Supply Chain Director

Job Description : SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTOR MALAYSIA In this business critical role, you are responsible for overall supply chain management of the Penang site; including Purchasing, Contracts, Warehouse and Logistics functions. Establish and maintain purchasing practices and policies to ensure honest, fair, and ethical with vendors. Keep informed on legal matters that affect purchasing policies Lead and support Business Units in communicating directly with our customers on all supply chain matters with the aim to deliver customer satisfaction while achieving Company’s goals, optimisation of materials margin and inventory turns Maintain optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries to meet customer requirements minimising carrying costs and premium transportation charges and maximising inventory turnover Establish key programmes or projects that target specific improvement opportunities to reduce costs lead times, resolve quality issues, or increase supply dependability and flexibility Provide customer support to sales group by representing materials in sales presentations and periodic customer meetings and interactions, including but not limited to potential customer visits, quarterly business reviews, etc. Plan (S&OP), monitoring progress, optimise supply and capacity flexibility, and resolve issues To succeed in this role, you must have solid foundation in purchasing, especially in the electronics OEM/EMS industry. More than 12 years of Purchasing and Supply Chain experience with at least five years in a leadership role Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools (MAPICS, Baan, or equivalent) Demonstrated leadership and people management skills including ability to effectively coach and employees at all levels Demonstrated effective customer interface skills Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and influence individuals, internally and across all levels, functions and geographies. Use of discretion with the ability to gain trust of business leaders and others to discuss and respond to sensitive and business critical issues

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