Senior Global Material Planner & Inventory Lead

Teleflex; Kamunting; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Teleflex is seeking an experienced Material Planner/Procurement professional for its Global Operations in Malaysia. The role focuses on planning, procurement decisions, and inventory optimization to support production while minimizing costs.

You will lead a team, collaborate with Finance and Procurement, and ensure regulatory compliance. English proficiency and willingness to travel internationally are required. A degree in a related field is essential, with MBA as an advantage.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in material planning/purchasing within manufacturing.
• Experience in leading culture change or team transformation is required.
• Proficient in English; multilingual skills desirable.

Responsibilities

• Meet Teleflex KPIs and objectives.
• Oversee material planning to avoid stock-outs in value streams.
• Guide planners in procurement decisions during changes or discontinuations.
• Maintain inventory at optimal levels to minimize E&O and costs.
• Collaborate with Finance to prepare E&O provisions.
• Lead planners to minimize material scrap during product phase-outs.
• Ensure supplier capacity aligns with plant demand.
• Work with Procurement to optimize MOQ and avoid excess inventory.
• Phase in transferred products and NPIs with stakeholders.
• Use demand planning tools to forecast inventory needs and supplier options.
• Regularly review MOQ, LT, ROP, ROQ, SPQ settings in the system.

Skills

Material planning

ERP experience

SAP

Leadership

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

MBA preferred

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Teleflex is seeking an experienced Material Planner/Procurement professional for its Global Operations in Malaysia. The role focuses on planning, procurement decisions, and inventory optimization to support production while minimizing costs.

You will lead a team, collaborate with Finance and Procurement, and ensure regulatory compliance. English proficiency and willingness to travel internationally are required. A degree in a related field is essential, with MBA as an advantage.