Senior Planning Leader, Materials & NPI

Ultra Clean Technology; Batu Kawan; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultra Clean Technology in Penang, Malaysia, is seeking a Senior Manager, Planning to lead a team of materials planners and drive the supply chain for production and NPI transfers. The role requires strategic demand planning, supplier engagement, and cross-functional leadership.

You will partner with engineering and operations to optimize cost, lead time, and inventory, develop KPI metrics, and advance transition projects while ensuring quality and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of materials project management in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in gas delivery components/sheet metal parts preferred
• Working knowledge of quick-turn, engineer-to-order environment

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of materials planners to support production volume and transfer/NPI.
• Forecast and communicate engineering, materials and manufacturing requirements to suppliers; perform make/buy analysis.
• Coordinate demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure for production and NPI projects.
• Form Materials Core Team and coordinate project deliverables through matrix management of buyers and planners.
• Create, release, and update new project materials strategy.
• Assist in supplier price and delivery negotiations and monitor supplier performance.
• Execute commercialization (transition) materials plan.
• Develop supplier and commodity road maps to engineering and drive cost objectives.

Skills

Materials planning

MRP coordination

Supplier management

Cost management

Project management

KPI tracking

Leadership

Outsourcing analysis

Education

B.S. in related field

Masters preferred

Job description

Ultra Clean Technology in Penang, Malaysia, is seeking a Senior Manager, Planning to lead a team of materials planners and drive the supply chain for production and NPI transfers. The role requires strategic demand planning, supplier engagement, and cross-functional leadership.

You will partner with engineering and operations to optimize cost, lead time, and inventory, develop KPI metrics, and advance transition projects while ensuring quality and on-time delivery.