Procurement Planner / Senior Procurement Planner

About the role

Bosch is hiring a Procurement Planner (or Senior Procurement Planner) in Bayan Lepas, Malaysia, on a full-time basis. The role covers the procurement of assigned materials, acting as the main interface with the customer order planning team and project stakeholders, and supporting material planning, supplier management and inventory control.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate with the customer order planning team and project stakeholders, and attend the Daily Leadership Routine (DLR) to share information and avoid production disruptions.
• Support material simulation, study MRP reports after runs, and provide daily updates on critical material deliveries, escalating issues through the RASIC escalation path.
• Track and monitor supplier delivery performance and manage complex suppliers, including supplier development.
• Support inventory management to achieve monthly coverage and inventory turns, including handling rejected, obsolete and damaged materials and overhanging stock claims.
• Plan strategically to minimise special premium costs (e.g. change of shipping mode) and handle freight and line-down claims caused by supplier delays.
• Take part in engineering change requests, set ECN implementation dates for raw materials and assist the project team on software-related ECNs.
• Support raw material ABC classification, inventory reports, BPS activities such as kanban/consi implementation, and continuous improvement and lean initiatives.
• Escalate procurement issues affecting a single value stream (Level 1) and contribute to departmental goals and KPIs.

Required profile

• Degree in any discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience in procurement planning, material planning or supply chain planning.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, decision-making and data management skills.
• Independent, proactive, result-oriented and able to work flexibly on ad-hoc projects.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of MRP and inventory management.
• Ability to manage suppliers and support lean initiatives.