Material Planner
Summary
Oversee production/material planning, inventory, and supplier performance for electronics manufacturing, ensuring on-time delivery and cost efficiency.
About the Role
- The position is responsible for leading and drive achievement of Production Planning, Material Planning, Order management as well as Customs based on customer demand and targeted inventory levels for a manufacturing size.
Your Team
- Report to Supply Chain Manager • Manufacturing.
What You Will Do
- Supervise customer demand integration, forecast updates, and weekly requirements
- Review and support short term production plans, recovery plans, and capacity alignment
- Oversee long term production planning to support manufacturing and program launches
- Support resolution of critical delivery issues with customers and internal teams
- Review and analyze customer delivery performance and lead disputes when required
- Ensure continuous material supply by coordinating operations, managing risks.
- Monitor inventory levels and manage stock replenishment processes
- Lead supplier delivery performance improvement
- Review and consider action need on Excess & Obsolete Inventory
- Ensure compliance with supply chain standards and regulations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve workflow efficiency
- Analyze supply chain data to identify and address issues
What You Need
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Logistics or related.
- At least 12+ years of procurement / production planning / material control or related fields. experience in the electronics manufacturing industry.
- Working knowledge required includes manufacturing operations, purchasing procedures and policies, materials planning (MRP) and analytical skills. Experience in SAP is preferred
- Excellent communications skills required. interpersonal, problem solving and decision-making skills are also required.
- Able to work independently.
- Good English in both oral and written.
- A certificate of APICS or an equivalent is a plus
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills
- Presentation Skills
What is Nice to Have
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, take initiative, and perform effectively in a fast-paced matrixed environment
- Analytical and presentation skills
- Organizational skills and ability to prioritize and balance workload to meet deadlines
Attention to detail and strong follow through required