner at its Göttingen, Germany site. As the Centre of Excellence for photonics solutions in the semiconductor equipment market, Göttingen supplies highly complex opto-mechanical modules, subsystems, and components for lithography, wafer inspection, chip bonding, and packaging applications. This role requires strong SAP expertise, international production planning experience, and the ability to coordinate logistics across national and global production sites.
About Excelitas Technologies — Göttingen Germany
Global Position: World-leading photonics technology company serving OEMs and end-users across multiple high-tech sectors
Göttingen Site: Centre of Excellence for semiconductor equipment photonics — opto-mechanical modules, subsystems, and components
Markets Served: Semiconductor, biomedical, industrial, consumer, scientific, security, and aerospace sectors globally
Products: Lithography, wafer inspection, chip bonding, packaging solutions — plus optical systems for R&D and industrial production
Culture: Innovation-led, diverse, inclusive — leaders and innovators building the future of photonic technology
Career Opportunity & Why Excelitas Göttingen
Technical Excellence: Work at the centre of global photonics innovation for the world’s most demanding semiconductor markets
International Scope: Coordinate logistics across global production sites with real cross-border supply chain responsibility
SAP Expertise: Apply and deepen your SAP production planning skills in a high-complexity manufacturing environment
Career Growth: Join a global technology leader where innovators and logistics leaders are actively sought
Position Overview
The Logistics Planner at Excelitas Technologies in Göttingen is a strategically important supply chain and production planning role at the heart of one of Germany’s most technically sophisticated photonics manufacturing operations. You will lead strategic production planning across relevant customer segments, provide logistical support for new projects through materials management and scheduling, coordinate delivery scenarios with international production sites, define and monitor logistics KPIs, and serve as the central logistics interface between customers, functional departments, and global production plants. With deep SAP proficiency, strong analytical capability, and excellent German and English language skills, you will drive logistics performance, proactively manage risks, and ensure transparent, escalation-ready communication across internal and external stakeholders.
Why This Role Matters: As Logistics Planner at Excelitas Göttingen, you are the operational link that keeps some of the world’s most complex photonic modules flowing from production to the semiconductor and biomedical customers that depend on them. You will coordinate production planning and materials management for high-value, highly technical products where delivery reliability directly impacts global semiconductor manufacturing cycles, define and monitor KPIs that drive measurable logistics performance improvement, manage cross-site international logistics coordination between Göttingen and global production facilities, and build a career in one of Germany’s most prestigious and technically advanced photonics manufacturing environments.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Production Planning & Scheduling
- Lead strategic production planning in close collaboration with relevant customer segments — balancing capital tied up, delivery capacity, and on-time delivery targets
- Provide comprehensive logistical support for new projects through materials management, ensuring component availability and timely, quantity-accurate production scheduling
- Develop and evaluate delivery scenarios together with business segments, coordinating closely with international production sites to align global capacity and scheduling
- Maintain continuous production control to ensure that output targets, delivery commitments, and customer requirements are consistently met on schedule
International Logistics Coordination & Interface Management
- Serve as the central logistics contact in both national and international contexts — coordinating the interfaces between customers, functional departments, and global production plants
- Manage cross-functional logistics issues that span departmental boundaries — actively driving and tracking improvement measures through to sustainable implementation
- Coordinate with international production sites to align on delivery scenarios, production capacity, and logistics requirements across the Excelitas global network
- Ensure transparent, proactive communication across all internal and external stakeholders — escalating critical logistics issues promptly and with full context
KPI Management & Logistics Performance Improvement
- Define, analyse, and continuously monitor logistics key performance indicators (KPIs) covering delivery reliability, inventory levels, and supply chain efficiency
- Derive and implement concrete improvement measures based on KPI analysis — driving sustainable performance gains across the Göttingen logistics function
- Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and supply chain vulnerabilities — initiating and coordinating appropriate countermeasures with relevant stakeholders without delay
- Report on logistics performance, risk status, and improvement progress with clarity and accuracy to internal management and cross-functional teams
Materials Management & Risk Management
- Manage in-depth materials management activities — ensuring the right components are available at the right time to support complex, high-precision manufacturing schedules
- Apply strong SAP proficiency to control production planning, materials procurement, inventory management, and logistics scheduling within Excelitas’ ERP environment
- Identify and address procurement and logistics risks before they impact production — coordinating countermeasures actively with purchasing, production, and customer segment teams
- Maintain a structured, solution-oriented approach to complex, interdependent workflow challenges across the Göttingen site’s diverse product portfolio
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
- Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a comparable qualification with relevant professional experience in production planning and logistics
- Additional qualifications in supply chain management, logistics, or materials management are a meaningful professional advantage
Experience Requirements
- Extensive national and international experience in production planning, procurement, and logistics processes in a complex manufacturing environment
- In-depth business knowledge in materials management — understanding the interdependencies between procurement, inventory, scheduling, and production output
- Proven ability to understand and manage complex, multi-step workflows and processes with a structured, solution-driven approach to problem resolution
Technical & Language Skills
- Very good working knowledge of SAP — expert-level proficiency in production planning, materials management, and logistics modules within the SAP environment
- Very good command of both German and English — written and spoken — for daily communication with domestic and international stakeholders, customers, and production sites
- Strong analytical skills for KPI definition, performance monitoring, and data-driven logistics improvement decision-making
Personal Competencies
- Flexibility, resilience, and assertiveness — comfortable managing shifting priorities, tight deadlines, and complex stakeholder dynamics simultaneously
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills — team-oriented mindset with the confidence to coordinate across departments and international sites
- High initiative and the ability to get things done — proactively driving issues to resolution rather than waiting for escalation from above
Excelitas Göttingen — The Technology Behind This Role
- Opto-mechanical modules and subsystems for lithography and wafer inspection — semiconductor equipment market
- Chip bonding and packaging components for advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes
- Optical systems and components for scientific R&D and industrial production applications
- International coordination across Excelitas’ global network of production sites
About Excelitas Technologies
Excelitas Technologies is a global technology leader focused on delivering market-driven illumination, optical, detection, and imaging solutions to OEMs and end-users across the biomedical, semiconductor, industrial, consumer, scientific, security, and aerospace sectors. The Göttingen, Germany site serves as the company’s Centre of Excellence for photonics solutions in the global semiconductor equipment market — manufacturing the highly complex opto-mechanical modules, subsystems, and components that power lithography, wafer inspection, and chip bonding systems used by the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers. Joining Excelitas means joining a global team of innovators who are actively shaping the future of photonic technology — and the Logistics Planner role in Göttingen is a central part of making that happen.
Career Excellence: Join Excelitas Technologies in Göttingen and build a high-impact logistics planning career at the operational heart of one of Germany’s most advanced photonics manufacturing sites — serving the global semiconductor industry from Lower Saxony.
Who Should Apply?
- Production Planning Professionals in Germany: With extensive SAP experience and international logistics coordination skills in a complex manufacturing environment
- Supply Chain Planners with Photonics or Semiconductor Sector Knowledge: Ready to manage logistics for one of Germany’s most technically advanced opto-mechanical production sites
- Materials Management Specialists: With strong SAP proficiency, KPI management experience, and the ability to coordinate across national and international stakeholders
- Logistics Engineers or Operations Planners: With Engineering or Business Administration degrees and a proven track record of driving logistics performance improvement in high-precision manufacturing
- Bilingual German-English Logistics Professionals: Experienced in cross-border supply chain coordination and comfortable working in a fast-paced, internationally connected technology environment
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