Job Description

About the role

Responsible for Malaysia Supply Chain activities management including demand and supply planning, liaise with suppliers, distributors & forwarders. This role is to the team through planning activities & process and in accordance to Smith & Nephew objective.

Responsible for supply chain reporting and numbers collection in providing weekly/monthly management report on status of activities. Continuous improvement activities/projects to improve efficiency and cost.

Responsibilities

Manage the replenishment and inbound Inventory is in line with the forecast or demand. Responsible for the PO activities including creation of PO, expediting & de-expediting of deliveries, reduce ageing PO and past due PO. Resolve "Stock-Out", "Sales Spikes", Invoice and Supplier related discrepancies, Parts Received discrepancies & etc.

Collaborate closely with vendor, forwarder & distributors to improve supply chain process include stock availability, timely delivery, custom clearance, goods receipt & data accuracy.

Collate & provide stock situation (current available on-hand stocks) and incoming shipment information daily.

Prepare & monitor key performance indicators Stock, Service, OTD, forecast accuracy, etc. and take/coordinate corrective actions if required.

Back-up for quotation generations when required.

Analyse Key Planning Parameters to achieve a balance between Inventory and Forecast, e.g. Reduce stock-out/inventory reduction/turns improvement/lead-time reduction.

Work closely with sales & marketing improve inventory turns - minimize excess & obsolete inventory and improve service levels.

Coordinate monthly S&OP process to understand the latest market requirement and ensure timely deliveries and fulfilling customer satisfaction. Able to question if forecast has doubt.

Collaborate with various departments (i.e. regulatory, sales, finance, etc.) or countries for inputs & enquires pertaining to supply chain.

Provide support to process improvement/project implementation or any other ad hoc tasks.

Minimum requirements

Diploma or university graduate in Business Administration, Logistics and Supply Chain Management or in related field

At least 2 years of relevant supply chain & inventory experience

Supply & demand planning experience

Knowledge of shipping documents

Preferred requirements

Experience in medical device industry an advantage.

Experience in using PC based software packages, WORD, EXCEL, Outlook and familiar with ERP systems and processes

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