Senior Planner / Planner - Malaysia (On site)

Cricut; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cricut in Malaysia seeks a Senior Supply Planner to translate demand forecasts into manufacturing plans, manage inventory targets, and coordinate with ERP systems. You will monitor supplier commitments and align plans with production schedules to optimize material flow in a high-volume electronics setting.

Collaboration with Demand Planning, Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Logistics is essential to identify risks and drive improvements across our end-to-end planning processes.

Qualifications

• Degree or higher in an analytical discipline (supply chain, finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, data science, etc.)
• 5+ years proven experience in supply planning or similar role within supply chain management.
• Experience in ERP, MRP and capacity planning required.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in data analysis.
• High volume electronics manufacturing industry preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills required.
• Be a self-starter that acts like an owner by seeking to learn/understand the business, actively pursuing opportunities for revenue growth and cost savings.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Translate the demand forecast into an executable manufacturing plan, considering production lead times, inventory targets, capacity, material availability, and open supply.
• Simulate and recommend PO quantities by considering demand forecasts, inventory targets, lead times, open supply, supplier capacity, product and regional priorities, and potential supply risks.
• Monitor weekly contract-manufacturer supply commitments against purchase orders, production plans, and shipment schedules; identify gaps and follow up on recovery actions.
• Identify and elevate supply shortages, delayed shipments, excess inventory, and other risks in a timely manner; coordinate mitigation plans with Demand Planning, Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Logistics teams.
• Support new-product introductions, product transitions, and phase-outs by ensuring supply plans and inventory strategies are aligned with the product roadmap.
• Maintain supply‑planning data in planning tools and ERP systems, including open PO status, inventory assumptions, and supplier commitments.
• Support the S&OP process by preparing Supply inputs, highlighting supply changes and identifying risks.
• Cultivate strong relationships with suppliers monitoring KPIs, understanding their constraints and bottlenecks.
• Analyze data to derive meaningful insights and make informed decisions that optimize the supply chain performance.
• Build effective working relationships with Demand Planning, Sourcing, Product Management, and Operations teams.
• Support for improvement in our end‑to‑end planning methods, processes and tools.

Skills

Supply planning

Advanced Excel

ERP knowledge

MRP

Data analysis

English proficiency

Education

Degree or higher in an analytical discipline

Tools

ERP systems

MRP systems

Job description

• Full-time
• Department: Operations/Logistics

Company Description

Cricut® makes smart cutting machines that work with an easy-to-use app, an ever-growing collection of materials, and crafting essentials to help you design and personalize almost anything — custom cards, unique apparel, everyday items, and so much more.

Let’s make.

Overview

We believe everyone is born creative. We’re a diverse tapestry of thinkers, dreamers, givers, DIYers, handi-workers, artisans, and forever and always architects of things.

At Cricut, we place the power of handmade into the hands of all. We give you beautiful, easy-to-master tools so you can make something unique, remarkable, perfect. We surround you with ideas, community, inspiration, and encouragement to take your creativity further than you ever imagined. And as a community, we celebrate the exhilarating act of making every single day.

So, make that handcrafted card that feels like a hug. Design a shirt for fun, for family, or for a full-blown business. Craft with a passion or for a purpose. Make something big and bold, itsy-bitsy, amazingly ambitious, or just plain silly. Whatever you make, just make your heart out. Because here’s the remarkable truth: When we all make together, we make all things possible.

Let’s make.

Job Description

• Translate the demand forecast into an executable manufacturing plan, considering production lead times, inventory targets, capacity, material availability, and open supply.
• Simulate and recommend PO quantities by considering demand forecasts, inventory targets, lead times, open supply, supplier capacity, product and regional priorities, and potential supply risks.
• Monitor weekly contract-manufacturer supply commitments against purchase orders, production plans, and shipment schedules; identify gaps and follow up on recovery actions.
• Identify and elevate supply shortages, delayed shipments, excess inventory, and other risks in a timely manner; coordinate mitigation plans with Demand Planning, Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Logistics teams.
• Support new-product introductions, product transitions, and phase-outs by ensuring supply plans and inventory strategies are aligned with the product roadmap.
• Maintain supply‑planning data in planning tools and ERP systems, including open PO status, inventory assumptions, and supplier commitments.
• Support the S&OP process by preparing Supply inputs, highlighting supply changes and identifying risks.
• Cultivate strong relationships with suppliers monitoring KPIs, understanding their constraints and bottlenecks.
• Analyze data to derive meaningful insights and make informed decisions that optimize the supply chain performance.
• Build effective working relationships with Demand Planning, Sourcing, Product Management, and Operations teams.
• Support for improvement in ourend‑to‑endplanning methods, processes and tools.

Qualifications

• Degree or higher in an analytical discipline (supply chain, finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, data science, etc.)
• 5+ years proven experience in supply planning or similar role within supply chain management.
• Experience in ERP, MRP and capacity planning required.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in data analysis.
• High volume electronics manufacturing industry Preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills required.
• Be a self-starter that acts like an owner by seeking to learn/understand the business, actively pursuing opportunities for revenue growth and cost savings.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.