Strategic Supply Chain & LMW Compliance Coordinator

Edmund Optics Inc., 18 Woodlands Loop; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Edmund Optics is seeking a Supply Chain Assistant Manager in Malaysia to support daily operations, including planning, purchasing, warehouse, and shipment coordination. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure material availability and on-time delivery while maintaining inventory accuracy and cost control.

The role also covers LMW compliance, documentation control, and continuous improvement projects across material flow, lead times, and process efficiency.

Qualifications

• Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, Manufacturing Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of working experience in supply chain, planning, purchasing, warehouse, logistics, or manufacturing environment.
• Experience in ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar system is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support purchasing, planning, warehouse, inventory control, and shipment coordination.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Engineering, Customer Service, and Logistics teams to ensure material availability and smooth production flow.
• Monitor supplier material shortage, delivery status, and production requirements to avoid shipment delays.
• Review and follow up purchase orders, supplier commitments, delivery schedules, & overdue materials.
• Coordinate with warehouse team to ensure proper receiving, storage, issuing, stock accuracy, and cycle count activities.
• Support inventory control activities, including slow-moving stock, excess materials, FG stock, WIP status, and stock reconciliation.
• Assist in shipment planning to meet customer delivery requirements and revenue targets.
• Prepare supply chain reports such as shortage list, inventory report, shipment plan, supplier delivery performance, and action tracking.
• Support improvement projects related to material flow, warehouse layout, inventory accuracy, lead time reduction, and process efficiency.
• Work with cross-functional teams to resolve supply chain issues, including material delay, wrong delivery, quality issue, customs/logistics delay, or urgent customer demand.
• Ensure supply chain activities follow company procedures, safety requirements, ISO standards, and internal control guidelines.
• Lead or support team members in daily problem solving, follow-up actions, and continuous improvement activities.
• Handle and support LMW related activities, including import/export documentation, customs declaration support, material movement control, and compliance with LMW requirements.
• Coordinate with Logistics, Warehouse, Purchasing, Finance, and external agents on LMW documentation, shipment clearance, and customs-related matters.
• Monitor LMW inventory movement, including raw material, WIP, finished goods, scrap, return goods, and bonded stock accuracy.
• Ensure all LMW records, permits, reports, and supporting documents are properly maintained for audit and customs inspection.
• Support monthly or periodic LMW reporting, reconciliation, and internal checking to ensure compliance with company and government requirements.
• Follow up with relevant departments to ensure LMW transactions are updated correctly in the ERP/system.

Skills

ERP systems

Supply chain

Communication

Documentation

Data analysis

Education

Degree in Supply Chain/Logistics/Business/Mfg Mgmt

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Edmund Optics is seeking a Supply Chain Assistant Manager in Malaysia to support daily operations, including planning, purchasing, warehouse, and shipment coordination. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure material availability and on-time delivery while maintaining inventory accuracy and cost control.

The role also covers LMW compliance, documentation control, and continuous improvement projects across material flow, lead times, and process efficiency.