Material Planning Analyst - Mandarin

TE Connectivity; Tanauan; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

TE Connectivity is seeking a Materials Planning Analyst III to join the Materials team at our Hong Kong facility. This role focuses on planning, forecasting, and ensuring material availability to meet production needs.

You will manage supplier relationships, schedule orders in SAP, maintain inventory levels, and collaborate across functions to achieve on-time delivery and cost targets. The ideal candidate has 7–10 years of experience and APICS certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in operations management, business management or supply chain.
• 7–10 years buyer or supply chain experience in manufacturing or distribution.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing, supply chain and planning operations.
• Proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to negotiate and influence others to achieve business goals.
• Excellent communication in English and Chinese.
• APICS certification.

Responsibilities

• Create plans, forecasts, and schedules for materials and maintain inventory levels.
• Receive, schedule and expedite orders in SAP and coordinate with suppliers.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key suppliers.
• Purchase materials from internal and external suppliers.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to meet quality and delivery requirements.
• Maintain and expedite purchase orders according to MRP requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance to meet production and delivery targets.

Skills

SAP

MRP systems

SQL? not stated

Negotiation

English & Chinese

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in operations management, Business Management or Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

MRP systems

MS Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Summary

TE Connectivity is currently seeking a Materials Planning Analyst III to join our Materials team. This key position will report directly to the Materials Manager at our Hong Kong facility.

The Materials Planning Analyst II position is responsible for purchasing materials from our key suppliers, scheduling customer orders and establishing relationships to ensure excellent delivery and quality.

Job Responsibilities

• Strong understanding of SAP and/or Material Resource Planning Systems
• Receive, schedule and Expedite customer orders and set priorities in SAP
• Establish and maintain working relationships with key suppliers
• Purchase materials from Internal and External suppliers
• Participate in escalations team meetings to ensure materials tasks are planned and executed
• Maintain and expedite purchase orders according to MRP requirements
• Tactical follow up with suppliers to assure materials meet quality, production, customer and on time delivery schedules
• Work closely with cross-functional teams ensuring supplier schedules, quality specifications and delivery requirements are met.
• Supplier invoice resolution
• Manage and maintain inventory levels ensuring uninterrupted supply of parts while ensuring customer reliability and meeting both production and delivery requirements
• Help achieve performance targets including delivery, inventory & freight savings

Qualifications And Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree in operations management, Business Management or Supply Chain.
• 7 to 10 years’ buyer experience or supply chain management experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing, supply chain and planning operations.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• The ability to negotiate and influence the actions of others to achieve business goals.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written in English and Chinese Language
• Working knowledge of SAP or equivalent Materials Resource Planning systems
• Strong understanding of SAP and/or Material Resource Planning Systems
• APICS certification

Job Overview

Creates plans, forecasts, and schedules relating to materials required and maintains proper inventory levels to meet operational requirements.

Job Requirements

• Adjusting production schedules and collaborating with the production team to meet the target and on-time delivery to the customer.
• Monitoring the product lifecycle, controlling the inventory, and arranging production schedules based on raw materials availability and assembly line capacity.
• Assessing and communicating risks, tracking shipments from the suppliers, and coordinating with logistics, customs, and inspection to ensure on-time delivery.
• Planning the raw materials and components requirements based on the sale order, new product sourcing, and supplier development across multiple product lines.

What Your Background Should Look Like

Generally requires Bachelors degree in appropriate field with a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional level experience; Masters degree or higher or local equivalent may be preferred at this level

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork