Supply Chain Manager

Jotun; Sepang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Jotun Paints (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. is seeking a senior Supply Chain and Operations leader to oversee planning, inventory, warehousing, logistics and distribution in Malaysia (Shah Alam) with regional responsibilities for Singapore.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage budgets, lead 3PL partnerships, and ensure high service levels while maintaining cost efficiency. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, 8+ years in supply chain roles, and at least 3 years in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, engineering, business or related field.
• 8+ years in supply chain, planning, logistics, or manufacturing environments.
• 3+ years of leadership experience across cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing 3PL providers and logistics partners.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing supply chain team for Malaysia and Singapore.
• Oversee end-to-end supply chain ops including planning, inventory, warehousing, logistics and distribution.
• Drive performance to ensure product availability, service excellence and optimal inventory levels.
• Lead S&OP processes with stakeholders to align priorities and resources.
• Monitor KPIs for service levels, forecast accuracy, inventory, logistics and working capital.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction.
• Manage relationships with logistics partners to ensure reliable operations.
• Ensure compliance with HSEQ, policies and regulatory standards.
• Provide insights to support business planning and decision-making.
• Manage budgets and identify opportunities to improve capacity and efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

English fluency

3PL management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Job description

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

Lead and manage the Supply Chain and Operations functions, excluding production and purchasing, to ensure efficient planning, logistics, inventory management, warehousing, and distribution. Drive continuous improvement in line with company values, business objectives, and operational standards to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products and services while optimizing cost, efficiency, and customer service.
This role will be based in Shah Alam, Selangor and reporting to Operations Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a high-performing Supply Chain team of Malaysia and Singapore.

• Manage end-to-end supply chain operations, including planning, customer service, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and distribution.

• Drive supply chain performance to ensure product availability, service excellence, and optimal inventory levels.

• Lead the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process and collaborate with key stakeholders to align business and operational priorities.

• Monitor and improve key performance indicators related to service levels, forecast accuracy, inventory, logistics, and working capital.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction.

• Manage relationships with logistics partners and service providers to ensure reliable and efficient operations.

• Ensure compliance with HSEQ requirements, company policies, and regulatory standards.

• Provide insights, analysis, and recommendations to support business planning and decision-making.

• Manage budgets and identify opportunities to improve capacity, operational efficiency, HSE performance, and service levels.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE OFFER

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Supply Chain, Planning, Customer Service, Logistics, Warehouse Operations, or Manufacturing environments.

• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience managing teams and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Experience managing 3PL providers, suppliers, and logistics partners.

• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience managing teams and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

• Proficient in Microsoft 365 applications.

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

What We Look For:

• Coaches for Performance: Providing clear and consistent feedback, encouragement and developmental guidance, and correcting individuals’ performance based on clearly communicated objectives.

• Champion Change: Demonstrating openness to and enthusiasm for new initiatives and process improvements, understanding resistance to change, and motivating others to participate and appropriately challenge the status quo.

• Provides Direction: Creating structure and generating clear goals to enable a team to accomplish its objectives and helping the work group or team analyse its effectiveness.

• Collaborates: Willingly working with others towards common goals, understanding the responsibilities, activities and ways to foster business interrelationships.

• Generate Solutions: Identifying problems, critically reviewing facts, recognising the root causes, and providing multiple, practical and sound solutions.

• Drives Results: Achieving high levels of productivity through personal effort, taking responsibility to ensure tasks are completed on time and with high quality, striving to obtain a challenging goal, and showing a strong drive to follow through with and complete what was started.

What We Offer:

• Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning Jotun Academy.

• Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies.

• Leaders who focus on engaging and enabling their team, proven by consistently high employee feedback scores.

• Flexi medical benefits (Outpatient, health-screening, dental and optical) are offered.

POSITION INFORMATION

Company:

Jotun Paints (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Contract Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

CLOSING DATE (dd.mm.yyyy):

11.09.2026

WHO WE ARE

Seeing a prominent market in South East Asia (SEAP), Jotun opened its first factory in Thailand in 1968. Rapid economic development in the region led to new companies and factories in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia and Australia. Jotun SEAP has been awarded a Korn Ferry Engaged Performance Award for year 2019, in recognition of achieving a best-in-class level of “Enablement”. We are proud to have an incredibly diversified region with more than 2,000 employees that come from different nationality and background, working together in delivering profitable growth. Throughout our history, we have focused in providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development, underpinned by our values of Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness.

Jotun Malaysia and Singapore were established in 1983 and 1971, respectively. With the consolidation of Jotun Malaysia & Singapore in 2016, the organisation has consistently delivered strong growth and profitability to become today one of the main contributors to our business in the South East Asia and Pacific region. The company operates three factories in Shah Alam and Nilai and has a wide network of offices and warehouses across Malaysia and Singapore, providing efficient and timely response to our customers. Our aim is to develop employees through a culture of continuous feedback, learning and growth.

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Jotun’s company culture welcomes and values differences in people. Our more than 10,200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities, four generations and diversity of professions, gender, abilities, ethnicities, beliefs, cultures etc. We are committed to represent the societies we operate in, promoting equality, equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination.

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