Materials Planner

2 weeks ago


Penang, Malaysia Avnet Full time

Job Summary:
Responsible for purchasing, order management and logistics to mitigate risk and enable profitability. Aligns purchases with the business strategies and financial goals.

Principal Responsibilities:

- Purchases and provides order fulfillment activities in support of business demand to positively impact inventory turns and have predictable and accurate supplier on-time delivery.
- Manages the order status process, including ensuring shipping and delivery information is accurate in company's systems. Ensures post Purchase Order (PO) placement updates are complete following PO backlog management process to include tracking, reporting and communication with matrix team members along with working with supplier(s) to meet deliveries.
- Develops and manages relationship with suppliers to hold them accountable for meeting shipping and delivery commitments to include system and process improvements at both company and the supplier.
- Negotiates pricing with suppliers and provide quotes to sales team to support customer opportunities.
- Works with warehouse and logistics teams, including transportation carriers, to ensure product is received and delivered on time; lead/drive/support process improvements.
- Manages non-conforming inventory, including product disposition and in-process failures.
- Provides timely communication to planners, sales and customer operations on order status and problem resolution.
- Assists in managing inventory aging and fill rate including disposition - stock rotation/liquidations as appropriate to meet the goals of the business.
- Supports group and/or organization key initiatives and objectives through contributions on project teams to include support of supplier management activities.
- Other duties as assigned.

Job Level Specifications:

- Thorough knowledge of principles, theories and concepts in area of discipline. Competent in all job functions and has general understanding of the industry practices, techniques and standards.
- Develops solutions for a variety of situations and works on projects requiring evaluation and analysis. May refer to policies, practices and precedents for guidance; determines best course of action to achieve results.
- Work is performed independently and requires the exercise of judgment and discretion. May receive some limited guidance for new assignments. Work may be reviewed for overall adequacy.
- Collaborates with management and team members within the department/function and other areas of the organization. May represent department internally or externally.
- Actions may impact the success of the overall department and/or the organization. Failure to accomplish work or erroneous decisions may result in delays to projects, loss of revenue or allocation of additional resources to remedy.

Work Experience:

- Typically 3+ years with bachelor's or equivalent.

Education and Certification(s):

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained.

Distinguishing Characteristics:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.


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