Planner 3, Materials - Penang, Malaysia - Western Digital

Description

Company Description

The future. It's on you. You & Western Digital.

We've been storing the world's data for more than 50 years. Once, it was the most important thing we could do for data. Now we're helping the world capture, preserve, access and transform data in a way only we can.

The most game-changing companies, consumers, professionals, and governments come to us for the technologies and solutions they need to capture, preserve, access, and transform their data.

But we can't do it alone. Today's exceptional data challenges require your exceptional skills. It's You & Us. Together, we're the next big thing in data.

Western Digital data-centric solutions are found under the G-TechnologyTM, HGST, SanDisk, TegileTM, UpthereTM, and WD brands.

Job Description

• Release material purchase order based on Oracle or SAP MRP PRs
• Monitor & follow up shipments for suppliers to ensure OTD and actual delivery performance
• Negotiate and manage suppliers' lead time as well as production cycle time
• Closely follow up suppliers for different material issues including but not limit to forecast upsides/delivery schedule in or out//Shipment hold/Cancelling/RMA/Logistics/GR/payment
• Work with internal and external teams to clean dead stock and deal with slow moving and expiring/expired inventory timely
• Work with internal teams to continue drive for system improvement including but not limit to Oracle, MRP/Data base etc. business processes.
• Handle any material exception cases like material quality issues and work on alternative material supply. Interacts closely with suppliers, Quality Assurance and Engineering to resolve quality issues.
• Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Just In Time (JIT) or other production or material inventory program execution
• Analyze safety stock level setting for component level
• Evaluate, report and manage supplier performance and improvement from supply point of view (Capacity/LT/OTD/OTC/Rescheduling)
• Other tasks assigned by managers
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• More than 5 years working experience of MRP/Buyer in manufacturing industry, related industry like EMS or Electronic preferred
• Excellent English both oral and written
• Good command of MS Office software, including Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint, etc.
• Experience of using ERP system like Oracle or SAP and purchasing related reports
• Good communication and negotiation skills with supplier or other related departments
• Proactive, self-motivated and be with initiative, courage, and integrity.
• Strong analysis and summary ability, able to work under pressure
• Strong management skills including effective time management, problem solving, decision making, presentation, relationship management, organization
• Team work and Leadership
  
  

Additional Information

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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