Senior Manager, Supply Chain

ABOUT AVERY DENNISON

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2024 were $8.8 billion. Learn more at

AVERY DENNISON IS PROUD TO BE CERTIFIED GREAT PLACE TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA, CHINA, INDIA, INDONESIA,  SINGAPORE, THAILAND AND VIETNAM, AND RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN ASIA IN GREATER CHINA AND VIETNAM.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

• The main responsibility of the Procurement and Logistic Senior Manager is to lead, supervise and manage the planning, Procurement, Logistic and Warehouse teams in maintaining and improving an effective, efficient and successful operation in meeting the Annual Operating Plan and KPIs in terms of demand, sales, inventory, cost and profitability in a safe manner. 

• Responsible and accountable for the performance of the Planning, Procurement and Logistic in all aspects and sits in Site Leadership Team.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE

• You will be the main contact person in Kulim for any contracts and agreements negotiation with the suppliers and forwarding agents. You will also be the main contact person in negotiating with the custom departments on any shipment, maritime and custom related matters.

• As the management leads for Supply chain, you need to ensure the company is in compliance with all company, regulatory and industry requirements which encompass but not limited to the company ethics and compliance guideline,  LMW Requirements, ISO/FSC Standards and other relevant companies and customers requirements

• You will be responsible  and accountable to lead in providing long, mid and short term strategy and plan to maintain and improve the warehouse operations with smooth inbound/outbound goods shipments, procurement matters which support the business objectives in terms of supply chain robustness, costing and business continuity.  

• Assist with creation of master plan, production build plan based upon requirements of the order management cycle (OMC) and expectations of the internal Service Level Agreement (SLA).

• Analyze factory production rate data to determine capability and capacity changes necessary to support sales demand.

• Update material run and track times within ERP System in order to promote and maintain MRP integrity.

• Evaluate current manufacturing and supply chain business processes and assist with necessary changes to improve product availability and operational efficiency.

• Monitor sales forecast changes and new product introductions to proactively ensure sales demand is satisfied and raw material and finished goods obsolescence risk is minimized.

• Conduct capacity planning and provide input to manufacturing regarding anticipated machine or manpower capacity issues.

• Supervise planning, shipping and receiving personnel.

• Monitor production and purchasing data at site level to ensure compliance with OMC Build Plan.

• Develop and monitor raw and finished goods inventory to ensure product turnover to support FIFO.

• Establish action plans to monitor and improve factory KPI's.

• Actively participate on the site leadership team.

• Responsible for leading, managing and coaching his/her team members in ensuring that the team plan and  execute the short, mid and long term plan and focus on the group personal, professional and career development.

WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN YOU

• Minimum 8-10 years working experience in similar functions in highly pressurized and customer driven operations. Candidates with diverse work experience in operations and supply chain management will be an added advantage. 

• Minimum 5 years in managing people and a team with size of 20-40 employees.

• Knowledge and skills in Quality Management System, Environment Management System, ISO9000 and ISO14000.

• Someone who has strong values on safety and integrity, be highly empathic but at the same time able to demonstrate result orientation with good service mindset value. Must be able to work well with people from diverse backgrounds and nationalities.

• The candidates should have good business acumen with good financial understanding as this position will require multiple decision makings which will use both competencies. 

• The candidates must be capable of demonstrating situational leadership and make decisions with minimal data and supervision when required.

• Excellent negotiation skills.

• High degree of organization and ability to manage multiple priorities based on business needs.

• Strong demonstrated critical thinking and logic skills, problem solving and attention to detail and a strong sense of urgency.

• Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on high quality and business profit. 

• Motivation, reliability, assertiveness and structure.

• Proactive and able to perform the tasks assigned independently. 

• Multitasking and being able to handle multiple priorities.

• Work well under pressure.

• Excellent communication skills. Good writing and fluent English and Bahasa Malaysia.

AVERY DENNISON IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status.