Supply Planning and Purchasing Manager, ASEAN

ABOUT YOUR ROLE:

As the Supply Planning and Purchasing Manager, you will serve as the strategic supply chain leader for the ASEAN region, optimizing end-to-end raw material, production, and distribution planning. You will empower and guide a regional team to execute long-range business objectives while championing systemic advancements and process improvements through your expertise in OMP (Order Management Planning)and Oracle Fusion ERP. Acting as a critical business partner, you will align with Commercial and S&OP; teams to drive regional sales goals, oversee supply chain strategies for New Product Introductions (NPI), and take full ownership of working capital management across all ASEAN plants and Distribution Centres. Ultimately, you will represent the ASEAN supply chain on broader APAC forums, ensure regional regulatory compliance, and drive the change management necessary to sustain operational excellence. 

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE: 

• Subject Matter Expert and key user for OMP for Supply Chain Team in ASEAN.

• Subject Matter Expert and Key User for PTD (Plant to deliver), PTP (Procure to Pay) & MDM (Master Data Management) for Supply Chain Team in ASEAN.

• You will manage purchasing & procurement of all direct Raw Material used in ASEAN manufacturing balancing service & cost

• Manage , Drive and Control Planning activities - Raw Material, Production & Distribution Planning using OMP as the primary planning tool.

• Responsible for setting the correct parameters for stock levels, related processes and control mechanisms for materials using OMP & Oracle Fusion ERP

• Process Improvement for all Planning related activities by combining local, regional and global knowledge

• Overall responsibility of managing work capital across ASEAN plants & Distribution Centres(DC)

• Lead & support New product introduction projects which are related to Supply Chain

• Maintain high service performance for product delivery to the Distribution Centres (DC) across ASEAN

• Lead supplier audits from Supply Chain perspective for ASEAN

• Ensure compliance with government regulations across ASEAN for pressure sensitive labels. 

• Managing a regional team with 3 direct reportees, based in Malaysia and Thailand and 6 indirect reportees based in Malaysia and Thailand. 

• Develops and accountable for department/sub function plans and performance and resources management.

• Becomes actively involved in daily operations only when determined it is required to meet schedules or to resolve complex problems.

• Identifies applications of functional knowledge and existing methodologies to resolve problems to meet long-range goals and objectives.

• Proactively communicate supply chain issues and provide alternatives.

• Partner with commercials & S&OP; (Sales & Operations Planning)  to acheive sales goals.

• Represent ASEAN Supply Chain on APAC SC forums

Department: Supply Chain
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level