Global Master Planner Manager

NL3M Philips International BV; Batam; On-site; IDR 1,698,514,000 - 2,547,771,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips is seeking a Global Master Planner Manager to validate supply network plans, coordinate cross‑functional teams, and optimize product availability across the network. The role focuses on reducing costs, improving service levels, and managing disruptions through strategic planning and continuous improvement.

You will oversee procurement strategies, translate capacity data into production plans, and develop contingency plans to ensure uninterrupted operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Business Economics, SCM, OR, Data Analysis, Analytics, or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in supply planning or supply chain management.
• Experience leading End-to-End Supply Chain and/or Category Planning.
• Previous team leadership experience.
• Knowledge of ERP systems and inventory management.
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills.
• Fluent in English; Mandarin or Cantonese preferred.

Responsibilities

• Validate supply network plans aligned with business goals and optimize product availability across the network.
• Oversee use of the supply network to reduce costs and improve service levels.
• Resolve advanced planning issues by identifying root causes and coordinating corrective actions.
• Steer bottlenecks or disruptions ensuring continuous efficiency.
• Present detailed reports on supply network performance to senior management.
• Determine optimal supply levels and adjust procurement strategies to meet demand.
• Interpret monthly production capacity and availability data to translate into production plans.
• Develop contingency plans for potential disruptions to ensure continuity.
• Implement process improvements to boost overall supply chain effectiveness.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and industry standards.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor or Master degree in Business Economics / SCM / OR / Data Analysis / Analytics

Tools

ERP systems

Inventory management

Job description

Job Title Global Master Planner Manager Job Description

Job summary: The role is responsible for validating supply network plans, coordinating with teams, optimizing product availability, resolving planning issues, managing disruptions, determining supply levels, interpreting data, developing contingency plans, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and industry practices.

Your role

• Validates comprehensive supply network plans aligned with business goals, ensuring optimal product availability across the network, and coordinating with cross‑functional teams.
• Oversee the usage and implementation of the supply network to reduce costs, improve service levels, and enhance overall supply chain effectiveness through strategic management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee the resolution of advanced supply planning issues by identifying the root causes, implementing corrective actions, and coordinating with relevant stakeholders to maintain smooth operations.
• Steers mid‑to‑high complexity bottlenecks or disruptions in the supply network plan by ensuring the implementation of corrective actions to ensure continuous operational efficiency.
• Presents detailed reports on supply network performance for senior management, analyzes data to offer valuable insights and recommendations and highlights key trends, potential issues, and areas for improvement.
• Determines optimal supply levels, coordinates with suppliers, and adjusts procurement strategies to ensure that products are available in the right quantities and at the right time, thereby supporting uninterrupted operations and meeting customer expectations.
• Interprets the analysis of monthly data on production capacity and supply availability to translate into production plans in accordance with customer demand and committed delivery schedules, available resources and market needs.
• Develops contingency plans to address potential supply chain disruptions, including natural disasters, supplier failures, and transportation issues, ensuring preparedness and continuity of operations.
• Implement process improvements to significantly boost overall supply chain effectiveness by optimizing operations, reducing inefficiencies, and enhancing performance across all stages of the supply network.
• Ensures adherence to all regulatory requirements and industry standards governing supply network planning operations and logistics to maintain compliance and operational integrity.

You’re the right fit if

• Bachelor or Master degree in Business Economics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Data Analysis and Statistics, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in supply planning, supply chain management, or a related area.
• You have demonstrable experience in leading an End to End Supply Chain and/or you are in Category Planning.
• A pre would be that you have experience in leading a team.
• Knowledge of supply chain management, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and inventory management.
• Experience with continuous improvement.
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills.
• Fluent in English with Mandarin or Cantonese language capability is strongly preferred.

Location Based

Batam or Singapore.

How we work together

Onsite roles require full‑time presence in the company’s facilities.

About Philips

Are you ready to do the work of your life to help the lives of others? Learn more about our business, discover our rich and exciting history and learn more about our purpose. At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health‑tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success.

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