Material Control Manager

Key Responsibilities

General

• Lead the Material Planning and Store teams.
• Develop and implement inventory management strategies to improve efficiency and inventory performance.
• Drive process improvement, material optimization, and system automation initiatives.
• Establish and maintain inventory control and material management plans.
• Manage team performance, including goal setting, coaching, training, and development.
• Support stock take activities and ensure inventory accuracy.
• Perform other duties assigned by management.

Material Planning

• Oversee material planning and coordinate with Purchasing, Production, Store, and Logistics to achieve KPI targets.
• Participate in production planning meetings to ensure material availability aligns with customer requirements and production schedules.
• Develop material forecasts based on production demand.
• Ensure timely availability of materials while maintaining inventory within cost and stock level targets.
• Coordinate with Purchasing and Production to ensure on-time material supply.
• Review material forecasts and implement appropriate inventory replenishment strategies (Push/Pull system).
• Lead initiatives to reduce and dispose of slow-moving inventory.

Store Operations

• Oversee daily store operations, including receiving, storage, stock control, and material dispatch.
• Improve store processes and operational efficiency.
• Ensure store procedures comply with company quality requirements.
• Monitor inventory accuracy through cycle counts and stock audits, and implement corrective actions where necessary.

Authority

• Access sales forecasts, production plans, procurement information, and inventory cost data for planning purposes.
• Approve or reject material order requisitions and standard stocking requests.
• Coordinate with Production Planning to adjust production priorities when required.
• Request sales forecasts from the Sales Department.
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects by engaging relevant departments.
• Request production resources to support store operations when necessary.

Knowledge & Skills:

• The candidate must possess at least Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering or Business Management or any equivalent.
• Minimum to have at least 10 years of manufacturing background and 5 years experience in managerial role.