Supply Chain Planner, Senior

Zebra Technologies Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Penang; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Zebra Technologies Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Planner to help secure materials and manage regional inventory in support of Zebra's operations. You will partner with Demand and Global Planners to maintain optimal stock levels, forecast accuracy, and on-time delivery.

Join a regional team that emphasizes continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering value to internal stakeholders and customers across Southeast Asia.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain planning and inventory control.
• Ability to forecast demand and manage supply plans.
• Strong collaboration with global and regional planners.

Responsibilities

• Support deployment of the regional supply chain model.
• Plan and develop supply schedules to maintain inventory levels.
• Regularly review and adjust demand plans with internal stakeholders.
• Resolve supply plan constraints including capacity and order management errors.
• Monitor open purchase orders to ensure on-time deliveries; collaborate with demand planners to resolve issues.
• Escalate shortages and support resolution across the supply chain.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Inventory management

Stakeholder collaboration

Forecasting

Job description

Overview: At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges. Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve. You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about—locally and globally. Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

What We're Looking For:

As a member of our global supply chain organization, you will experience an environment where our values for innovation, operational excellence, and a commitment to making a positive impact come to life. Our customer first approach and agility enable us to leverage the creativity of the team to adapt swiftly to challenges and create exceptional value for those we serve. Collaboration and teamwork are at the heart of our operations. We drive an operating model and value set where accountability to one another is genuine and executed with consistency, knowing that we succeed as one. Together, we inspire one another, embrace continuous improvement, and make a meaningful impact!

The Supply Chain Planning team is responsible for securing materials used in Zebra’s operations. Supply requirements are moderated by the team to ensure that inventory positions are appropriate to meet the demand requirements relative to forecasted levels, inventory on order and in transit from regional distribution centers, product life-cycle, quality and special customer requirements and/or projects. The team cooperates with are Global Demand Planners, Buyers, Operations, Order Management, Logistics, Finance, Helpdesk and Customer Experience Management teams. The Senior Supply Chain Planner has a key role in the team. Besides standard materials planning responsibilities, this person is expected to participate in continuous improvement activities of materials management processes and project management work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support and actively participate in deployment of supply chain model within region.
• Plan and develop supply schedule to keep sufficient inventory positions to support material requirements of internal or external customers.
• Regularly review and adjust demand plan with internal stakeholders.
• Applies Zebra’s procedures to resolve issues and mitigate constraints impacting supply plan including capacity, transportation, and order-management errors.
• Monitor open purchase orders to ensure on time deliveries; partner with Demand planners/Global Planners to resolve demand relevant issues.
• Escalate shortages within the broader supply chain organization and work to support resolution.