Senior Material Planner

Summary

As a Senior Executive, you will lead the end-to-end material readiness strategy to ensure seamless production execution. You are responsible for optimizing inventory health, mitigating supply chain risks via Kinaxis/SAP, and serving as the primary liaison between Engineering, Procurement, and Global Customers to meet revenue targets.

Detailed Description

• CTB Management: Drive the weekly Clear-to-Build (CTB) process using Kinaxis RapidResponse, providing visibility for a 13-week rolling demand for all Work Orders and Planned Orders.
• Simulation & Risk Mitigation: Perform advanced CTB simulations for "What-If" scenarios and urgent, un-forecasted orders to assess impact on production and revenue.
• PR/PO Governance: Oversee the conversion of Purchase Requisitions (PR) to Buyers; proactively identify and resolve roadblocks related to short lead times (LT), End-of-Life (EOL) components, and revision changes.
• Lifecycle Planning: Manage Engineering Change (EC) implementations by providing accurate depletion dates to minimize Excess & Obsolete (E&O) exposure.
• Structural Optimization: Conduct quarterly Lead Time profile reviews and propose strategic Safety Stock levels to balance service levels with working capital.
• VMI/SMI Programs: Drive the optimization of Supplier Managed Inventory (SMI) and Just-in-Time (JIT) processes to improve inventory turns.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Facilitate weekly demand loading reviews with Program Managers and Planners to analyze forecast volatility.
• Production Readiness: Lead daily GYAT (Get Your Act Together) meetings with Production, Warehouse, and Planning to resolve immediate material constraints.
• Customer Engagement: Act as the supply chain focal point in weekly customer meetings, managing consignment material audits, cycle counts, and shipment priorities.
• Maintain Master Data integrity by submitting PIR updates to Site Document Control.
• Generate high-level Localization and Regionalization reports to support strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Orchestrate urgent material movements by collaborating with Logistics and Warehousing to ensure monthly revenue closure.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.

• Experience: Minimum 6–8 years of experience in Material Planning or Inventory Control. (Note: Experience with NPI and high-mix/low-volume environments is highly preferred).

• Languages: Excellent communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia. Fluency in Mandarin is required to facilitate communication with regional stakeholders and vendors.

• Flexibility: Willingness to work in Senai and support overtime during peak production or month-end closing when necessary.

• Technical Proficiency:

  • Advanced proficiency in SAP and Kinaxis RapidResponse.

  • Expert Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, Data Modeling).

• Soft Skills:

  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

  • Exceptional time management and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.