Strategic Material Planner - Inventory, Sourcing & Delivery

Avnet; George Town; On-site; MYR 33,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Avnet seeks a procurement professional in Penang to manage purchasing, order fulfillment and logistics, aligning activities with business strategies and financial goals.

You will coordinate with suppliers, warehouse and logistics teams to ensure accurate shipping data and on-time deliveries, support inventory aging efforts, negotiate pricing, and report order status to planners and sales. Typical experience is less than 2 years with a bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge of purchasing, order management and logistics.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Typical less than 2 years with bachelor's or equivalent.
• Collaborates with immediate management and team members within the department or function.
• Other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Procures goods and coordinates order fulfillment to support demand and inventory turnover.
• Manages the order status and ensures shipping/delivery data is accurate in systems.
• Develops and manages supplier relationships to meet shipping and delivery commitments.
• Negotiates pricing with suppliers to support sales opportunities.
• Coordinates with warehouse and logistics teams to ensure on-time receipt/delivery of products.
• Manages non-conforming inventory and disposition as needed.
• Provides timely communication to planners, sales and customer operations on order status.
• Supports supplier management initiatives and project work.

Skills

Purchasing

Order management

Logistics

Supplier relationship

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Avnet seeks a procurement professional in Penang to manage purchasing, order fulfillment and logistics, aligning activities with business strategies and financial goals.

You will coordinate with suppliers, warehouse and logistics teams to ensure accurate shipping data and on-time deliveries, support inventory aging efforts, negotiate pricing, and report order status to planners and sales. Typical experience is less than 2 years with a bachelor's degree.