Material Planning Analyst - Mandarin

Job Summary TE Connectivity is currently seeking a Materials Planning Analyst III to join our Materials team. This key position will report directly to the Materials Manager at our Hong Kong facility.

The Materials Planning Analyst II position is responsible for purchasing materials from our key suppliers, scheduling customer orders and establishing relationships to ensure excellent delivery and quality.

Job Responsibilities

• Strong understanding of SAP and/or Material Resource Planning Systems
• Receive, schedule and Expedite customer orders and set priorities in SAP
• Establish and maintain working relationships with key suppliers
• Purchase materials from Internal and External suppliers
• Participate in escalations team meetings to ensure materials tasks are planned and executed
• Maintain and expedite purchase orders according to MRP requirements
• Tactical follow up with suppliers to assure materials meet quality, production, customer and on time

delivery schedules

• Work closely with cross-functional teams ensuring supplier schedules, quality specifications and delivery
• requirements are met.
• Supplier invoice resolution
• Manage and maintain inventory levels ensuring uninterrupted supply of parts while ensuring customer
• reliability and meeting both production and delivery requirements
• Help achieve performance targets including delivery, inventory & freight savings

Qualifications And Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree in operations management, Business Management or Supply Chain.
• 7 to 10 years’ buyer experience or supply chain management experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing, supply chain and planning operations.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• The ability to negotiate and influence the actions of others to achieve business goals.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written in English and Chinese Language
• Working knowledge of SAP or equivalent Materials Resource Planning systems
• Strong understanding of SAP and/or Material Resource Planning Systems
• APICS certification

Job Overview Creates plans, forecasts, and schedules relating to materials required and maintains proper inventory levels to meet operational requirements.

Job Requirements

• Adjusting production schedules and collaborating with the production team to meet the target and on-time delivery to the customer.
• Monitoring the product lifecycle, controlling the inventory, and arranging production schedules based on raw materials availability and assembly line capacity.
• Assessing and communicating risks, tracking shipments from the suppliers, and coordinating with logistics, customs, and inspection to ensure on-time delivery.
• Planning the raw materials and components requirements based on the sale order, new product sourcing, and supplier development across multiple product lines.

What Your Background Should Look Like Generally requires Bachelors degree in appropriate field with a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional level experience; Masters degree or higher or local equivalent may be preferred at this level

Competencies Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork