MKS Inc.

Inventory Planner

MKS Inc.  •  Malaysia (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

You Will Make an Impact By:

  • Manage overall inventory to optimum level by reviewing and analyzing forecast vs historical demand, maintaining efficient stocking strategy and ordering policy. Monitor aging stocks and perform proactive actions to prevent or minimize inventory disposals. Liaise with manufacturers/suppliers to ensure on-time production and deliveries.
  • Leading monthly S&OP reviews to align demand forecasts with supply plans and resolve supply-demand gaps.
  • Managing replenishment through STO/PO execution and coordinating with suppliers to ensure on-time product availability.
  • Optimizing inventory levels to achieve inventory, service, and working capital targets.
  • Monitoring slow-moving, non-moving, and aging inventory while driving actions to minimize excess and obsolescence.
  • Developing inventory strategies, ordering policies, and replenishment plans to ensure reliable supply within budget.
  • Maintaining planning master data and inventory parameters to support accurate planning and execution.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams including Sales, Finance, Quality, and Supply Chain to address operational issues and ensure business continuity.
  • Managing product shelf-life activities, inventory disposition, and annual stock take processes in compliance with company procedures.
    Supporting new product/material introductions, sourcing initiatives, and product labeling requirements.
    Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance inventory performance and supply chain efficiency.

Skills You Bring:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or any related fields
  • Minimum 2-3 years of experience in material management and supply/inventory planning role, chemical industry is preferred
  • Strong knowledge of SAP MM module and Office software esp MS Excel, experienced in IBP or any demand/supply planning tool is a plus
  • Good command of spoken and written communication skills in English and local language(s)
  • Self-motivated with high sense of urgency, resourcefulness and adaptability
  • Ability to coordinate across functions and locations to ensure successful outcomes
  • Effective time management skills including sequencing of own work and resource time management
  • Strong analytical and logical thinking, decision making skills

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Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to various export control regulations. Applicants for these positions may be limited (by, for example, their countries of citizenship, country of origin, or immigration status) where required by law or governmental contact, and/or employment made contingent upon the issuance of appropriate governmental licensing.

MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: accommodationsatMKS@mksinst.com

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MKS Inc.

About MKS Inc.

MKS enables technologies that transform our world. We deliver foundational technology solutions to leading edge semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications. We apply our broad science and engineering capabilities to create instruments, subsystems, systems, process control solutions and specialty chemicals technology that improve process performance, optimize productivity and enable unique innovations for many of the world’s leading technology and industrial companies. Our solutions are critical to addressing the challenges of miniaturization and complexity in advanced device manufacturing by enabling increased power, speed, feature enhancement, and optimized connectivity. Our solutions are also critical to addressing ever-increasing performance requirements across a wide array of specialty industrial applications. Additional information can be found at www.mks.com.

Industry
Hardware & Semiconductors
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Andover, Massachusetts
Year Founded
Unknown
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