Job summary:
The role is responsible for validating supply network plans, coordinating with teams, optimizing product availability, resolving planning issues, managing disruptions, determining supply levels, interpreting data, developing contingency plans, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and industry practices.
Your role:
- Validates comprehensive supply network plans aligned with business goals, ensuring optimal product availability across the network, and coordinating with cross-functional teams.
- Oversee the usage and implementation of the supply network to reduce costs, improve service levels, and enhance overall supply chain effectiveness through strategic management and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Oversee the resolution of advanced supply planning issues by identifying the root causes, implementing corrective actions, and coordinating with relevant stakeholders to maintain smooth operations.
- Steers mid-to-high complexity bottlenecks or disruptions in the supply network plan by ensuring the implementation of corrective actions to ensure continuous operational efficiency.
- Presents detailed reports on supply network performance for senior management, analyzes data to offer valuable insights and recommendations and highlights key trends, potential issues, and areas for improvement.
- Determines optimal supply levels, coordinates with suppliers, and adjusts procurement strategies to ensure that products are available in the right quantities and at the right time, thereby supporting uninterrupted operations and meeting customer expectations.
- Interprets the analysis of monthly data on production capacity and supply availability to translate into production plans in accordance with customer demand and committed delivery schedules, available resources and market needs.
- Develops contingency plans to address potential supply chain disruptions, including natural disasters, supplier failures, and transportation issues, ensuring preparedness and continuity of operations.
- Implement process improvements to significantly boost overall supply chain effectiveness by optimizing operations, reducing inefficiencies, and enhancing performance across all stages of the supply network.
- Ensures adherence to all regulatory requirements and industry standards governing supply network planning operations and logistics to maintain compliance and operational integrity.
You're the right fit if:
- Bachelor or Master degree in Business Economics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Data Analysis and Statistics, Business Analytics, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in supply planning, supply chain management, or a related area.
- You have demonstrable experience in leading an End to End Supply Chain and/or you are in Category Planning.
- A pre would be that you have experience in leading a team.
- Knowledge of supply chain management, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and inventory management.
- Experience with continuous improvement.
- Advanced Excel and analytical skills.
- Fluent in English with Mandarin or Cantonese language capability is strongly preferred.
- Location Based: Batam or Singapore.
How we work together
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.
About Philips
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Economics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Data Analysis and Statistics, Business Analytics, or a related field
- At least 5 years of experience in supply planning, supply chain management, or a related area
- Demonstrable experience leading an end-to-end supply chain and/or category planning
- Knowledge of supply chain management, ERP systems, and inventory management
- Experience with continuous improvement
- Advanced Excel and analytical skills
- Fluent English
- Mandarin or Cantonese language capability
- Experience leading a team
- Location in Batam or Singapore
Philips Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Philips and has not been reviewed or approved by Philips.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout, including a strong 401(k) match (often described at 7%) alongside pensions in some contexts.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible benefits are emphasized through choice in health insurance options and a broad “Total Rewards” approach that combines compensation, health and wellness, and work-life support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave and time off breadth appears strong, with generous paid time off and policies covering parental leave, caregiving responsibilities, volunteering, and family medical leave.
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What We Do
As a leading health technology company, it is our purpose to improve people’s health and well-being through meaningful innovation. Our goal is to improve 2.5 billion lives per year by 2030. We're always looking for ways to make life better – not only for our customers, but also for everyone working here. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we all acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success.
