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Date: Aug 7, 2026
Location: Dongguan, GD, CN, 523430
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Company: Corning
Requisition Number: 76087
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How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward.
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Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.
Purpose of Position
- Responsible for developing and communicating demand requirements
- Develop capacity plans and manage inventory & purchasing strategies to ensure optimum material utilization.
- Build up and manage the Sales and Operating Plan (S&OP) process if necessary.
- Optimizing inventory level and ensuring production continuity.
- Manage and follow up new projects in plant for better execution.
Day to Day Responsibility
- Work closely with global SCM/PLM to understand the demand visibility and Order placement requirements.
- Collaborate with sales, business development, product line management team to develop and maintain accurate rolling forecast in terms of driving procurement activities..
- Monitor and analyze demand trend to adjust forecast and plans proactively.
- Assess reasonable delivery dates in the system daily based on customer demand dates, material availability, and production capacity
- Create purchase requisitions based on actual order demand and forecast to ensure material readiness for production
- Work with production planner to ensure the production schedule is aligned with customer requirements.
- Proactively identify potential material shortage and develop mitigation plan to prevent production disruptions.
- Develop and maintain KPI for inventory turns, lead time performance and slow moving mitigation plan
- Support on other optimization projects or initiatives.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, computer science, purchasing management or relevant field.
- 5years working experience in a planning role within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong experience using an SAP system
Required Skills, Desired Skills and Soft Skills
Required by Legal or QEHS:
- Know EHS relevant law and regulations
- Obey all company EHS rules (Include: Policy, Procedure, SOP and other requirements).
Required skills:
- Working experience in ERP system, SAP or other systems.
- High sense of responsibility and initiatives, self-motivated, good team player and the ability to work with a wide cross-section of people in various locations.
- Fluent oral and written English and mandarin
- Computer skills, Word, Excel and PPT skills
- Good communication and negotiation skill
Desired Skills:
- Ability to think strategically and execute methodically
Soft Skills:
- Good communication and negotiation skill.
- Good understanding of culture different between different countries.
Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment. To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at
[email protected].
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