Material Manager

Job Purpose:

• Review car material ordering, receipt/issue and inventory management.

Generic Accountabilities:

• Adherence to Deadlines and Punctuality.
• Effective and Professional Communication.
• Demonstrates Ownership and Accountability.

Job-Specific Accountabilities:

CKD Material Ordering aligned with the Vehicle Production Plan.

• Ensuring that procurement of parts is perfectly synchronized with assembly schedule to prevent line stops.
• Calculating net requirements based on the Master Production Schedule and Bill of Materials (BOM).
• Factoring in international/inland logistics and clearance to determine the exact "Order Release" date
• Implementing "Time Buffers" for critical components to mitigate the risk of shipment delays.

Optimal Inventory Management.

• Maintaining the delicate balance between minimizing holding costs and ensuring 100% part availability.
• Organizing the warehouse to deliver parts to line at exact moment and in the specific sequence required.
• Categorizing inventory (A: High value, B: Medium, C: Low) to apply differentiated control strategies and cycle counting frequencies.

Demand Forecasting.

• Predicting future requirements to enable proactive capacity planning and long-term procurement.

Obsolete Material Disposal

• Managing "Dead Stock" resulting from Engineering Changes (EO) or model year transitions.
• Evaluating if obsolete parts can be repurposed for Service Parts, training units, or other vehicle models.
• Establishing a transparent process for physical disposal and financial accounting of unusable inventory.

Safety Management.

• Ensuring a zero-accident environment within the warehouse and logistics operations.
• Enforcing strict protocols for forklift operations, pedestrian walkways, and Heavy-Duty rack inspections.
• Conducting regular fire drills and maintaining disaster recovery protocols for the facility.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualification

• At least 7 years of Material management experience in car manufacturing company

Experience

• Material management, Inventory management, CKD claim handling