Materials Planning Manager

Flextronics - The Flex Company; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Performance Bonus

NB87

Job summary

Flextronics - The Flex Company in Prai, Penang is seeking a Materials Planning Manager to lead site-wide material planning, inventory control and distribution activities. You will supervise staff, coordinate with purchasing, project managers, operations managers and warehouse teams to ensure timely, cost-efficient material flow for production.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 8+ years in material and manufacturing, with supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience and training.
• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of material and manufacturing experience, including supervision.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the planning activities across the site.
• Manages, controls, and directs the activities and staff involved in the distribution of inventory to the production line.
• Manages, controls, and directs staff to achieve Materials profit and loss goals including minimization of excess and obsolete inventory.
• Ensures the timely delivery of materials at the most economical cost, consistent with quality standards.
• Develops, implements, and maintains policies, procedures and material control systems.
• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.

Skills

Materials planning

Inventory control

Supply chain management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

Job Summary To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Materials Planning Manager located in Prai, Penang. Directs and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in some or all of the following areas: material planning, distribution, inventory control, material research, purchasing and supply chain management by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.

What a typical day looks like:

• Coordinate the planning activities across the site.
• Manages, controls, and directs the activities and staff involved in the distribution of inventory to the production line.
• Manages, controls, and directs staff to achieve Materials profit and loss goals including minimization of excess and obsolete inventory.
• Ensures the timely delivery of materials at the most economical cost, consistent with quality standards, affecting quality by assuring that suspicious material is identified, and that material is handled, stored, and delivered properly.
• Ensures a high degree of customer satisfaction through negotiations of customer expectations and managing and directing staff activities required to meet this expectation.
• Coordinates with customers, purchasing, project managers, operations managers, and warehouse managers.
• In charge of accurate inventory cycle counts, and controls.
• Provides for the proper shipping and documentation of finished goods.
• Develops, implements, and maintains policies, procedures and material control systems.
• Reviews, plans, and approves purchase orders and change notices.
• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• In charge of disposition of excess and obsolete materials.
• Travel as required.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience and training.

Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of material and manufacturing experience, including supervision.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Medical benefits
• dental
• vision
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Performance Bonus
• NB87

Required Skills:

Optional Skills:

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Through the collective strength of ~150,000 team members across 30 countries and responsible, sustainable operations, Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career with Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your growth, and build great products for our customers that improve people’s lives. Together, let’s create the extraordinary!