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A leading international fashion & apparel business is seeking a high-calibre Materials Planning Senior Manager in Taiwan to support a large, complex business unit with a regional remit.

Key responsibilities

• Work closely with the Product Development and Operations team to develop and maintain a raw-material forecast that aligns with the Factory Capacity Plan, and the Go-to Market Calendar
• Provide periodic updates, volume reconciliations of the raw material forecast to material vendors and factories to maintain visibility on future purchases
• Determine root causes for material delays/shortages/quality issues and implement corrective actions
• Provide visibility to excess inventory, and help to facilitate effective utilisation of raw material excess
• Make sound business decisions and escalate to management where needed
• Provide analytic support to the Company raw materials team on new colour development, and visibility to impact of colour development on the production time line
• Identify opportunities to improve cost as well as potential gaps in seasonal material offerings
• Coordinate and facilitate introductions to new raw material vendors to the Development and Operations team
• Create and issue sample and bulk raw material commitments that aligns with vendor requirements
• Facilitate communication with raw material vendors, factories and provide clarification on raw material requirements as needed
• Identify, communicate and implement corrective actions due to material vendor capacity constraints or delivery delays
• Drive efficiencies in the production timelines by providing recommendations to shorten lead times or consolidate material deliveries to garment factories
• Partner with The Company to maintain accurate production WIP tracking on fabric and trims
• Manage and optimise global inventory, mitigate excess inventory across multiple locations
• Maintain a material library with physical samples of all inventoried items
• Work with The Company raw materials team to audit excess inventory as necessary and provide visibility to the organisation on usable inventory
• Coordinate with GBG Distribution Centres to execute purchasing and delivery of adequate levels of material inventory for warranty repairs
• Coordinate data-entry and timely updates for the records of GBG-owned raw materials in The Company’s Material Management tool
• Review Tech Packs, and Bill of Materials with the Product Development team to ensure accuracy of defined material articles and consumption yields
• Update and maintain ex-mill dates, and fabric in-house dates to ensure on-time delivery of finished goods
• Establish reporting to track raw material supplier performance against delivery targets
• Develop a raw material supplier matrix by product category, geographic location, lead time, material type, and quality
• Provide a post-seasonal review of raw material vendor performance along with recommendations for continuous improvement

Key requirements

• Requires a BA (or equivalent) in Business, Supply Chain or related field
• Minimum three to five years planning or procurement experience
• Understanding of design and development process from beginning to end
• Basic knowledge of textile properties including dyeing, finishing and fabric performance
• Strong analytic skills, ability to leverage systems and files to access data effectively
• Fluent in English and strong communication skills, clear and concise with the end result in mind
• Effectively ability to manage to seasonal deadlines and work well in a team environment
• MS Office, JDE and/or SAP preferred
• Relevant experience in the apparel industry preferred

About the organisation

This award-winning fashion & apparel multinational has made a profit for every year and promotes from within – career progression opportunities are outstanding.