Supply Network Planning Manager

Coca-Cola Bottlers (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd; Nilai; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage company in Negeri Sembilan is seeking a Supply Planning Manager. This role involves ensuring timely supply and establishing demand-supply frameworks. Candidates should have a degree focused on Supply Chain/Logistics, at least 4 years of experience, and strong analytical skills. The position requires effective team leadership and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience, with 2 years in a supervisory role.
• Strong analytical skills with distinct ability to interpret numbers.
• Prior management experience and ability to travel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure on-time supply meets customer delivery dates.
• Establish demand-supply management framework.
• Lead S&OP processes and capacity analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Computer skills including Microsoft Office Tools

ERP experience

Inter-departmental conflict resolution

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business management or industrial engineering

Job description

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The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers worldwide for over 135 years. Our unrivaled portfolio includes more than 500 sparkling and still brands and more than 3,800 beverage choices, with iconic brands such as Coca-Cola, Sprite, Minute Maid, Schweppes, FuzeTea, Monster, and Fanta.

With over 1,500 employees, Coca-Cola Beverages Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei is a complex and well-developed organization that produces, sells, and distributes the Coca-Cola Company products across the country. Our world‑class manufacturing plant in Halal Park, Bandar Enstek in Negeri Sembilan serves as our Halal production hub for Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei.

Location: Bandar Enstek, Negeri Sembilan
Department: Supply Planning
Reports to: Head of Supply Planning

What You’ll Do

Ensure on‑time supply to meet customers requested delivery dates at 99 % overall service level.

Establish the demand‑supply management framework that caters customers’ need with operational capabilities and continuously evaluate its performance.

Ensure long‑term (5 to 10 years), medium‑term (1 to 3 years) and short‑term (1 to 6 months) review of infrastructure capacity requirements for manufacturing plants, production lines, warehouses and key suppliers. Provide clear direction to senior leadership team on investments required to establish the right infrastructure to fulfill market demand in the medium and long term. Review production sourcing matrix to define optimal fulfillment strategy between production plants and warehouse facilities to minimize supply chain costs.

Ensure planning processes are in place that effectively deliver desired supply planning goals.

Ensure effective & efficient planning tools (e.g. Blue Yonder, MPS, MRP, SNP, PPD, SP etc.) are in place to support the strategy with required IT infrastructure and right personnel skill competency in the tools.

Based on IP study results to locate and size warehouse facilities, work together with Logistics department on translating IP into detailed IDS (inventory deployment strategy). Logistics is responsible to consider IP results to perform detailed IDS review on street level using routing tools (e.g. Ortec) to define optimal physical location and size of warehouse facilities.

Ensure appropriate organizational structure is in place which enables success of strategy. Includes definition of detailed job descriptions, right job grades, hierarchies, and clear and formal roles & responsibilities for each planner and manager position.

Lead the synchronization processes for development of demand plans from ABP through RE to Operational weekly Forecast. Ensure alignment of all through S&OP processes.

Ensure monthly capacity analysis for supply planning areas (e.g. production, deployment, inventory, and raw materials) in place, identify capacity constraints and propose alternatives to fulfill the demand. Lead S&OP process and ensure weekly reviews of supply planning KPI.

Ensure contingency planning procedures in place which are responsive and effective to handle SKU level issues of product availability. Lead the development and evaluation of capacity plan for high peak periods, providing direction and alternatives to fulfill market demand whenever it is identified any capacity constraint.

Grow supply and demand planning skills within the organization both within and outside the Supply Planning department. Lead the implementation of BIG Planning certification Program. Provide formal coach and feedback for demand planners and supply manager, to ensure they are challenged & succeeding.

Validate that all metrics are in place and being reported properly. Work with planners and managers to improve overall planning performance through the deployment of root cause analysis methodology using Planning PME methodology.

Ensure understanding of infrastructure planning concept and models throughout the organization and continuously evaluate performance.

Perform weekly PME performance review meetings with planning team to identify major issues on forecast accuracy, product availability, capacity levels, and inventory levels. Align clear and accountable action plan and track implementation progress during the meetings.

What You Bring

Bachelor’s degree in business management or industrial engineering with Supply Chain/Logistics focus preferred.

Minimum 4 years of experience and 2 years in supervisory level.

Strong analytical and computer skills including Microsoft Office Tools, ERP.

Distinct ability to work with and interpret numbers. Prior beverage experience strongly desired.

Prior management & inter‑departmental conflict resolution experience, factual decision making skills, ability to work under pressure and consistently deliver expected results.

Ability to travel.

Your application will include the following questions:

• What’s your expected monthly basic salary?
• How many years’ experience do you have as a Planning Manager?
• Do you have experience completing material resource planning (MRP)?
• How much notice are you required to give your current employer?