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Schneider Electric

Global energy management and automation provider

Material Planner

Production Planning & SchedulingUpdated on Nov 5
Full-timeXiamen, Fujian, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Three to five years of experience in manufacturing PMC, material control, or production planning, with familiarity with the full factory materials workflow.
  • Proficiency with SAP, ERP systems, and Excel, including pivot tables, functions, and data aggregation.
  • Familiarity with bills of materials, material coding, procurement processes, incoming inspection, and inventory-control practices.
  • Ability to follow up on materials, anticipate risks, and communicate across departments.
  • Ability to handle high-intensity work, sensitivity to data, rigor, and strong execution.
  • A bachelor's degree or higher; supply chain, logistics, business administration, or electromechanical fields are preferred.
  • Fluent English is required.

Responsibilities

  • Verify demand in SAP and place purchase orders based on actual demand.
  • Track delivery dates against production plans to ensure production materials are complete and available.
  • Confirm material arrival dates with suppliers and adjust purchase order delivery dates according to project production-launch timing.
  • Manage supplier performance indicators, including SOTD, ISSR, DIN, healthy inventory metrics, and supplier performance.
  • Review inventory structure and analyze obsolete and slow-moving materials.
  • Monitor and continuously optimize inventory levels to increase the proportion of healthy raw-material inventory.
  • Coordinate with suppliers to develop and optimize procurement and logistics plans to address material shortages.
  • Use 8D analysis to drive corrective and preventive actions and resolve upstream factory supply-chain issues.
  • Coordinate material cycle counts and inventory analysis with the warehouse, improving inventory data accuracy.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in electrical equipment, hardware and machinery, automotive parts, or assembly manufacturing is preferred.
  • Experience using artificial intelligence tools is preferred.

About the Company

Schneider Electric

Global energy management and automation provider

Schneider Electric is a global specialist in energy management and automation. It helps homes, businesses, and industries run electricity more efficiently by selling electrical products, automation hardware, software, and related services. Its offerings cover electrification, automation, and digitization, and solutions connect devices, collect data, and control systems to optimize energy use in smart industries, resilient infrastructure, and data centers. The company distinguishes itself with a broad, end-to-end portfolio and a worldwide presence in over 100 countries, combining hardware, software, and services to address sustainability and reliability. Its goal is to help people and organizations use energy more efficiently, reduce environmental impact, and improve uptime and reliability.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Rueil-Malmaison, France
Founded
1836

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