Strategic Supply Planner: Optimize Inventory & Availability

SYSMEX ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysmex Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. is seeking an experienced supply planning professional to develop and execute supply plans, optimize inventory levels, and support service performance for the assigned product portfolio.

You will collaborate with Suppliers, Production, Order Processing and Commercial teams to balance customer requirements with capacity and financial targets, participate in S&OP, and drive continuous improvement across planning processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• 3–5 years in supply chain planning or related roles.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain short-, medium-, and long-term supply plans to meet forecasted demand.
• Analyze forecasts, inventory, capacity, and supplier lead times to determine replenishment needs.
• Maintain optimal inventory levels while supporting service levels and working capital targets.
• Monitor inventory health: excess, slow-moving, obsolete, and at-risk stock.
• Conduct regular reviews and mitigate shortages and excess inventory.
• Create and manage replenishment and deployment plans aligned with demand.
• Collaborate with suppliers and production to align with schedules and capacity.
• Balance supply and demand by managing capacity constraints and material availability.
• Execute core supply planning activities.
• Work with suppliers to ensure material availability and delivery schedules.
• Identify supply risks and develop contingency plans.
• Coordinate responses to disruptions and shortages.
• Participate in monthly S&OP and supply review meetings.
• Provide insights on constraints, inventory projections, and capacity needs.
• Support scenario planning and risk assessments for decisions.
• Track KPIs and report to management; analyze root causes.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes and systems.
• Provide backup support during peak workloads and cross-team activities.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Independent working

Time management / multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, Operations Management, or related discipline

Tools

ERP systems

Material Master data management

Supply chain planning systems

Job description

Sysmex Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. is seeking an experienced supply planning professional to develop and execute supply plans, optimize inventory levels, and support service performance for the assigned product portfolio.

You will collaborate with Suppliers, Production, Order Processing and Commercial teams to balance customer requirements with capacity and financial targets, participate in S&OP, and drive continuous improvement across planning processes.