Lead Demand Planner (2027 New College Graduate)

About GlobalFoundries 

GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading manufacturer of essential semiconductors, enabling AI at scale from the cloud to the physical world. Through deep partnerships with customers, GF delivers differentiated, power-efficient and high-performance solutions for high-growth markets. GF is a trusted and holistic technology partner for customers around the world. GF’s talented, global team remains focused every day on security, longevity, and sustainability. For more information, visit www.gf.com. 

New College Graduates Overview: 

We offer many full-time employment paths for recent graduates, which provide accelerated training in a fast-paced work environment, cross-functional working opportunities, and talent mobility. New college graduates are provided with mentorship, networking, and leadership opportunities, which give our new team members life-long connections and skills.​ 

Summary of Role: 

The Lead Demand Planner will support the advancement of GlobalFoundries’ forecasting and demand planning processes. This role will own consolidated reporting infrastructure and provide executive-level demand insights that support the demand planning organization and business decision-making. 

Essential Responsibilities include: 

• Validate statistical models by independently comparing forecast accuracy across different models. 

• Partner with Business Units to align on the consensus demand plan by reviewing risks and opportunities, maintaining demand-driver inputs, and resolving demand gaps or imbalances. 

• Own consolidated demand reporting across Business Units, ensuring accurate, timely, and standardized visibility into forecast performance, demand changes, and key business trends. 

• Develop, maintain, and enhance Power BI dashboards and reporting tools that provide insights into forecast accuracy, demand shifts, risks, opportunities, and business performance. 

• Consolidate planner inputs, assumptions, and key demand stories into executive-level summaries, presentations, and recurring reporting packages for demand reviews and strategic planning discussions. 

• Analyze demand trends, cycle-over-cycle changes, forecast variability, and performance metrics to identify actionable insights and root causes. 

• Drive reporting automation and process improvements to reduce manual consolidation efforts and improve efficiency. 

• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across reporting outputs, planning tools, and consolidated demand views. 

Other Responsibilities: 

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Required Qualifications: 

• Education – Graduating with a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related field from an accredited degree program. 

• Must have at least an overall 3.0 GPA and proven good academic standing. 

• Language Fluency - English (Written & Verbal)

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prior related internship or co-op experience. 

• Demonstrated prior leadership experience in the workplace, school projects, competitions, etc. 

• Strong interest in leveraging AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support effective decision-making. 

• Project management skills, i.e. the ability to innovate and execute solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

• Strong planning & organizational skills 

• Strong analytical and modeling capabilities, including advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Power BI. 

• Ability to collaborate across Planning, Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain teams and communicate demand insights to senior leadership.
   

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Expected Salary Range

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.