Job Objective

Supervise supply chain processes and ensure alignment across plants.

Responsible for materials planning, scheduling, procurement, and final delivery to the customer. Must ensure the availability of a minimum stock level of direct materials for production. Review the customer schedule in advance and carry out production planning/scheduling to achieve 100% delivery performance with customers.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for materials planning, scheduling, supplier contracting, and ensuring the availability of a minimum stock level for production at all times.
• Responsible for reviewing the customer schedule in advance and properly planning the necessary materials for production.
• Act as a liaison with the customer’s materials department, respond to inquiries in a timely manner, and achieve 100% delivery performance by coordinating internally with the production department.
• Evaluate the customer’s scheduling and coordinate daily, weekly, and monthly production planning to meet customer requirements.
• Periodically evaluate supplier performance and initiate continuous improvement actions.
• Conduct daily meetings with the production team to review/discuss/advise on changes in customer EDI deliveries and monitor FG inventory for shipment.
• Oversee key manufacturing processes for capacity and demand, identify constraints, and provide analysis.
• Maintain and review inventory records, product performance, and delivery performance.
• Track and report key functional metrics and take effective measures to reduce expenses and drive continuous improvement.
• Conduct physical inventories periodically according to company standards, investigate discrepancies, and initiate appropriate corrective actions.
• Establish and maintain the FIFO process.
• Create and process orders/contracts, delivery plans in MRP-SAP.
• Communicate schedules/releases/forecasts to suppliers well in advance.
• Manage customs clearance, coordinate with goods dispatch.
• Oversee and manage the availability of customer returnable pallet wood/internal packaging.
• Assist in managing cost savings in direct and indirect materials and cost avoidance targets.
• Research benchmarking of set targets and drive continuous improvements.
• Ensure timely updates of material receipts and production orders in SAP.
• Responsible for taking corrective actions on customer delivery issues and packaging problems.
• Responsible for achieving departmental/measurable objectives.

Job Profile

Education Level: Professional
Desired Specialty: Administration, Business, Logistics, or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
Experience: 7 years of experience with multinational suppliers.
Specific Knowledge: Bill of materials, production routes, and materials management.
Software Skills: SAP, Excel.
Languages: Excellent English (advanced conversational and technical).