Procurement Planner / Senior Procurement Planner

Company Description

At Bosch, we shape the future by inventing high-quality technologies and services that spark enthusiasm and enrich people’s lives. Our promise to our associates is rock-solid: we grow together, we enjoy our work, and we inspire each other. Join in and feel the difference.

Job Description

1. Responsible for the procurement activities of the assigned materials which include:

• Responsible as main interface with customer order planning team & project stakeholder with effective coordination.
• Support material simulation activities to meet customer order fluctuation & fulfillment.
• Study and take appropriate actions on the MRP reports after MRP run.
• Provide daily input/updates on material delivery related issues in critical material list.
• Attend regular task force calls on critical supply materials status. Activate escalation to next level according to escalation RASIC.
• Attend DLR (Daily Leadership Routine), a platform for information exchange with customer order planning.
• Ensure material arrival with right qty and timing to avoid production disruption.
• Coordinate activities with relevant parties to avoid line stoppage if material cannot arrive on time
• Track and monitor supplier delivery performance.
• Required to manage suppliers with higher levels of complexity & supplier development.
• Support the preparation of reports and presentation slides when necessary.
• Support continuous process improvement and lean initiatives.

2.  Constantly review the planning parameters according to business trend. 

3. Responsible to support the activities on inventory management to achieve monthly coverage and inventory turns including quick disposition on rejected and obsolete materials, minimize overhanging materials, work on overhanging materials claims, disposition on transportation damage material etc.

4. Strategic planning to minimize special premium cost (e.g. change of ship mode) to support situation requirement.

5. Work on special freight claims and line-down claims due to delinquent supply from suppliers.

6. Involve in engineering changes request. Determine implementation dates of ECN (Engineering Change Notice) for raw material. Assist the project team in ECN effective date setting for software related topic.

7. Support the analysis of raw material ABC classification, inventory report etc. as and when needed.

8. Support activities related to Bosch Production System (BPS), e.g. kanban/consi implementation, continuous improvement project etc. 

9. Work together and support each other within LOG as well as with another department.

10. Support and work towards achieving the departmental goal & central deployment KPIs.

11. Perform any other duties assigned by the immediate superior from time to time.

12. Escalate procurement issues that affect a single Value Stream (Level 1).

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in any discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience in procurement planning, material planning, or supply chain planning.
• Strong knowledge of MRP and inventory management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and data management skills.
• Independent, proactive, and result-oriented with a strong sense of ownership.
• Team player who thrives in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Flexible to support business needs and ad-hoc projects.

Additional Information

• Leave Entitlement e.g: Annual Leave, Medical Leave and etc
• Company Insurances and etc