Materials Planner

Arrow Electronics; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 66,960 - 100,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Year-end bonus

Performance bonus

5-Day Work Week

Growth Opportunities

Job summary

Arrow Electronics Penang is seeking a Materials Planner to manage inventory pipelines for low to medium complex demand and ensure uninterrupted supply.

You will review backlog and shortage reports, prepare Arrow-generated forecasts for e-compass, and maintain bonds to keep stock available, with supervision as needed. This role suits someone with 2–4 years of related experience and a Bachelor’s degree, preferably Mandarin-speaking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2–4 years of related experience.
• Mandarin speaking is preferred.
• Strong inventory planning and forecasting skills.
• Experience with backlog and shortage reporting.

Responsibilities

• Plan and pipeline inventory for low to medium complex demand.
• Review backlog and shortage reports to ensure inventory availability.
• Prepare forecasts for e-compass and manage exceptions.
• Maintain bonds to ensure uninterrupted inventory.
• Work under limited supervision and assist colleagues.

Skills

Inventory planning

Forecasting

Backlog analysis

Data analysis

Problem solving

Team support

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Arrow e-compass

Forecasting tools

Logistics reports

Job description

## Materials PlannerApplylocations: Penang, Pulau Pinang (Penang)time type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: September 30, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)job requisition id: R242251# **Position:**Materials Planner# **Job Description:****What You’ll Be Doing** ● Plan and pipeline inventory for low to medium complex customer demand—lower dollar value and/or lower part count. ● Review backlog and shortage reports to assure uninterrupted supply of inventory. Tools would include backlog matching, shortage reports and the Arrow flex reports with minimum customer interaction. ● Prepare Arrow generated forecasts for e-compass. Upload and manage the exceptions generated from the e-compass processing. ● Maintain manual bonds to assure interrupted availability of inventory.● Has developed specialized skills or is multi-skilled through job-related training and considerable on-the-job experience ● Completes work with a limited degree of supervision ● Likely to act as an informal resource for colleagues with less experience ● Identifies key issues and patterns from partial/conflicting data ● Takes a broad perspective to problems and spots new, less obvious solutions**What We Are Looking For** Typically requires bachelor's degree with 2-4 years of related experience.Preferable Mandarin Speaking.**What’s In It For You**At Arrow, we recognize that financial rewards and great benefits are important aspects of an ideal job. That’s why we offer competitive financial compensation, including various compensation plans, and a solid benefits package.* Medical Insurance* Life Insurance* Year-end bonus* Performance Bonus* 5-Day Work Week* Growth Opportunities* And more!**About Arrow**Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), an award-winning Fortune 154 and one of Fortune Magazine’s Most Admired Companies. Arrow guides innovation forward for over 220,000 leading technology manufacturers and service providers. With 2024 sales of USD $27.9 billion, Arrow develops technology solutions that improve business and daily life. Our broad portfolio that spans the entire technology landscape helps customers create, make and manage forward-thinking products that make the benefits of technology accessible to as many people as possible. Learn more at www.arrow.com. Our strategic direction of guiding innovation forward is expressed as Five Years Out, a way of thinking about the tangible future to bridge the gap between what's possible and the practical technologies to make it happen. Learn more at https://www.fiveyearsout.com/. For more job opportunities, please visit https://careers.arrow.com/us/en# **Location:**MY-Penang, Malaysia (Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah)