Senior Sales Operations Analyst

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The Role and Impact

Foundry Business Group Operations is seeking a highly analytical and strategic Senior Sales Operations Analyst to support forecasting, demand planning, and business operations for Intel Foundry customers. This role serves as a critical bridge between Business Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Finance, ensuring customer demand signals are translated into actionable business insights and operational plans.

As a key member of the Foundry Sales Operations team, you will drive forecast accuracy, demand visibility, and data-driven decision making across the sales lifecycle. You will analyze customer demand trends, identify business risks and opportunities, and partner with stakeholders to optimize capacity allocation, inventory strategies, and revenue attainment.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capabilities, semiconductor industry knowledge, and business acumen to influence strategic planning and operational execution. This role will also act as the primary operations interface for Front-End (FE) Wafer demand planning and forecasting activities supporting Intel Foundry customers.

Key Responsibilities

• demand planning and forecasting processes for Intel Foundry customers, translating customer demand signals into actionable business plans.
• Manage production demand forecasting using Blue Yonder CDP and engineering demand planning within SAP IBP.
• Lead forecast reviews and demand planning cycles, ensuring alignment across Business Development, Strategy, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Finance stakeholders.
• Partner with Business Development teams to establish forecasting readiness for new products, including product setup, demand assumptions, and lifecycle planning.
• Support Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Long-Range Planning (LRP) processes by developing data-driven demand scenarios and identifying planning assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
• Analyze customer forecasts, historical trends, market conditions, and demand patterns to improve forecast accuracy and business predictability.
• Develop executive-level reporting and dashboards that provide visibility into demand, capacity utilization, inventory health, and revenue opportunities.
• Monitor forecast performance, including forecast accuracy, bias, and lag indicators, and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and Manufacturing teams to align demand forecasts with available capacity, inventory strategies, and supply commitments.
• Partner with Customer Business Analysts to maintain accurate customer rolling forecasts and demand visibility.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Identify operational constraints, capacity gaps, and customer fulfillment risks, proactively driving mitigation strategies.
• Support new product introductions (NPI), engineering builds, high-volume manufacturing (HVM) ramps, and customer milestone execution.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance forecasting methodologies, planning processes, data quality, and operational efficiency.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Finance, Operations, Bachelor of Arts or in a similar field.
• 6+ years of experience in Sales Operations, Demand Planning, Supply Chain Analytics, Business Planning, or Capacity Planning within semiconductor or advanced manufacturing environments.
• 6+ years of experience supporting forecasting, planning, or business operations processes.
• Experience with Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP), or related planning methodologies.
• Proficiency with ERP and planning systems such as SAP IBP, Blue Yonder, or similar enterprise planning tools.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex modeling, forecasting, data analysis, and reporting.
• Experience analyzing large data sets and translating findings into actionable business recommendations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Post graduate degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Finance/MBA, Operations, Bachelor of Arts or in a similar field.
• Experience supporting semiconductor wafer manufacturing, foundry operations, or advanced technology development organizations.
• Working knowledge of semiconductor supply chains, wafer fabrication operations, and capacity planning methodologies.
• Experience developing executive dashboards and business insights using Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytics platforms.
• Experience communicating and presenting to executives, with the ability to influence decisions through data-driven storytelling.
• Proven track record of driving process improvements and operational excellence initiatives.
• Experience managing planning activities across NPI, engineering, and high-volume manufacturing environments.

Why Intel Foundry

Join Intel's Foundry Business Group and play a pivotal role in helping scale one of the world's most ambitious semiconductor manufacturing organizations. You will work across sales, operations, supply chain, and manufacturing functions to shape strategic decisions, improve customer outcomes, and enable Intel Foundry's continued growth and success

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