Material Executive

The Material Executive is responsible for core business and managing end-to-end supply plans across the supply network to ensure product availability, inventory and cost optimization, and delivery service performance objectives are achieved. This role coordinates the flow of materials and logistics activities to support business goals and ensure uninterrupted supply.

Responsibilities

1. Responsible for material supply management. This includes:

• Support the demand forecast changes, managing and optimizing inventory levels, supplying planning data to operations and sales team.

• Develop and maintain working relationships with Supply chain partners, as well as functional departments within ASC network.

• Resolves shortages control and review inventory status.

• Monitor material availability for production continuity & expedite shipment from supply source, implement key initiative to reduce freight cost & shipment per.

• Manage the 3rd party forwarder service and ensure OTD of inbound shipments until QA release.

• Report potential supply risk from supply source, shipment delay for mitigation plan & discussion.

2. Supply network management

• Follow up and expedite all open Purchase Order releases to ensure suppliers meet committed delivery schedules.
• Coordinate with global supply sources, procurement teams, freight forwarders, and logistics providers to resolve shipment delays and minimize supply disruptions.
• Ensure timely FG shipment arrangements from internal and external manufacturing sites to support customer order fulfilment requirements.
• Maintain full visibility of open orders, in-transit inventory, and shipment status through regular tracking and reporting.
• Analyze backlog orders, current orders, and upcoming orders to prioritize, plan and schedule the production operations.
• Analyze delays and interruptions accordingly to adjust production schedule to meet customer timelines.
• Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay.
• Participate in the weekly ops meeting, ensure follow-up actions are expedited.

3. Performs Ah-Hoc duties as assigned by the department head.

Skill & Experience Required

• Nitec, Higher Nitec, Diploma in Supply Chain Management.
• At least two years of directly applicable experience or in supply chain function, like planning, international freight & warehouse, or production planning experience.
• Good understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes and work experience in a dynamic production environment.
• Must be able to effectively read, write, and communicate in English.
• Attention to detail and proactive problem-solving skills.
• Supply chain analytic, excel and power BI skills.