Kerja Sepenuh Masa, Senior Materials Planner di Sandisk Pulau Pinang - Maukerja

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Material Planner is responsible for translating demand into an executable material plan and ensuring material readiness to support production, New Business Model (NBM) demand, New Product Introduction (NPI), engineering changes and customer build requirements. The role provides accurate full-kit commitments, proactively manages supply and inventory risks, and works across Planning, Procurement, Engineering, Production, Warehouse, Quality and suppliers to protect business continuity. The position is also expected to identify and lead process, system and automation enhancements that improve planning visibility, control and efficiency.

Demand Planning and Build Commitments

• Analyse MRP demand, forecasts, customer requirements and build plans to provide timely and accurate full-kit material commitments.
• Review demand changes, forecast gaps and model-level requirements; identify risks, assumptions and required actions before confirming commitments.
• Monitor material availability through the loading horizon and communicate potential shortages, delays or commitment changes with clear recovery actions.
• Plan second-source and newly introduced materials in advance and coordinate closely with relevant global and cross-functional teams.
• Ensure critical materials are available, received, quality-released and ready for production loading
  
  

NBM and NPI Material Readliness

• Independently support NBM demand scenarios and NPI projects from planning through execution, including material readiness, risk assessment, full-kit status and milestone tracking.
• Partner with Engineering, NPI, Commodity Management, Buyers, Production Planning and suppliers to address long-lead-time, constrained, new or sole-source components.
• Develop recovery plans for material gaps, including supply prioritization, alternative-source evaluation, risk-buy proposals and escalation of decisions required.
• Provide concise readiness updates, highlight business risks and drive closure of actions to protect programme and launch schedules.
  
  

Inventory, Exposure and Lifecycle Management

• Manage inventory in line with business targets by reviewing excess, ageing, blocked, slow-moving and shelf-life-sensitive materials.
• Drive timely PO pull-in, push-out or cancellation actions with Buyers following significant demand changes, EOL events or forecast reductions.
• Coordinate reclassification, inter-site balancing, supplier returns, deviations, rework or other disposition options to reduce excess and scrap exposure.
• Review and recommend safety stock, risk-buy and Last Time Buy requirements using demand, lead time, supply risk and liability considerations.
• Ensure clear disposition of old material while securing timely availability of replacement material during product or revision transitions.
  
  

Engineering Change and Product Transition

• Assess the material impact of ECN/ECO, PCN, second-source qualification, phase-in/phase-out and EOL changes.
• Complete planning reviews and approvals within agreed timelines and ensure actions are assigned, tracked and closed by the relevant functions.
• Validate that the latest approved material revision is available and prevent obsolete or unapproved material from being planned or consumed.
• Maintain clear transition plans covering old-material disposition, new-material readiness, inventory exposure and implementation timing.
  
  

System, Master Data and Planning Accuracy

• Maintain and validate planning data accuracy, including demand, inventory, formulas, BOM structure, alternates, procurement settings, QPA and material-master parameters.
• Investigate planning exceptions or data issues that prevent correct BOM explosion, supply visibility or material commitment.
• Validate inventory accuracy across warehouse and work-in-process locations, and drive reconciliation for critical discrepancies.
• Ensure material commitments and ETA information provided to NPI and Production Planning are current, accurate and supported by the latest supply position.
  
  

Supply Risk and Cross- Functional Coordination

• Lead regular material reviews and communicate shortages, constraints, dependencies, escalation needs and recovery plans to stakeholders.
• Work with Buyers and suppliers to secure supply, resolve delivery gaps and support open-market or premium-purchase evaluation where appropriately approved.
• Coordinate actions across Planning, Procurement, Engineering, Production, Warehouse and Quality, maintaining clear owners and due dates.
• Provide structured updates in operational and project meetings and follow through action registers to closure.
  
  

Continuous Improvement and Digitalization

• Proactively identify planning-process gaps and propose practical enhancements to improve speed, accuracy, visibility and governance.
• Lead or contribute to improvement and automation projects involving MRP exception management, demand-versus-supply comparison, full-kit visibility, inventory risk monitoring and reporting.
• Define business requirements, support user acceptance testing and validate that system enhancements deliver the intended operational controls and benefits.
• Standardize effective planning methods, dashboards and control mechanisms for wider adoption across programmes or teams.
• Lead at least one to two meaningful enhancement projects annually, with measurable benefits such as reduced manual effort, improved response time, stronger risk prevention or lower inventory exposure
  
  

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Diploma or bachelor's degree in supply chain, Operations, Business, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in material planning, production planning, supply planning, procurement or inventory management; experience supporting NPI or complex manufacturing operations is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage material readiness, supply constraints, inventory exposure and cross-functional action plans.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder-management and functional-leadership capabilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to analyse planning data and present clear management updates.
  
  

Prefered

• Working knowledge of SAP, Oracle or other ERP/MRP planning systems.
• Experience with NBM demand, NPI material readiness, ECN/ECO transitions and component lifecycle management.
• Experience developing dashboards, automated reports, macros or other digital planning solutions.
• Professional certification in supply chain, planning, procurement or inventory management
  
  

Additional Information

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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