Specialist, Direct Materials Planner

• 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.

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

• Demand and Supply Analysis * Collaborate with Group supply chain to understand demand patterns and fluctuations.
• Adjust material plans based on changes in demand and production schedules.
• Generate purchase plan for materials based on MRP result and requirements.
• Collaborate with material buyers for material supply plan such as weekly requirement and pull in plan.

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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