Senior Maintenance & Inventory Planning Lead

SMRT Corporation Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SMRT Corporation Ltd in Singapore is seeking a procurement and supply chain professional to manage inventory, forecasting, replenishment, and supplier governance across maintenance and project spares.

You will coordinate with procurement and engineering teams, run SAP Ariba-based analyses, drive cost savings, and build dashboards for stock availability, ageing, and performance metrics, while ensuring compliance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Monitor inventory levels and replenish according to lead time and usage trends.
• Expedite deliveries from suppliers to mitigate stockouts and manage storage space constraints.
• Attend to stockout items; coordinate with buyers to source ex-stock quantities and short-term measures.
• Run monthly forecasting and ageing analysis in SAP; propose drawdown/disposal plans for excess/obsolete stock.
• Maintain critical spares lists tied to maintenance plans and fleet availability targets.
• Coordinate with Procurement on weekly cadences to review priorities, shortages, and delivery risks.
• Evaluate RFQs/tenders for stock items (via Ariba); perform price benchmarking and lead-time assessment.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives by evaluating aftermarket vs OE parts with Engineering.
• Bring in parts to support projects, heavy maintenance, and CSW requirements.
• Ensure contract terms and pricing are correctly reflected in SAP and adhered to in purchasing.
• Comply with procurement governance, audit requirements, and internal controls.
• Track supplier on-time delivery, lead times, and responsiveness; elevate risks early.
• Identify supply risks for critical components; propose mitigations (dual sourcing, safety stock, forward orders).
• Collaborate with Procurement to resolve supplier quality or delivery issues.
• Maintain clean master data (MOQ, lead time, pricing, units) in SAP.
• Run consignment settlement reports and reconciliations on schedule.
• Build and maintain dashboards/reports for inventory health (ageing, availability, stockout trends).
• Support improvements/automation in SAP/Ariba and reporting workflows.
• Coordinate with Engineering to evaluate fit/form/function and qualification of OEM parts to achieve savings.
• Plan material availability for modification programs, fleet introductions, and overhauls.
• Recommend process improvements (reorder policies, parameter tuning, supplier consolidation).
• Maintain SOPs/work instructions; contribute to Kaizen initiatives.

Job description

SMRT Corporation Ltd in Singapore is seeking a procurement and supply chain professional to manage inventory, forecasting, replenishment, and supplier governance across maintenance and project spares.

You will coordinate with procurement and engineering teams, run SAP Ariba-based analyses, drive cost savings, and build dashboards for stock availability, ageing, and performance metrics, while ensuring compliance and continuous improvement.