Manager, Supply Integrated Planning

Yeo Hiap Seng; Selangor; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A major player in the FMCG sector in Malaysia is seeking a Supply Integrated Planning Manager to ensure effective supply planning and optimal inventory management. The role involves collaboration with various teams, driving the Sales & Operations Planning process, and maintaining high service levels across multiple locations. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in supply chain management and at least 8–10 years of relevant experience. This position requires a Bachelor's degree and proficiency in SAP S/4 Hana and planning tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in supply planning, production planning, or manufacturing planning.
• Preferably in FMCG or food industry; with hands-on experience managing co-packers.
• Strategic, operational, and transformational leadership skills required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end supply integrated planning.
• Lead the supply review in the S&OP process.
• Collaborate with demand planning and finance teams.

Skills

Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRPII)

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

Master Production Scheduling (MPS)

Problem solving skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field

Tools

SAP S/4 Hana

Excel

Power BI

KNIME

Job description

Summarize / Overview of the objective of the role

This role ensures end to end supply integrated planning with optimal production, inventory, and service levels across a complex network of in-house facilities (and third‑party partners).

Strong supply integrated planning ensuring automation system in planning in SAP S/4 Hana and understanding of planning challenges including shelf‑life, high SKU counts, seasonality, and the need for agile coordination with external production partners when needed.

This role will play a key part in driving the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring optimal product availability, efficient inventory management, and seamless execution of the supply chain.

Responsibilities

Supply Integrated Planning

Responsible for end‑to‑end Supply integrated Planning: develop and maintain rolling supply plans that balance demand forecasts with internal and external production capacity, inventory targets, material availability and service level goals.

Translate demand signals into actionable production plans – daily, weekly, monthly, account for shelf‑life, factoring in lead times, supply constraints and production flexibility in scheduling production.

Optimize production plan including sequencing and batching to minimize changeovers and increase line efficiency, considering variants, packaging formats, and SKUs to deliver best service to all customers.

Maintain optimal inventory levels across multiple DCs while ensuring high service levels, inventory and cost efficiency.

Lead/champion Supply Review in S&OP process: delivering productivity across supply chain, visibility to supply/ capacity constraints, risks, loss elimination and mitigation & preventive plans.

Collaborate with Demand Planning, Commercial, and Finance teams: to drive alignment on forecast, prepare and present supply integrated planning WHAT IF scenarios, capacity analysis, risk assessments analysis and options enabling decision‑making during monthly S&OP meetings with multi‑functions.

Inventory & Shelf‑Life Management

Define and manage inventory policies on half‑yearly basis (or quarterly):

Safety stock strategies, and replenishment parameters by product category, adjusted for demand volatility and supply lead time.

Optimal finished goods and raw & pack material inventory, minimizing both stockouts and obsolescence and deliver best service, inventory and cost.

Drive/ identify SKU rationalization on Quarterly basis, support new product launch and Phase‑in Phase‑out (PIPO) planning to minimize inventory write‑offs, and lifecycle management from a supply chain perspective.

Responsible on material (Raw & Pack) and finished good optimal inventory level across multiple manufacturing plants.

Maintain and improve planning master data for Supply Integrated Planning (MRP 1‑4) (e.g., lead times, replenishment policies), timely discontinuation skus code deactivation from SAP system to eliminate write‑off of material.

Harmonization of materials across market to reduce skus count, leverage on MOQ and eliminate write‑off.

Optimization of operational efficiency thru the application of multiple planning framework – RCCP, block scheduling, OEM redeployment, integration of Plan‑Source‑Make‑Deliver.

Drive automation, digitization, and standardisation of planning processes and tools.

Utilise ERP, MRP, contribute to the deployment and enhancement of planning systems (e.g. S4 Hana) to streamline supply planning operations.

Leverage tools like Excel, Power BI, KNIME systems to generate insights and drive continuous improvement.

Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for service failures, supply disruptions, and inventory anomalies; implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence (PDCA).

Owned and measure KPI for capacity Utilisation, Service level for international markets, production fill rate to markets, stock cover, OOS Analysis, etc.

Provide coaching, support people growth through development plans, and guide career planning to foster individual and team success.

The duties listed are not exhaustive and may be varied from time to time as dictated by the changing needs of the Business and Organisation. The post holder will be expected to undertake other duties as appropriate and as requested by his/her manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field.

Minimum 8–10 years of experience in supply planning, production planning, or manufacturing planning, preferably in FMCG or food industry; with hands on experience managing co‑packers or contract manufacturers.

Skills with Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRPII), Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and/or Master Production Scheduling (MPS) and/or Materials Requirements Planning (MRP).

Loss Elimination, Value Stream Mapping, Work Process Improvement, Simplification.

Strategic, Operational, Organisation and Transformation Leadership.

Growth mindset, learning agility, leadership, ownership, execution Excellence and accountable.

Resourceful, strong communication, problem solving skills, influencing & collaboration skills.

Strong business acumen and stakeholder management skills.

Lead change, hands on, thrive in complex. Adaptable to change.