Summary

Drive the planning and inventory processes, tools and applications for the site/function.  Advance subject matter expertise of planning and inventory management processes, tools and application. Coach and mentor others on their strategic activities.  The Planning and Inventory Manager is responsible for facilitating, mentoring and coordinating successful planning and inventory projects. This includes ensuring that both the technical and people aspects are taken into account, incorporating change management strategies.  Manage resources to effectively help execute the site/function strategy deployment plans.

Detailed Description

• Drives team to manage material shortages to ensure Clear to Builds in collaboration with the Purchasing and SLM Team. 
• Supports the team being the liaison between customer project management and internal departments on the introduction of new product requirements.
• Ensures the team performs a timely and accurate demand management process (If the demand is managed by the Planning Team at your Site).
• Ensures proper Excess, Surplus and Obsolete inventory.
• Ensures team identifies the impact of excess and obsolescence and drives necessary actions to mitigate it.
• Ensures bills of material are accurate and collaborate with other teams on any engineering changes.
• Collaborates with different stakeholders to achieve Inventory Entitlement targets and drive results.
• Drives actions to meet the Inventory goals (Inventory cash adjusted and Turns), including performing accurate Inventory Projection.
• Leads the team to maintain continuous Material Supply to achieve the targeted inventory levels and turns.
• Ensures the team Performs material and capacity analysis before loading MPS.  Monitor MPS accuracy, attainment and level load metrics and drive necessary actions to improve them.
• Validates that the team Performs Financial Impact Analysis (FIA) to mitigate inventory risk before loading MPS.
• Works with other departments to review and dispose of non-conforming materials.
• Ensures production schedules to meet the customer requirements to achieve high levels of on time delivery.
• Ensures proper POR including OAR management and timely execution.
• Drives necessary actions to meet revenue goals.
• Manages RMA orders. Works with other departments to meet repair commitments. 
• Monitors planning parameters ROP & SS to ensure optimized inventory levels. 
• Ensures proper execution of the SIOP Process (including accurate data, timely submission, and execution of Rhythm meetings with the key stakeholders) until approval completion on a monthly basis.
• Maintains responsibility for SCM Team training completion, performance management, development, recognition, coaching and compensation of employees.
• Reassigns personnel as necessary to optimize work. Act as a liaison with customers to ensure forecast commitments are met.
• Collaborates with other departments to improve supplyflex programs.
• Submits Investment Inventories for material that is not required for normal manufacturing operations or to support standard level of customer service.
• Follow global procedures and policies and drive practices aligned to them.
• Collaborates with Global and Segment teams to drive Inventory Management Operating System.
• Manages KRIs, Planning Metrics and drives necessary actions.
• Drives continuous improvements of SCM function through interactions with other departments.
• Responsible for annual physical inventory, site surplus/excess sale process and disposition of scrap material.
• Develops and executes site inventory management processes including forecasting, analysis, reporting, action plans.
• Oversees design, development, integration and maintenance of SCM systems, tools, processes and training at the site.
• Manages Celestica HUB process.
• Drives continuous improvements of SCM function through interactions with other departments.

Role Requirements

• 7+ years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years hands on experience in Project Management, Product Life Cycle, Change Management and NPI is a must.
• A solid understanding of electronics manufacturing and planning is required.
• Understand the industry in which the customer resides. 
• Understand the requirements for flexibility, cost and quality that will be needed by the customer.
• Define and monitor key performance metrics.
• Establish and grow internal and external relationships throughout multiple business levels of the account (Buyers, Planners, Managers, Directors and others).

Other Info

• Work Location: Lot 01, Airport Logistics Park, Senai International Airport, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  
• Working Days / Hours: 8am to 5.30pm (Mondays to Fridays)

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.