Material planner
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Purchasing materials to ensure delivery, quantity, and time to catch up with a production schedule.
- Plan delivery schedule of materials based on expected consumption & production requirements.
- To distribute the report to each purchaser for self-checking and discuss each pending job, Pending PO with individual purchasers and resolve the bottleneck, in consultation with the Department head.
- Lead to development suppliers of requirements in terms of delivery and problem-solving material shortage. Short-term and long-term on-time material delivery improvement.
- Coordinate with the internal, external, and logistic teams. To get material on time for shipment.
- To assist/support Management/Operation regarding purchasing system and all processes.
- Overseeing the daily workflow and schedules of the Department.
- Leading Purchasing, Inventory teams to achieve established KPI and Targets.
- Building strong relationships with both key suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver positive outcomes.
- Monitor material and equipment supply requirements to meet the Operational needs of the business.
- Identifying new opportunities while managing company spending with a continuous focus on
- Material on-time delivery improvements
- Continuous improvement related to purchasing and inventory control with a goal to maximize efficiency and optimize workflow.
Among the different areas of responsibilities, she/he will:
- Management material PO, and tracking. To control FIFO, Inventory reduction, Lean manufacturing, and on-time shipment control.
- Follow up material import shipments and local suppliers to support production planer schedule.
- Other jobs that Material Management Manager assigned. Lead and work closely with other concerned material management departments. To achieve MM department objective and KPI target.
Supplier on-time delivery control
- Coordinate with import and local suppliers to ensure all materials can be delivery on time.
- Zero material shortage to the production line.
- Corrective and preventive action related to on-time material from suppliers. Risk assessments of material delivery. Support production, production planner, and store as requested.
Education
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Supply chain management, Marketing, Business Management, Industrial, Material engineering, Material management or related fields. Or equivalent through experience
Languages:
• Mandatory fluent in English, any other language is an asset.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong analytical skills to push on-time delivery. Knowledge of supply chain and material management.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills. Strong to follow-up delivery and tracking materials.
- Strong to communicate in English well.
- Knowledge of entering purchase orders into the system, PR/PO, and Purchasing all supplies system. Ensures timely and accurate purchase orders to suppliers.
- Ability to analyze bills of material (BOM) and drawings to understand key requirements.
- Having experience in the purchasing, material planning of manufacturing, air conditioning material or automotive manufacturing will be an advantage.
- Responsible for purchasing material for supply in production from local and oversea.
- Computer program MS Office, Oracle, Excel macro, PowerPoint, MS-team, and lead online meetings.
- Ability to travel at short notice. Visit and audit suppliers if request.
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.