Planning Material Control Officer

SMT Technologies Sdn Bhd; Batu Kawan; On-site; MYR 45,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical miscellaneous allowance

Parking

Vision

Merit-based increment

Bonus

Job summary

SMT Technologies Sdn Bhd is seeking a Production Planning professional to manage material planning, WIP, and inventory control in a fast-paced EMS environment. You will monitor production schedules, material status, and WIP to ensure on-time customer delivery and optimal production performance.

Collaborating with Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, and Customer teams, you will resolve material and production issues, coordinate with overseas teams when required, and maintain

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Manufacturing, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 1–2 years of relevant experience in Production Planning, Material Planning, Material Control, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing.
• Experience in electronics manufacturing or EMS environment is an added advantage.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems, preferably Infor LN.
• Strong understanding of material planning and production planning and ability to monitor inventory status.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and follow-up skills.
• Able to work with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Follow up and address material shortages, CTB gaps, WIP issues, and production risks.
• Request and monitor production and material status updates from relevant departments.
• Highlight potential line-down and delivery risks to Management.
• Analyze production and material data and provide timely status updates.
• Prepare and monitor production plans and material requirements to support schedules.
• Track daily production plans, output, and WIP status; follow up on WIP movement.
• Support on-time customer delivery by meeting production and shipment requirements.
• Prepare daily and weekly PMC reports covering material status, WIP, and delivery status.
• Provide timely updates and escalate critical production and material issues to Management.
• Collaborate with Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, and Customer teams; coordinate with overseas/China teams when needed.
• Ensure accurate updating of WIP, material consumption, and WO status in ERP/MRP for traceability.
• Manage CTB by verifying material readiness against the production plan.
• Drive cross-functional follow-up and continuous improvement in material and production control processes.
• Drive Production review and corrective actions on MRB scrap and material attrition (>5%).
• Monitor material attrition, MRB scrap, and abnormal material consumption; escalate variances.

Skills

Production planning

Material planning

ERP/MRP knowledge

MS Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Diploma / Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Manufacturing, or related field

Tools

Infor LN

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

This role involves managing production planning, material control, and inventory coordination in a manufacturing environment. You will monitor production schedules, material status, and work-in-progress (WIP) to ensure timely customer delivery and optimal production performance. The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams including Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, and Customer teams to resolve material and production issues.

Key responsibilities

• Follow up and escape material shortages, Clean To Build (CTB) gaps, WIP issues, and production risks.
• Request and monitor production and material status updates from relevant departments.
• Identify and highlight potential line-down and customer delivery risks to Management.
• Analyze production and material data and provide clear and timely status updates.
• Prepare and monitor production plans and material requirements to support production schedules.
• Monitor daily production plans, production output, and WIP status, and follow up with Production on WIP movement and production progress.
• Support customer delivery and OTD performance by ensuring production and shipment requirements are met on time.
• Prepare daily and weekly PMC reports covering material status, WIP, production output, shortages, and delivery status.
• Provide timely updates and escalates critical production and material issues to Management.
• Work closely with Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, and Customer teams to resolve material and production issues, including coordination with overseas/China teams when required.
• Ensure accurate updating of production WIP, material consumption, and WO status in the ERP/MRP system, ensuring system information reflects actual production status for traceability.
• Manage Clean To Build (CTB) by verifying material readiness against the production plan and ensuring all required materials are available before build.
• Drive cross-functional follow-up and continuous improvement in material and production control processes.
• Drive Production to review and take corrective action on MRB scrap and material attrition exceeding 5%, including root cause analysis and recovery actions.
• Monitor material attrition, MRB scrap, and abnormal material consumption, and escalates significant variances to Management.

About you

• 1. Diploma / Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Manufacturing, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2. Minimum 1–2 years of relevant experience in Production Planning, Material Planning, Material Control, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing.
• 3. Experience in electronics manufacturing or EMS environment is an added advantage.
• 4. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• 5. Experience with ERP/MRP systems, preferably Infor LN, is an advantage.
• 6. Good understanding of material planning and production planning, with the ability to monitor and control material availability, WIP, finished goods (FG), and inventory status.
• 7. Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and follow-up skills.
• 8. Able to work effectively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

SMT Technologies Sdn Bhd is the world's Top 41 ranked Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider. Incorporated in October 1993, SMTT is one of the market leading EMS provider in South East Asia (Malaysia,Thailand) that offer a whole range of services ranging from product design, complete box build manufacturing and full turnkey solutions. We are focused on delivering best in class manufacturing, product development, engineering and supply chain solutions to OEM's in the computing, medical devices, lighting, industrial and consumer sectors.

SMT Technologies Sdn Bhd is the world's Top 41 ranked Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider. Incorporated in October 1993, SMTT is one of the market leading EMS provider in South East Asia (Malaysia,Thailand) that offer a whole range of services ranging from product design, complete box build manufacturing and full turnkey solutions. We are focused on delivering best in class manufacturing, product development, engineering and supply chain solutions to OEM's in the computing, medical devices, lighting, industrial and consumer sectors.

Perks and benefits

• Medical Miscellaneous allowance Parking Vision Performance Merit-based Increment , Bonus