Material Manager

Adient; Tanjong Malim; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Adient in Malaysia seeks an experienced Materials & Planning Manager to oversee materials, receiving and warehouse activities. You will analyze demand, identify delivery issues and support optimized production planning with secure customer delivery.

You will also support material planning for direct and indirect materials, ensuring on-time arrival at lowest cost and driving MRP system utilization while coordinating with internal teams and suppliers on customs and duty exemptions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Management or Business Administration.
• 5+ years in automotive with material buying and 3+ years in a management role.
• Experience in production control, inventory control and JIT.
• Import/export under BOI regulations; ERP/MRP systems knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise materials, receiving and warehouse operations.
• Analyze customer demand and identify delivery issues.
• Support Production Planning to optimize plans with secure customer delivery.
• Support Material Planning for direct and indirect materials, arriving on time and in right quantity.
• Drive full utilization of MRP systems and minimize manual calculations.
• Coordinate with internal teams and suppliers on customs and duty exemptions.
• Lead supplier performance reviews and implement corrective actions for service quality.
• Develop logistics plans to meet cost targets and lead times.
• Verify export/import information and communicate policy changes.
• Lead physical inventory, cycle counts and PI variance analysis.
• Mentor planning team members and align with company direction and standards.

Skills

MRP system

Inventory management

Production planning

Cycle count

Logistics planning

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

English proficiency

Supplier coordination

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, Industrial Management or Business Administration

Tools

MFG Pro

SAP

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

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Manage and supervise the activities of materials, receiving and warehouse.

To analyze customer demand and identify potential delivery problems.

To support Production Planning function and ensure production planning is optimized with high security for customer delivery.

To support Material Planning function for direct and indirect materials, to arrive on time and right quantity, at the lowest cost.

Driving a full utilization of MRP system. Minimize manual calculation to avoid errors.

To coordinate with internal function and suppliers to ensure customs formality is following its procedure and to maximize duty exemption scheme where applicable

Based on performance evaluation on suppliers and services, develop the corrective action plan, then service quality shall continuously improved

To develop and analyze transportation mode and packaging to meet cost target and MOQ standard.

Verify correct information received concerning export & import policy, regulation and operation procedure, then communicate within the company and suppliers through procedure changes and orientation if necessary.

Annual stock count or cycle count activity experience are required.

Verify correct information received after cycle count and approved inventory adjustment if exceeding tolerance level i.e. limited to Materials Manager at 10%max.

Manage Cycle count & quarterly PI Count.

Full responsibility to lead and support in Physical Inventory activity. Lead and analyze variances where applied.

Verify and develop logistics plan and strategy to reach specify target lead time and cost every fiscal year.

Verify and develop inventory turns, total inbound freight, supplier reject, supplier delivery to achieve a target.

To ensure that demand from customers is correct and feedback for any error information appeared at the company with customer demand change review.

Closely working with warehouse operation for smooth information flow.

Conduct any contingency plan to support communication and replacement of product which customers required.

Lead and provide coaching to planning team members to be aligned with company direction and standard.

Perform other duties as assigned by the Manager and to ensure that achieving continually exceed our customer’s increasing expectations.

Job Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Industrial Management or Business Administration.

More 5 years’ experience in automotive business and knowledge of material buying with at least 3 years in management level

Production control, inventory control, and product planning under just in time.

Import and export under BOI regulations

Expert in MFG Pro will be a most advantageous and preferable on MRP/ERP/SAP system background

Fundamental manufacturing, material and logistics knowledge

Recognizes inconsistencies with new product launches

Exposure to disciplines with customers and suppliers

Supply chain management understanding, system knowledge, manufacturing experience, project management, customer (OEM) knowledge

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Good command of spoken and written English

Must be willing to work in Tanjung Malim