Planner - Production and Material Planning (Power Tools)

Bosch Malaysia; Penang; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Bosch Malaysia is seeking a Material & Production Planning professional in Penang to lead raw material replenishment, maintain MRP integrity, and coordinate production scheduling. You will ensure supplier performance, manage inventory targets, and support NPI/LPR activities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role requires 3–5 years in material/production planning or procurement, strong Mandarin for China-based reporting, and SAP with MS Office proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business studies, Business Administration, International Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or equivalent.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in the field of material planning, production planning or procurement (buyer). Experience in order management / demand planning is an added advantage.
• Knowledge in Microsoft Office is a must.
• SAP knowledge is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical and multi-tasking skill, able to work in fast paced environment.
• Proficiency in Mandarin is essential as Mandarin is the primary language used for daily operations and technical reporting by our counterparts based in China.
• Only Malaysian citizens are eligible to apply for this position.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for raw material replenishment and maintain supply visibility of minimum 3 months.
• Secure delivery confirmation from suppliers for all PO.
• Expedite material deliveries to support production & customer orders.
• Bottleneck & allocation management for materials in critical shortage.
• Drive Purchasing to maintain Purchasing/Vendor master data that is relevant to MRP run.
• Manage material auto replenishment within warehouses via mini macro & min-max setting.
• Track & monitor supplier delivery performance (SSL3) & define improvement measures.
• Rough Production Planning (RPP) for mid to long term up to 24 months and level production loading.
• Convert, release & schedule production orders according to levelling pattern.
• Maintain MM & release pronovia timely & accurately to enable automatic MRP planning.
• Coordinate new material packaging lot size for kanban card preparation before SOP.
• Ad hoc tasks as and when required.

Skills

Mandarin

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business/SCM/Logistics

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Responsible for raw material replenishment. Maintain supply visibility of minimum 3 months.
• Secure delivery confirmation from suppliers for all PO.
• Expedite material deliveries to support production & customer orders.
• Bottleneck & allocation management for materials in critical shortage.
• Ensure integrity of master data & parameters in SAP & add*ONE system to enable automatic MRP planning. Drive Purchasing to maintain Purchasing/Vendor master data that is relevant to MRP run.
• Manage material auto replenishment within warehouses via mini macro & min-max setting.
• Track & monitor supplier delivery performance (SSL3) & define improvement measures.
• Track, monitor & manage material phase-in/out resulting from Engineering changes, product/material EOL, etc. Adjust material planning according to product & material life cycle.
• Manage special procurement activities, eg. Last Time Buy (LTB), purchase below MOQ, risk purchase in the event of vendor change, supplier relocation, mold down for modification.
• Regularly review supplier capacity to identify restriction. Escalate to Purchasing & discuss measures to solve capacity constraints.
• Manage & track safety stock to support business fluctuations.
• Raw materials inventory management & control according to TCT target. Reschedule SA/PO to suppliers based on forecast changes & inventory target.
• Manage excess & obsolete (E&O) stock. Analyze stock coverage, define & take actions for stock optimization.
• Coordinate RTV process for supplier logistics quality issues (wrong part / wrong quantity).
• Liaise with PUQ & PQE on RTV & replacement due to technical issues.

Production Planning

• Rough Production Planning (RPP) for mid to long term up to 24 months.
• Level production loading according to BPS maturity requirement.
• Convert, release & schedule production orders according to levelling pattern.
• Ensure data integrity of production/planned order & RPP to drive correct MRP run.
• Regular alignment of production capacity with manufacturing team.
• Monitor and follow up production output, sub assembly progress & customer order fulfillment.
• Drive production to achieve target output & produce the right mix of SKUs and sub assembly. Define measures to reduce production backlog.

LPV Responsibilities

• Logistics team member (LPV) for NPI - new launches & ALRs.
• Support samples & pilot runs.
• Attend & contribute actively in project meetings, work with cross functional team to achieve timely SOP.
• Attend & contribute actively in product launch meeting (PLT) & update production/delivery status.
• Drive project team to order materials according to lead time. Contribute in the execution of risk orders.
• Together with project buyer (BPV), drive material readiness to achieve ramp up plan.
• Analyze & communicate feasibility & restrictions to achieve ramp up plan.
• Maintain MM & release pronovia timely & accurately to enable automatic MRP planning.
• Coordinate new material packaging lot size for kanban card preparation before SOP.
• Ad hoc tasks as and when required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business studies, Business Administration, International Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or equivalent.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in the field of material planning, production planning or procurement (buyer). Experience in order management / demand planning is an added advantage.
• Knowledge in Microsoft Office is a must.
• SAP knowledge is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical and multi-tasking skill, able to work in fast paced environment.
• Proficiency in Mandarin is essential as Mandarin is the primary language used for daily operations and technical reporting by our counterparts based in China.
• Only Malaysian citizens are eligible to apply for this position.