Executive Inventory Management

Job summary:

• Manage end to end supply planning from WM to EM
• Manage and monitor inventory operations to ensure inventory is planned at optimal level to meet target turns, working capital performance and revenue growth
• Drives the development and continuous improvement of KPIs associated with inventory management

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage end to end supply planning from West Malaysia to East Malaysia
• Develop and execute supply plans to meet organization goals (CFR & inventory DOH)
• Identify opportunities to meet customer demands during constrained supply.
• Work with Demand Team, Client Management & Supply Chain management to improve supply availability
• Maintain inventory plan to ensure cost effectiveness and to meet customer demands
• Monitoring supply vs offtake vs forecast committed (of current month)
• Address supply & inventory-related queries and issues in a timely manner
• Schedule monthly supply review with (relevant) stakeholders/supervisors
• Maintain supply & inventory planning processes and systems to improve fulfillment rate%
• Identify areas of improvements and recommend action plans (SLOB reduction)
• Supporting EM S&OP
• Demonstrates knowledge of the key drivers of inventory and its impact on warehouse and distribution capacity and financial reporting.
• Skillful in analysis and communicating service level to the stakeholders
• Collaboration with client, attend client KPI review and supply review meeting
• Provide customized analysis report to specific clients

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics or related field
• Minimum 3 to 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Minimum three to five years’ experience in a managerial capacity
• Demonstrate understanding and working of Sales & operation Planning (S&OP) process
• Demonstrate understanding and working of Supply Review component process of the overall S&OP
• Demonstrate experience in of inventory planning methodologies and systems
• Demonstrate capability of adapting to different inventory planning strategies
• Demonstrate working understanding of distribution centers, distribution and transport
• Proven experience in inventory management, procurement systems and logistics operations
• Demonstrate working knowledge of SAP and Net Requirement/Distribution planning
• Proven experience in the consumer goods, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries
• Demonstrate analytical and quantitative skills
• Demonstrate appreciation and respect for cultural sensitivities especially in internation/cross-cultural interactions
• Demonstrate proficiencies in office productivity tools (eg. Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• Demonstrate fluency in English, both written and spoken