Specialist, Direct Materials Planner

Main purpose of the role: 
•    Ensuring that materials are readiness for production when needed both campaign and replenishment orders.
•    Monitoring and maintaining MRP parameter set up, optimal inventory levels to meet production and financial targets.
•    involves balancing the demand for materials with the available supply and collaborating with various stakeholders.

Key accountabilities:

•    Material and Production Planning

1. Manage supply of direct materils to ensure the availability and readiness according to the time line.
2. Analyze direct materials, production schedules, and inventory levels to create effective material plans to production each direct materials category.
3. Coordinating with master production scheduling teams to align material availability with production schedules.
4. Collaborate with materials buyers team and stakeholders to ensure on-time materials delivery, prioritization and prevent production delays.
5. Implementing continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of materials management processes.

•    Demand and Supply Analysis

1. Collaborate with Group supply chain to understand demand patterns and fluctuations.
2. Adjust material plans based on changes in demand and production schedules.
3. Generate purchase plan for materials based on MRP result and requirements.
4. Collaborate with material buyers for material supply plan such as weekly requirement and pull in plan.

•    Inventory Management 

1. Monitor and maintain optimal inventory levels to meet production and demand including day to day oprations on materials transfer and allocation to sites.
2. Implement inventory control measures to minimize excess or obsolete stock.
3. Coordinating with logistics and warehouse team on the transportation and distribution of materials to each production site.

•    Risk Management 

1. Identify and escalate potential risks in the supply chain, such as shortages or delays, and develop contingency plans.
2. Mitigate risks through strategic planning and collaboration with relevant stakeholders

•    Data Analysis and Reporting

1. Analyze data related to materials, BOM, usage for materials purchase plan both Campaign and replenishment orders.
2. Generate reports to provide insights into material planning metrics such as materials readiness, week of supply and inventory performance.
3. Utilizing data analytics tools to analyze and interpret data related to demand, supply, and inventory.
4. Identifying trends and areas for improvement in the materials management process.

•    Cross-functional Collaboration

1. Work closely with material buyers, production, master planning, scheduling, logistics and warehouse, quality and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment in material planning.
2. Collaborate with other departments to address issues and optimize overall business processes.

Personal Competencies:

•    Business experience in Planning and understanding E2E process.
•    Quick learning and capable to work under high agile and pressure environment.
•    Able to work with multi-function and managing multi tasks.
•    Efficiency on communication skill and capability.
•    Flexible and Effective on Problem Solving.
•    Accountabilities, independence, and stakeholder management skills are essential.
•    Negotiation and Analytical Skill.
•    Detail oriented.

Computer Skills:

Microsoft Office, MS Excel, SAP, O9 or other ERP, Outlook 
Optional : Power BI, Coding and Python are advantages.

Language Skills:
Ability to communicate in English