Planner - Production and Material Planning

Bosch has been present in Malaysia since 1923, represented by Robert Bosch Sdn Bhd, with offices located in Selangor and Penang. In Malaysia, Bosch has diversified businesses in Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The company has three manufacturing plants in Penang providing Car Multimedia, Power Tools and Automotive Steering systems. In 2017, Malaysia contributed sales of RM 615 million (127 million euro) and employed more than 2,800 associates.

Material Planning (Buyer) Responsibilities

• Responsible for raw material replenishment. Maintain supply visibility of minimum 3 months.
• Secure delivery confirmation from suppliers for all PO.
• Expedite material deliveries to support production & customer orders.
• Bottleneck & allocation management for materials in critical shortage.
• Ensure integrity of master data & parameters in SAP & add*ONE system to enable automatic MRP planning. Drive Purchasing to maintain Purchasing/Vendor master data that is relevant to MRP run.
• Manage material auto replenishment within warehouses via mini macro & min-max setting.
• Track & monitor supplier delivery performance (SSL3) & define improvement measures.
• Track, monitor & manage material phase-in/out resulting from Engineering changes, product/material EOL, etc. Adjust material planning according to product & material life cycle.
• Manage special procurement activities, eg. Last Time Buy (LTB), purchase below MOQ, risk purchase in the event of vendor change, supplier relocation, mold down for modification.
• Regularly review supplier capacity to identify restriction. Escalate to Purchasing & discuss measures to solve capacity constraints.
• Manage & track safety stock to support business fluctuations.
• Raw materials inventory management & control according to TCT target. Reschedule SA/PO to suppliers based on forecast changes & inventory target.
• Manage excess & obsolete (E&O) stock. Analyze stock coverage, define & take actions for stock optimization.
• Coordinate RTV process for supplier logistics quality issues (wrong part / wrong quantity).
• Liaise with PUQ & PQE on RTV & replacement due to technical issues.

Production Planning Responsibilities

• Rough Production Planning (RPP) for mid to long term up to 24 months.
• Level production loading according to BPS maturity requirement.
• Convert, release & schedule production orders according to levelling pattern.
• Ensure data integrity of production/planned order & RPP to drive correct MRP run.
• Regular alignment of production capacity with manufacturing team.
• Monitor and follow up production output, sub assembly progress & customer order fulfillment.
• Drive production to achieve target output & produce the right mix of SKUs and sub assembly. Define measures to reduce production backlog.

LPV Responsibilities

• Logistics team member (LPV) for NPI - new launches & ALRs.
• Support samples & pilot runs.
• Attend & contribute actively in project meetings, work with cross functional team to achieve timely SOP.
• Attend & contribute actively in product launch meeting (PLT) & update production/delivery status.
• Drive project team to order materials according to lead time. Contribute in the execution of risk orders.
• Together with project buyer (BPV), drive material readiness to achieve ramp up plan.
• Analyze & communicate feasibility & restrictions to achieve ramp up plan.
• Maintain MM & release pronovia timely & accurately to enable automatic MRP planning.  
• Coordinate new material packaging lot size for kanban card preparation before SOP.
• Ad hoc tasks as and when required.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business studies, Business Administration, International Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or equivalent.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in the field of material planning, production planning or procurement (buyer). Experience in order management / demand planning is an added advantage.
• Knowledge in Microsoft Office is a must.
• SAP knowledge is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical and multi-tasking skill, able to work in fast paced environment.
• Able to communicate both written & verbal to suppliers in oversea (China).
• Only Malaysian citizens are eligible to apply for this position.