Senior Material Planner - Immediate Joining - Contract Position

Celestica; Kulai; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global manufacturing company seeks a Senior Material Planner for an immediate contract role in Johor, Malaysia. The successful candidate will manage complex supply chain initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer requirements. Ideal applicants will have extensive experience in material planning and purchasing within a fast-paced environment, along with a Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of relevant experience in material planning and purchasing.
• Experience from a contract manufacturer environment is advantageous.
• Ability to effectively communicate SCM activities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production and shipment plans aligning with business goals.
• Resolve issues with customers and manage relationships.
• Participate in Master Planning reviews and procurement actions.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Material Planning

Communication

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

SAP

Kinaxis Rapid Response

Job description

Senior Material Planner - Immediate Joining - Contract Position

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The successful candidate will be responsible for a variety of tasks, including but not limited to:

Interfacing with the Business Office, Production, Procurement, Planning, and customers to compile, develop, validate, and communicate production/shipment plans that align with overall business goals.

Participating in Master Planning reviews and procurement actions stemming from the MRP process.

Coordinating with planning on customer requirements and changes to assess costs and feasibility.

Ensuring alternate source capability to maintain supply continuity and verifying support for customer costs.

Resolving issues with customers and internal teams, and managing customer relationships from a Supply Chain perspective.

Obtaining and disseminating customer Supply Chain Management (SCM) feedback to the team, championing improvements, and communicating Clear To Build (CTB)/Available-to-Order (AOS) action plans.

Managing AOS and CTB.

The ideal candidate will possess:

An in-depth understanding of all aspects of the global supply chain, Celestica's strategic policies and objectives, and its suppliers and customers.

A good understanding of specific customers' businesses, organizations, products, and processes.

An understanding of the Engineering Change Note (ECN) process and related actions.

Extensive ability to utilize computer systems and applications to gather and compile information into a customer-presentable format.

The ability to effectively communicate all SCM-related activities to customers and internal teams.

The ability to apply analysis and judgment to assess performance against key measures and determine priorities.

Demonstrated ability to interface cross-functionally with Buyers, Planners, and the Operations team.

Experience with Clear To Build (CTB) materials supply simulation and scenario studies.

Knowledge of SAP is an advantage.

Knowledge of Kinaxis Rapid Response is an advantage.

Typical Experience & Education

Six to eight years of relevant experience in material planning and purchasing.

Experience from a contract manufacturer environment is an advantage.

A Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, will be considered.

Can commit to a 3-6 month contract

Need someone who can join immediately or with less than 2 weeks' notice

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Your application will include the following questions:

Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Malaysia? Which of the following types of qualifications do you have? How many years' experience do you have as a Materials Planner? Do you have experience completing material resource planning (MRP)? How many years' experience do you have in supply chain management (SCM)? How many years' experience do you have in a procurement role?

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics 1,001-5,000 employees

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.

Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.

Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

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