Materials Planning Manager

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Materials Manager located in Suzhou Wuzhong.

Reporting to the Senior Materials Manager the Materials Manager role involves...

What a typical day looks like:

• Manage, control and direct the activities and staff involved in the
• Procurement, Planning, Supply Chain Management.
• Develop and implement programs to maximize schedule flexibility, while
• minimizing inventory exposure and maintaining performance to cost targets.
• Support assigned accounts on critical expedites requests.
• Responsible for strategic materials customer interface for assigned accounts,
• and materials P&L of all active accounts assigned to each team member and
• the group.
• Ensure timely receipts and delivery of materials into the manufacturing floor
• at the most economical cost, consistent with quality standards to meet
• Customer OTD.
• Ensure a high degree of customer satisfaction is always maintained, and
• ensures the down lines are fully aware of this trait.
• Define, monitor, and ensure the site materials P&L key performance
• indicators in a healthy trend. Demonstrate leadership to material sourcing
• efforts to present strategic material interface for assigned accounts.
• Ensure periodic scheduled Cycle Counts are undertaken.
• Implements and maintains policies, procedures and material control systems
• as required.
• Reviews, plans and approves purchase orders and change notices, in a timely
• fashion.
• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts in conformance to company
• policy in a timely fashion.
• Responsible for disposition of excess and obsolete materials.
• Ensure Lean Concepts are always used in day-to-day execution. Responsible
• for recruiting, training and developing, conducting performance evaluations,
• recognizing and disciplining assigned employees.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Minimum of 8 years of Material experience.
• Over 5 years management experience.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills set.
• Excellent communication & leadership qualities.
• High level of commitment, responsibility and good work attitude.
• Ability to present, organize, and resolve problems or issues within the team.
• Good communication in written and oral English is a must.
• Worked in multinational companies
• Flexibility and be able to work in high-pressure circumstance

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Social Insurance
• Life Insurance
• PTO

Job Category

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

Required Skills:

Optional Skills:

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Client-provided location(s): Mudu, China

Job ID: Flex-WD217742

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-03-20T20:03:34