Upstream Planning Senior Associate

Schneider Electric; Batam; On-site; IDR 200,880,000 - 334,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric in Batam, Indonesia is seeking an Upstream Planning Senior Associate to manage supplier forecasts and inventory parameters alongside Supply Planners.

You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Planning to optimize demand and supplier performance while driving continuous improvements and inventory accuracy in a global energy leadership environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or college degree.
• 5–6 years of experience in Purchasing/Inventory/Material & Warehouse Management or equivalent.
• Familiar with SAP (or other ERP), understanding of MRP and procurement.
• Familiar with collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Planning.
• Excel proficiency beyond basic; good communication and negotiation skills.
• Self-starter with drive to continuously innovate.

Responsibilities

• Forecast management with suppliers.
• Ensure suppliers’ capacity and capability for demand.
• Supplier performance management.
• Drive improvement projects with suppliers.
• Update system with inventory parameters working with Supply Planners.
• Review stocking policy, check UHS and rebalance with Supply Planner.
• SSP implementation

Skills

Excel advanced

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Self-starter

Collaboration with cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

MRP

Procurement

Job description

The Role: Upstream Planning Senior Associate

In Schneider Electric, everything we do is geared towards advancing progress and sustainability for all—our colleagues, customers, partners, and the communities and societies we serve.

Whether it's through our products, software, and services that propel the digital transformation of energy management and automation, or through our corporate citizenship and volunteer activities, we make a meaningful impact by empowering people and organizations to become more resilient, electric, and digital.

Which is where you come in. Working at Schneider Electric means working toward a cleaner, better world. You're part of a global team built on inclusion, mastery, purpose, action, curiosity, and teamwork, turning sustainability ambitions into actions.

What will you do?

• Forecast management with suppliers.
• Ensure Suppliers’ capacity and capability for demand.
• Supplier performance management
• Drive improvement projects with suppliers.
• Update system with inventory parameters working with Supply Planners
• Review stocking policy, check UHS and rebalance working with Supply planner.
• SSP implementation

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree
• At least 5-6 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this positionspecializing in Purchasing/Inventory/Material & Warehouse Management or equivalent.
• Familiar and has used SAP (or other ERP software), understanding of MRP, Procurement
• Familiar and has collaborated with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Planning
• Microsoft office tool: Excel (beyond basic), Good communication skill, Negotiation skill
• Self-starter and has the drive to continuously innovate

What’s in it for me?

• Global Family Leave
• Comprehensive medical coverage for employee and dependents
• Worldwide Employee Stock Ownership
• Hybrid work arrangement (New Ways of Working)
• …and more!

Rewards designed for you

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: We see you and we value you. It’s more than just pay and benefits—it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed to help you perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential. The package helps you care for yourself and your family, plan your future, grow your skills and career, collaborate in an inclusive workplace, and contribute to your community. At Schneider Electric, we’re here for what matters most to you.

* Country-specific programs and initiatives may be available.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviours are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

€40 billion global revenue

+9% organic growth

150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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