Customer Planner

Requisition Number: 76087

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Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.

Purpose of Position    

-    Responsible for developing and communicating demand requirements
-    Develop capacity plans and manage inventory & purchasing strategies to ensure optimum material utilization.
-    Build up and manage the Sales and Operating Plan (S&OP) process if necessary.
-    Optimizing inventory level and ensuring production continuity.
-    Manage and follow up new projects in plant for better execution.

Day to Day Responsibility  

-    Work closely with global SCM/PLM to understand the demand visibility and Order placement requirements.
-    Collaborate with sales, business development, product line management team to develop and maintain accurate rolling forecast in terms of driving procurement activities..
-    Monitor and analyze demand trend to adjust forecast and plans proactively.
-    Assess reasonable delivery dates in the system daily based on customer demand dates, material availability, and production capacity
-    Create purchase requisitions based on actual order demand and forecast to ensure material readiness for production
-    Work with production planner to ensure the production schedule is aligned with customer requirements.
-    Proactively identify potential material shortage and develop mitigation plan to prevent production disruptions.
-    Develop and maintain KPI for inventory turns, lead time performance and slow moving mitigation plan
-    Support on other optimization projects or initiatives.

Education & Experience  

-    Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, computer science, purchasing management or relevant field.
-    5years working experience in a planning role within a manufacturing environment. 
-    Strong experience using an SAP system 

Required Skills, Desired Skills and Soft Skills

Required by Legal or QEHS:
-    Know EHS relevant law and regulations 
-    Obey all company EHS rules (Include: Policy, Procedure, SOP and other requirements).

Required skills:
-    Working experience in ERP system, SAP or other systems.
-    High sense of responsibility and initiatives, self-motivated, good team player and the ability to work with a wide cross-section of people in various locations.
-    Fluent oral and written English and mandarin
-    Computer skills, Word, Excel and PPT skills
-    Good communication and negotiation skill

Desired Skills: 
-    Ability to think strategically and execute methodically 

Soft Skills:
-    Good communication and negotiation skill. 
-    Good understanding of culture different between different countries.

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