Materials Continuity Lead — Supply Chain & Recovery

Ichor Systems, Inc.; Selangor; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ichor Systems, Inc. in Malaysia is seeking a Materials Specialist to join our Supply Chain / Materials Management team to ensure material readiness and production continuity by proactively managing supply constraints, supplier performance, and demand variability.

You will manage constrained materials, drive supplier recovery plans, and coordinate cross-functional actions to protect factory build plans and customer commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing supply chain or materials management.
• 3–5+ years in material program management in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing material constraints, shortages, and recovery plans.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and data (item master data, BOM, planning parameters).
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing, planning, procurement, engineering, finance, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Monitor material availability against factory build plans and identify shortages.
• Lead resolution of constrained materials with root-cause analysis and action plans.
• Engage suppliers to address capacity, lead-time risks, and delivery shortfalls.
• Own material recovery plans, track commitments, and drive timely resolution.
• Communicate material availability and risks to cross-functional teams and leadership.
• Coordinate critical-part escalations and assess impact on production and customers.
• Develop demand-volatility buffers and risk-buy strategies to protect production.
• Maintain ERP/MRP data, planning parameters, and BOM-related information.
• Coordinate expedite activities and costs aligned with business priorities.
• Establish and execute standard processes for material program management and reviews.

Skills

Supply chain management

Materials management

Procurement

Production planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Ichor Systems, Inc. in Malaysia is seeking a Materials Specialist to join our Supply Chain / Materials Management team to ensure material readiness and production continuity by proactively managing supply constraints, supplier performance, and demand variability.

You will manage constrained materials, drive supplier recovery plans, and coordinate cross-functional actions to protect factory build plans and customer commitments.