Material Planner

Description

Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as onsite. this means the successful candidate to report to the GM office full time.

The Role:
The Material Planner applies supply chain principles and GM Manufacturing System tools to ensure material availability, optimize inventory, and support uninterrupted production. The role independently leads planning and follow-up initiatives, acts as a liaison across purchasing, engineering, warehousing/manufacturing, logistics, and suppliers, and delivers measurable improvements in supply chain performance, responsiveness, and cost.

What You'll Do:
Planning

• Review monthly SAP plans and investigate and resolve SAP deviations for MRP runs at the part level.

• Release and communicate delivery plans to local suppliers and update them timely based on the latest production sequence.

• Receive and analyze imported material data for all local material and process material; report risk items with deep action plans in alignment with suppliers to close gaps.

• Develop and maintain manpower and material operating plans based on takt time, demand, and production schedules to ensure optimal inventory levels.

Follow-Up

• Review the daily shortage report across all production lines and follow up at part level with local suppliers to confirm timely delivery.

• Establish, modify, and monitor shipping of in-consignment material (CKD, Local, and PM).

• Support local suppliers by coordinating with overseas suppliers and source plants to recover high-risk shipments.

• Closely monitor material expiry and drive corrective actions to prevent waste and line impact.

Reporting

• Confirm and issue SPPSs (Supplier Practical Problem Solving) for late delivery issues.

• Report delivery violations and follow up on supplier action plans to eliminate recurrence.

• Report and escalate high-risk supply issues with structured action plans.

• Track and report supplier KPIs to leadership and global teams.

• Track and report capacity issues, identifying risks and mitigation paths.

• Design and implement metrics to monitor supply chain performance and identify operational risk areas.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
Educational and Experience Background

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.

• Minimum 1 year of experience in material planning, supply chain, or operations management.

• Experience applying lean and structured problem-solving tools to drive waste elimination and risk mitigation.

• Proven history of managing supplier relationships and delivering supply continuity improvements.

Technical Skills

• SAP MRP planning, deviation investigation, and delivery plan management.

• Takt time analysis and demand-driven material planning.

• Inventory management, including in-consignment and CKD/Local/PM material tracking.

• Supplier KPI tracking, capacity planning, and performance reporting.

• Shortage and risk identification, escalation, and closure management.

• Microsoft Office & Power Apps.

Competencies

• Strong cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing, purchasing, logistics, and support teams.

• Clear and effective communication of supply chain information to all stakeholder levels.

• Ability to influence and drive change without direct authority.

• Strong stakeholder management and supplier relationship-building skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

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