Material Planner (OC)

Reeracoen Recruitment; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jora Malaysia is seeking a production planning professional to optimize long-term planning, align schedules with demand, and manage material availability. The role involves refining strategies to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and ensure on-time delivery across the supply chain.

You will lead cross-functional teams, monitor KPIs, and implement digital tools to enable agile responses to changing demand while maintaining inventory health and cost control.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning and inventory control.
• Ability to align production with demand forecasts and capacity.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement long-term planning strategies to improve efficiency and capacity.
• Align production plans with demand forecasts and maintain flexibility.
• Oversee MRP to ensure timely material availability and manage procurement interfaces.
• Lead inventory control initiatives to minimize holding costs and avoid shortages.
• Collaborate with planning, procurement, production, sales and logistics teams.

Skills

Production planning

MRP

Inventory management

Demand forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Jora Malaysia will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

• Develop and implement long term planning strategies that align with overall business goals, focusing on improving operational efficiency, production capacity and material availability.
• Align production plans with demand forecasts and ensure that production plans are flexible enough to meet fluctuating demand without creating excess inventory or overloading production resources.
• Develop contingency plans for potential disruptions in demand, supply chain or production capacity including risk management strategies.
• Oversee production planning to ensure that production schedules are aligned with customer demand, sales forecasts, and available production capacity.

Manage any adjustments required due to change in demand, material availability or production constraints.

• Conduct in-depth analysis of production capacity and resource utilization to identify and mitigate capacity constraints to ensure on-time delivery of customer orders.
• Manage and oversee the Material Resource Planning (MRP) process to ensure the timely availability of materials to meet production schedules.
• Work with procurement team to ensure materials are sourced on time and within budget, negotiating lead times and addressing supplier performance issues.
• Develop strategies to minimize inventory holding costs while ensuring material availability.

Implement inventory control techniques, such as safety stock calculations and just-in-time (JIT) methodologies.

• Act as key liaison between planning, procurement, production, sales and logistics team to ensure smooth execution of production plans and material flow.
• Oversee inventory levels across the supply chain, ensuring optimal levels of materials, work-in-progress (WIP) and finished goods to avoid shortages or excess.
• Lead initiatives to reduce waste, improve process efficiency and enhance the overall material and production planning process.
• Explore and implement digital tools and automation technologies to streamline planning activities, improve data accuracy and enable more agile responses to changing demand.
• Ensure planning methodologies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) are established, maintained and improved for consistency across the organization.
• Analyze KPIs and performance data to drive decision-making, ensuring continuous improvements in planning, production, and inventory processes.
• Develop risk management strategies to address potential supply chain disruptions, production delays, or demand fluctuations.
• Manage and develop a team of planners, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Provide coaching, training and development opportunities to ensure that planning team members are equipped with the latest tools and best practices.