Material Planner

About the role

Arrow is hiring a Material Planner in Penang, Malaysia (The Light Exchange), within its Product & Supplier Management area. The role plans and manages inventory for low to medium complexity customer demand, with limited supervision and a broad view of supply issues.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and pipeline inventory for low to medium complexity customer demand, with lower dollar value and/or lower part count.
• Review backlog and shortage reports to ensure uninterrupted supply, using backlog matching, shortage reports and Arrow flex reports with minimal customer interaction.
• Prepare Arrow-generated forecasts for e-compass and upload and manage the exceptions produced by e-compass processing.
• Maintain manual bonds to secure inventory availability when it is interrupted.

Required profile

• Typically a 2-year degree and 3-5 years of experience, or a high school graduate with equivalent related experience; specific certifications may be required.
• Specialized or multi-skilled through job-related training and considerable on-the-job experience.
• Able to complete work with limited supervision and to act as an informal resource for colleagues with less experience.
• Able to identify key issues and patterns from partial or conflicting data and to spot new solutions.