Manager - Supply Planning

Heineken Malaysia Berhad; Selangor; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HEINEKEN Malaysia is seeking a Supply Planning Manager to ensure right products, materials and capacity are available at the right time. You will translate demand into executable plans, coordinating with brewing, packaging, engineering, procurement, logistics and global teams to manage risks and optimize inventory.

You will drive planning data quality, use planning systems such as Core and FuturMaster, and collaborate with global teams to ensure OTIF submissions and continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 3–5 years of experience in supply planning, material planning, or production planning in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Translate demand forecasts into 18-month rolling supply, capacity, material and import plans.
• Develop daily and weekly production schedules balancing demand and capacity.
• Identify and mitigate supply risks across capacity, material availability and inventory.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

Core

FuturMaster

Anaplan

Job description

As our Supply Planning Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring we have the right products, materials, and production capacity at the right time. You will lead end-to-end supply planning across production capacity, materials, and imported beer, translating demand into executable plans that support business growth and ensure uninterrupted supply.

Working closely with Brewing, Packaging, Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, and Global teams, you will proactively manage supply risks, optimize inventory and capacity, and drive continuous improvement across our planning processes.

What You’ll Do

• Lead end-to-end supply planning by translating demand forecasts into realistic 18-month rolling supply, capacity, material, and import plans.
• Manage short- to medium-term production planning across production lines, developing daily and weekly schedules that balance demand, capacity, resources, and operational requirements.
• Identify and mitigate supply risks by proactively managing capacity constraints, material availability, shortages, excess, ageing, and obsolete inventory.
• Optimize safety stock and inventory strategies to ensure supply continuity while minimizing waste and inventory write-offs.
• Develop supply planning scenarios for the S&OP process, assessing the impact on volume, capacity, service levels, risks, and costs to support business decisions.
• Drive planning data and systems excellence, ensuring master data and planning parameters are accurate and up to date, while maximizing the use of planning systems such as Core and FuturMaster.
• Coordinate material forecasting and reporting, partnering with Procurement and Global teams to ensure accurate and OTIF submissions through Anaplan.
• Drive continuous improvement to strengthen planning robustness, responsiveness, visibility, and supply chain performance, leveraging TPM methodologies and best practices.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships to ensure seamless execution from planning through to production and supply.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Food Technology, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in supply planning, material planning, production planning, or a related role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of material planning, capacity planning, production scheduling, inventory management, and supply risk management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn data into actionable insights and business decisions.
• Good understanding of lead times, inventory principles, and supply chain risk mitigation.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Core, FuturMaster, Anaplan, or other supply planning systems is an advantage.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions.
• Good command of English, both written and spoken.

HEINEKEN Malaysia with its portfolio of iconic international brands is the leading brewer in the country. The Company brews, markets and distributes:

• The World’s No. 1 international premium beer Heineken®
• The great taste of Heineken® with dealcoholised Heineken® 0.0
• The World-acclaimed iconic Asian beer Tiger Beer
• The crystal-cold filtered beer Tiger Crystal
• The World’s No. 1 stout Guinness
• The World’s No. 1 cider Strongbow Apple Ciders
• The New Zealand inspired cider Apple Fox Cider
• The all-time local favourite Anchor Smooth
• The premium Irish ale Kilkenny
• The real shandy Anglia
• HEINEKEN Malaysia also produces the wholesome, premium quality non-alcoholic Malta. HEINEKEN Malaysia’s brand portfolio also includes the No. 1 German wheat beer Paulaner and Japan’s No. 1 100% malt beer Kirin Ichiban.

For enquiries, call 012-281 8888 or visit www.drinkies.my

The Company continues to lead the responsible drinking agenda through its Drink Sensibly campaign.

Listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, HEINEKEN Malaysia’s principal shareholder is GAPL Pte Ltd based in Singapore. GAPL Pte Ltd is 100% owned by Heineken N.V.

For more information please visit: www.heinekenmalaysia.com

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