Manager, Supply Integrated Planning

Jobstreet Malaysia; Selangor; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A key role within a dynamic company focused on optimizing supply chain processes is available. The Supply Integrated Planning position requires strong leadership and problem-solving skills combined with extensive experience in supply and production planning. Successful candidates will manage complex inventory challenges while ensuring high service levels and cost efficiency through collaboration across teams. If you possess a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field with a growth mindset and proven experience in the FMCG industry, this is an opportunity you will not want to miss.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in supply planning, production planning, or manufacturing planning.
• Experience in FMCG or food industry preferred.
• Knowledge of MRP, S&OP, MPS systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain rolling supply plans balancing demand forecasts with production capacity.
• Optimize production plans to minimize changeovers.
• Lead Supply Review in S&OP process.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Business acumen

Education

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

Tools

SAP S/4Hana

Excel

Power BI

KNIME

Job description

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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.

It involves strong supply integrated planning, ensuring automation in SAP S/4Hana, and understanding planning challenges such as shelf-life, high SKU counts, seasonality, and agile coordination with external production partners.

The role is key in driving the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring product availability, inventory efficiency, and seamless supply chain execution.

A. Supply Integrated Planning

Responsible for developing and maintaining rolling supply plans balancing demand forecasts with production capacity, inventory targets, material availability, and service levels.

Translate demand signals into actionable production plans considering shelf-life, lead times, supply constraints, and scheduling flexibility.

Optimize production plans, including sequencing and batching, to minimize changeovers and increase efficiency, considering variants, packaging, and SKUs.

Maintain optimal inventory levels across multiple distribution centers, ensuring high service levels and cost efficiency.

Lead Supply Review in the S&OP process, delivering productivity, visibility to constraints, risks, and mitigation plans.

Collaborate with Demand Planning, Commercial, and Finance teams to align forecasts, prepare WHAT IF scenarios, capacity analysis, and risk assessments for decision-making in monthly S&OP meetings.

B. Inventory & Shelf-Life Management

Define and manage inventory policies biannually or quarterly, including safety stock strategies and replenishment parameters by product category.

Optimize inventory of finished goods and raw materials, minimizing stockouts and obsolescence while delivering service.

Drive SKU rationalization, support new product launches, and lifecycle management to minimize write-offs.

Manage inventory levels across manufacturing plants, maintain and improve planning master data, and ensure timely SKU discontinuation in SAP.

Harmonize materials across markets to reduce SKUs, leverage MOQ, and eliminate write-offs.

Drive automation, digitization, and standardization of planning processes and tools, utilizing ERP, MRP, and systems like S4 Hana, Excel, Power BI, and KNIME.

Conduct root cause analysis for service failures, disruptions, and inventory issues; implement corrective actions.

Own and measure KPIs such as capacity utilization, service level, fill rate, stock cover, and OOS analysis.

Provide coaching, support team growth, and guide career development.

The duties are subject to change based on business needs.

Requirements:

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

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

Knowledge of MRP, S&OP, MPS, and/or MRP systems.

Experience with Loss Elimination, Value Stream Mapping, and Process Improvement.

Leadership skills in strategy, operations, and transformation.

Growth mindset, agility, ownership, and execution excellence.

Strong communication, problem-solving, influencing, and collaboration skills.

Business acumen and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to lead change, be hands-on, adapt to complexity, and thrive in change.

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