Supply Chain Manager (Johor Bahru)

ESCATEC Group; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ESCATEC Group in Johor Bahru is seeking a seasoned Supply Chain Manager to lead planning, purchasing, inventory, logistics and demand fulfilment from suppliers through manufacturing to customers. You will head the Supply Chain team to ensure timely material availability, controlled inventory, and supplier performance aligned with business needs.

Role requires hands-on leadership, strong English communication, and experience with ERP systems like Infor LN or SAP.

Qualifications

• Degree in Supply Chain Management or related discipline.
• Several years of experience in manufacturing supply chain.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Infor LN or SAP.
• Strong leadership and negotiation skills.
• Proactive, hands-on, and able to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing: lead supplier programs to improve lead-time and supplier performance; ensure timely materials for production.
• Vendor management: monitor supplier performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Subcontractors: ensure qualified subcontractors for shop floor control.
• ERP: manage Infor ERP/SAP usage, train users, optimize system settings and reports.
• Inventory control: align system data with physical counts and analyze inventory liabilities.
• Process improvement: apply LEAN/Kanban to optimize internal logistics.
• New product launches: guide timelines for new launches.
• Customer focus: align inventory and delivery plans with sales forecasts.
• Warehouse: manage staff and space, ensure compliance.
• Shipping: manage shipping providers and import/export licenses.
• Department development: recruit and develop team; liaise with authorities.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Material Planning

Purchasing

Logistics

Education

Degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

Infor LN

SAP

Job description

Johor Bahru – J1, Malaysia, Johor Bahru – J2, Malaysia

Supply Chain Manager (Johor Bahru)

Ref 115 Department Supply Chain Location Johor Bahru - J1, Malaysia, Johor Bahru - J2, Malaysia Employment type Full-time Salary Competitive Closing date 31/12/2026

Description About Us We specialize in designing and manufacturing high-grade electronics and electro-mechanical solutions for disruptive Industrial, Medical, and Transportation OEMs. With a commitment to innovation and quality, we strive to deliver exceptional products that meet the highest standards. Our team is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technology and providing our clients with cutting-edge solutions that drive their success. Join us and be a part of a dynamic company that values creativity, collaboration, and excellence.

The Role As a Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for managing the planning and execution of material resources, purchasing, inventory, logistics and demand fulfillment activities from suppliers through manufacturing to customers. You will lead the Supply Chain team to ensure materials are available on time, inventory is effectively controlled, suppliers meet performance expectations, and supply chain processes continuously support business and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Purchasing – Leads Supply Chain Officers in developing supplier programs to improve lead-time, responsiveness, and reliability of product information. Ensures that purchased parts/products conform to specific purchase requirements. Ensure that materials arrive on time to support scheduled production builds and monitor supply to ensure there are no materials delay or delinquent deliveries from vendors/suppliers. Provides timely reporting on supplier delivery status of all projects and performance measures. Maintains accountability for all purchase orders placed.


• Vendor management – Manages vendor relationships to ensure the coordinated development, implementation, and measurement of programs to support supply chain strategies. Performs half-yearly appraisals of supplier performance in order to recommend the continuation of existing business relationship and alternatively take appropriate actions to improve the supply performance.


• Subcontractors – Ensures that only qualified subcontractors for shop floor control production order are used.


• Infor ERP software management – is system manager for all the related matters of the ERP system, designs and/or improves the purchasing and planning supported by the ERP system, trains and motivates the ERP users, liaise with external consultants and with specialists from other ESCATEC companies in order to optimally use the ERP system to support ESCATEC’s supply chain function. Develop and monitors process edit reports to ensure that system settings and controls are properly aligned with business objectives and system requirements. Identifies opportunities for process improvement and suggests and implements improvements, as necessary.


• Inventory control – Ensures that system data and actual physical count are identical. Produces a monthly summarization and analysis of inventory liabilities and excess, as well as slow turning inventories.


• Process improvement – Coordinates and ensures the quality of development, training, implementation and modification of systems and processes to support business objectives. Optimizes internal logistic processes for materials planning and handling applying state of the art methods such as LEAN, Kanban, etc.


• New product launches – Provides guidance to Supply Chain Officer in the process of developing and monitoring project timelines for new product launches.


• Customers focus – Partner with the commercial team of inventory investment to develop and update the inventory and delivery plan for the departments managed; establish seasonal and monthly turn objectives for departments managed. Ensure that customer forecasts are properly entry to ERP system and reported.


• Warehouse – Manages and controls warehouse staff and product, ensures LMW compliance, and always optimize the warehouse space.


• Shipping – Selects and manages shipping company to ensure timely and proper arrival of shipped goods. Maintain the required licenses related to import and export operation.


• Department development – Recruit, retain and develop team members. Liaise with relevant authorities, such as MITI, MIDA, Customs, etc. to meet the government regulations. Leading a team of Section Heads who are responsible for their respective Section. Manages department budget and controls expenses. Perform other duties as assigned by the General Manager.

Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in Supply Chain Management, Material Planning, Purchasing and Logistics within a manufacturing or contract manufacturing environment.


• Strong knowledge of supplier and vendor management, including supplier performance monitoring and negotiation.


• Experience in inventory control, demand planning and production material planning.


• Hands-on experience with ERP systems, preferably Infor LN, SAP or equivalent.


• Good understanding of warehouse, shipping and import/export operations.


• Experience in Lean, Kanban or continuous improvement initiatives is an advantage.


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


• Strong leadership and people management skills with experience managing a team.


• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.


• Customer-focused, result-oriented and able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.


• Self-organized, proactive, hands-on and able to work independently.


• Good command of written and spoken English.

Qualifications

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Operations Management, Purchasing or a related discipline.


• Several years of relevant working experience in a manufacturing or contract manufacturing environment, particularly in supply chain, purchasing and logistics.


• Experience with Infor LN, SAP or other ERP systems is highly preferred.


• Experience in supplier management, inventory control and material planning.


• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation and analytical skills.


• Proactive, hands-on and result-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.