Senior Supply Chain Manager / Director

SYNTIANT MALAYSIA MANUFACTURING SDN. BHD.; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Syntiant Malaysia Manufacturing SDN. BHD. is seeking a senior SCM leader to drive end-to-end supply chain excellence across procurement, planning, and logistics in Penang. You will lead cross-functional teams to improve OTIF, reduce costs, and strengthen supplier partnerships.

The role requires a minimum 10 years in manufacturing SCM with at least 5 years in a managerial capacity, and proficiency with Oracle ERP and advanced Excel. A strategic mindset and strong ethics are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• At least 10 years of operational experience in Production Planning, Procurement & Purchasing, Warehouse, Logistics management, and LMW activities.
• Minimum of 5 years in a managerial role, with proven experience in leading and managing a team of exempt staff.
• Proficient in Oracle systems (MRP/ERP) and highly skilled in Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet applications.
• Demonstrates strong professional ethics—discreet, trustworthy, mature, and committed to maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for total supply chain management with value added activities and continuous improvement in aligning with Corporate Planning and Global Order Fulfillment Management.
• Lead Syntiant Malaysia Production planning team in collaborating with Syntiant Malaysia Logistics planning team to maximize total order fulfillment rate.
• Align Syntiant Malaysia Purchasing team with Global Category and SQE strategy.
• Driving inventory management across raw material, WIP, component and finished good on continuous improvement trend.
• Factory order fulfillment: Ensuring the Customer On Time Delivery (cOTD) and Product Availability to end customer as part of customer satisfactions.
• Oversee on time publication of weekly supply chain process metric or score card and assuring data reported correctly for Syntiant Malaysia.
• Optimization of supply chain resources cost and budget
• Cultivate the system data integrity practice for executing business process efficiently.
• Effective use of warehouse and storage space, equipment and human resources to achieve highest possible efficiency.
• Ensuring correct good receipt through proper document and verification against the PO.
• Steering distribution logistics with legal compliances to import and export regulatory (Export Control & STA 2010, WTO requirements and C-TPAT) as well as aligning with Corporate Logistics direction.
• Lead the Supply Chain process improvement which result in cost saving, shorter lead time, optimum inventory level, people productivity, process efficiency, data accuracy, etc.
• a. Escalate material shortages or potential customer line-down risks to Global Planning & Inventory Management and collaborate on contingency plans to minimize impact.
• b. Review and approve contracts and quotations in accordance with authorized approval limits.
• c. Authorize the release of MRB (Material Review Board) materials during MRB review meetings.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Communication (verbal/written)

Data integrity

Tools

Oracle ERP/MRP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Provide leadership in SCM activities encompassing cost reduction, inventory management, on time delivery, supplier partnership and development, optimum factory planning, procurement, logistics and LMW custom liaison. Provide strategic management decision and direction, people management, participation in corporate and sister plant activities to ensure continuous improvements and growth

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Provide leadership for total supply chain management with value added activities and continuous improvement in aligning with Corporate Planning and Global Order Fulfillment Management.

Lead Syntiant Malaysia Production planning team in collaborating with Syntiant Malaysia Logistics planning team to maximize total order fulfillment rate.

Align Syntiant Malaysia Purchasing team with Global Category and SQE strategy.

Driving inventory management across raw material, WIP, component and finished good on continuous improvement trend. Provide check and balance on inventory management to Operations team to ensure overall inventory management meets set goal.

Factory order fulfillment: Ensuring the Customer On Time Delivery (cOTD) and Product Availability to end customer as part of customer satisfactions.

Oversee on time publication of weekly supply chain process metric or score card and assuring data reported correctly for Syntiant Malaysia.

Optimization of supply chain resources cost and budget

Cultivate the system data integrity practice for executing business process efficiently.

Effective use of warehouse and storage space, equipment and human resources to achieve highest possible efficiency.

Ensuring correct good receipt through proper document and verification against the PO.

Steering distribution logistics with legal compliances to import and export regulatory (Export Control & STA 2010, WTO requirements and C-TPAT) as well as aligning with Corporate Logistics direction.

Lead the Supply Chain process improvement which result in cost saving, shorter lead time, optimum inventory level, people productivity, process efficiency, data accuracy, etc.

Authorities

a. Escalate material shortages or potential customer line-down risks to Global Planning & Inventory Management and collaborate on contingency plans to minimize impact.

b. Review and approve contracts and quotations in accordance with authorized approval limits.

c. Authorize the release of MRB (Material Review Board) materials during MRB review meetings.

Requirement

Minimum of 10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

At least 10 years of operational experience in Production Planning, Procurement & Purchasing, Warehouse, Logistics management, and LMW activities.

Minimum of 5 years in a managerial role, with proven experience in leading and managing a team of exempt staff.

High-energy individual with strong commitment, adaptability, and a fast-learning ability.

Proficient in Oracle systems (MRP/ERP) and highly skilled in Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet applications.

Demonstrates strong professional ethics—discreet, trustworthy, mature, and committed to maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.

Skill :

a. Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

b. Effective leadership abilities with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset, capable of thinking agilely and driving continuous improvements.

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