Material Planning & Inventory Manager

Celestica; Kedah; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking an experienced procurement and material management professional in Malaysia to lead staff, safeguard material flow, and optimize inventory value for a high‑reliability electronics manufacturing environment.

You will partner with multiple departments, manage performance and training, and ensure timely delivery and cost‑effective supplier relationships in a dynamic global supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8 to 10 years of relevant experience.
• Broad knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes.
• Excellent knowledge of procurement processes, inventory management and supplier management.
• Good understanding of IT concepts and integrated business applications (such as SAP, Rapid response and PowerBI).
• Excellent negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight deadlines.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of employees.

Responsibilities

• Manages staff to ensure timely and accurate purchase, movement and control of inventory.
• Maintains responsibility for performance management, development, recognition, coaching and compensation of employees.
• Reassigns personnel as necessary to optimize work.
• Acts as a liaison with customers to ensure forecast commitments are met.
• Maintains continuous material supply, including pricing, on-time delivery, tracking excess and obsolete inventory, maintaining appropriate inventory levels and turns.
• Reviews production schedules and changes to define the material requirements.
• Addresses and resolves possible material shortages.
• Works with other departments to review and dispose of non-conforming materials.
• Acts as a liaison between customer project management and internal departments on the introduction of new product requirements.
• Ensures bill of materials, pricing structure, supplier base, etc., is cost effective.
• Recognizes cost impact of excess and obsolescence and actively seeks return on investment.
• Monitors customer repairs and validates type of warranty and associated costs.
• Works with other departments to meet repair commitments.

Skills

Procurement processes

Inventory management

Supplier management

Negotiation

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

IT concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Rapid Response

PowerBI

Job description

Manages staff to ensure timely and accurate purchase, movement and control of inventory.

Maintains responsibility for performance management, development, recognition,coaching and compensation of employees.

Reassigns personnel as necessary to optimize work.

Acts as a liaison with customers to ensure forecast commitments are met.

Maintains continuous material supply, including pricing, on-time delivery, tracking excessand obsolete inventory, maintaining appropriate inventory levels and turns.

Reviews production schedules and changes to define the material requirements.

Addresses and resolves possible material shortages.

Works with other departments to review and dispose of non-conforming materials.

Acts as a liaison between customer project management and internal departments on the introduction of new product requirements.

Ensures bill of materials, pricing structure, supplier base, etc., is cost effective.

Recognizes cost impact of excess and obsolescence and actively seeks return oninvestment.

Monitors customer repairs and validates type of warranty and associated costs.

Works with other departments to meet repair commitments.

Job Requirement:

Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education andexperience.

8 to 10years of relevant experience

Broad knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes.

Excellent knowledge of procurement processes, inventory management and suppliermanagement.

Good understanding of IT concepts and integrated business applications (such as SAP, Rapid response and PowerBI)

Excellent negotiation and problem resolution skills.

Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy andworking under tight deadlines.

Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timelyand accurate completion.

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety ofinternal and external customers.

Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of employees.

Consumer Electronics Manufacturing 1,001-5,000 employees

Headquartered in Toronto, Celestica Inc. is a global leader in high-reliability design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. We enable major brands to launch complex products in markets like Aerospace, Defense, HealthTech, and Industrial, driving a smarter, sustainable future.

In 2023, Celestica expanded its footprint with a new Design Centre in Penang, Malaysia. This strategic hub collaborates with our global engineering teams to develop cutting-edge Hardware Platform Solutions. The Penang team focuses on next-gen Networking, Storage, and Server technologies to power Cloud, AI, Machine Learning, Edge, and 5G deployments worldwide.

Headquartered in Toronto, Celestica Inc. is a global leader in high-reliability design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. We enable major brands to launch complex products in markets like Aerospace, Defense, HealthTech, and Industrial, driving a smarter, sustainable future.

In 2023, Celestica expanded its footprint with a new Design Centre in Penang, Malaysia. This strategic hub collaborates with our global engineering teams to develop cutting-edge Hardware Platform Solutions. The Penang team focuses on next-gen Networking, Storage, and Server technologies to power Cloud, AI, Machine Learning, Edge, and 5G deployments worldwide.