Material Planning cum Buyer (Manufacturing) - Senai Airport City

Materials Planning.

• · Ensure optimal quantities are purchased and transferred by maintaining minimum order quantities and fixed lot multipliers within Product Information Management. Minimum order quantities and fixed lot multipliers should be aligned with demands, Supplier price breaks and order quantities produced by the supplier (outside vendor or internal)
• · Ensure that components/raw materials have appropriate min/max and safety stock levels assigned within inventory management
• · Ensure adequate purchased/transferred material availability through review and release planned orders from min/max inventory replenishment on a daily basis, availability through review and release planned orders in the Supply Plan, on a daily basis, to create transfer orders and purchase orders, availability through by managing Supply Exceptions on inbound transfer orders and purchase orders within the Supply Plan on a daily basis and maintain accurate due dates on transfer orders and purchase orders
• · Performs analysisis on Excess inventory and ensures corrects actions are in place to eliminate and prevent it.
• Perform demand analysis to ensure optimum inventory levels.
• Communicate and collaborate with Demand Planners in order to provide key input into the Demand function.
• Perform periodic review of historic demand and systemically suggest/make amendments to forecasts for assigned theater to improve the demand plan.

Improve KPM’s

· Coordinate supply chain functions to improve service levels, reduce cost, optimize inventory levels, and freight spend. Set goals to improve corporate KPM’s linked to the company’s overall objectives and performance expectations. Identify improvement opportunities and work with peers to implement solutions. Initiate changes to planning systems to support inventory optimization and increase efficiency in the supply chain. Work with international theatre supply chain and business unit counterparts to drive results linked to Panduit’s objectives and defined KPM’s.

Execute to a schedule and coordinate supply

· Coordinate successful execution by utilizing effective planning. Proactively communicate potential issues impacting the business; make improvements to relevant planning systems and tools. Review and make decisions on supply to optimize supply chain efficiencies. Communicate and collaborate with other supply chain functions; make system improvements to enhance delivery system. Responsible for relevant parameters to optimize inventory.

Purchase Order (PO) Administration:

· Process, review and confirm all requisitions for complex production items into POs through the Oracle System. When appropriate direct low dollar/low risk purchases through corporate P-Card.

· Confirm the accuracy and acceptance of PO information with suppliers and update as required.

· Manage and track all outside processing components and customer drop ship orders.

· Expediting of orders as needed to support schedules. Assist buyers with issue resolution as a point of escalation

· Review daily open order report and take appropriate action

· Reconcile invoice discrepancies and resolve AP related issues

· Close open POs per client requests

· Ensures no hung requisitions on system.

· Ensure materials arrives as promised, following up with supplier, logistics and warehouse.

Supplier Capacity & Commitment Management:

· Provide Forecasts to suppliers, stay informed on supplier’s capacity constraints, Review and support supply/demand plan and organizing delivery dates, support negotiated supplier capacity commitments, match Panduit demand and supplier capacity to minimize excess inventory, secure and process returned goods and Trace Corrective Action from Suppliers

· Lead and participate in functional projects. Partner with internal clients to Identify, organize, prioritize and execute projects to meet global supply chain initiatives.

· Lead and participate in functional projects. Partner with internal clients to Identify, organize, prioritize and execute projects to meet global supply chain initiatives.

· Provide, implement and drive purchasing processes solutions for continuous improvement. Use data driven analysis methods to identify root cause problem areas and lead corrective action.

· Provide category management support to Corporate sourcing team included but not limited to: lead-time validation, supplier minimum order quantities, and price breaks to ensure parts/materials are brought at the most competitive price

· Engineering Change Order Management(ECO): Update PO detail as required and manage acceptance of Engineering Change Notice with Suppliers. Logistics Model Analysis (if applicable by country) – verify best logistics model for import material due to different taxation

· Mentors and guides peers with best practice support on all job related functions.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: RM5,000.00 - RM6,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Maternity leave
• Opportunities for promotion
• Professional development

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Performance bonus
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Senai: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Material Planning: 4 years (Preferred)
• Inventory control: 4 years (Preferred)
• Purchasing: 4 years (Preferred)