Lumileds Hiring! Full Time Senior Manager, Supply Chain Excellence in Pulau Pinang - Ricebowl

Who We Are:

Lumileds International is a global leader in LED technology, innovation, and solutions for the automotive, display, illumination, mobile, and other markets where light sources are essential. Our approximately 3,300 employees operate in over 15 countries to partner with our customers to deliver solutions for lighting, safety, and well-being.

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Who You Are:

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Excellence is responsible for leading global supply chain excellence functions including Supply Chain Optimization, Supply Chain Analytics & Reporting, SAP Supply Chain Applications, and Global Inventory Management. This role provides strategic direction, establishes governance frameworks, develops organizational capability, and drives continuous improvement initiatives to optimize inventory, improve operational performance, and accelerate digital transformation.

The position leads multiple functional teams and serves as the executive sponsor for cross-functional supply chain transformation projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, resource prioritization, and value realization.

Position Summary:

The successful candidate should possess a combination of strategic leadership, supply chain expertise, systems knowledge, analytics capabilities, and organizational leadership skills.

What You Will Do :

Supply Chain Optimization (ODME Solver) Team Leadership

• Lead a team of supply chain optimization analysts and subject matter experts supporting ODME Solver and related optimization platforms.
• Partner with Planning, Operations, and Logistics leaders to drive adoption of optimization solutions globally.
• Establish optimization methodologies, governance processes, and modelling standards across the organization.
• Build organizational capability in advanced analytics and optimization techniques.

Supply Chain Reporting & Analytics Organization

• Lead the reporting & analytics team responsible for supply chain KPIs and business intelligence solutions.
• Establish enterprise-wide reporting standards and data governance practices.
• Oversee development of executive dashboards utilizing: Tableau, SAP BW, Excel-based analytical solutions and Power BI.
• Drive reporting automation and self-service analytics adoption.
• Enable management decision-making through actionable insights and performance analytics.

SAP Supply Chain Application Leadership (MM / PP / WM / SD)

• Lead the Supply Chain Systems team responsible for SAP supply chain solutions.
• Own the business roadmap for SAP MM, PP, WM/EWM, and SD functionality.
• Prioritize enhancement requests and technology investments.
• Collaborate with IT organizations to ensure scalable and sustainable solutions.
• Champion SAP best practices and digital transformation initiatives.

Global Inventory Management Leadership

• Lead the Inventory management organization responsible for inventory strategy and governance.
• Oversee inventory optimization across:
• Raw Materials
• Work-In-Process
• Finished Goods
• Drive working capital improvement initiatives while maintaining customer service objectives.
• Lead executive reviews on excess and obsolete inventory reduction.
• Collaborate with regional planning teams to resolve inventory risks and imbalances.

Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.
• Master's Degree (MBA or Supply Chain Management) preferred.

Experience:

• 10+ years of progressive supply chain experience.
• 5+ years in a leadership role managing global or regional supply chain excellence initiatives.
• Proven experience in supply chain transformation and systems implementation.
• Proven leadership experience in:
• Supply Chain Excellence
• Center of Excellence (CoE)
• Business Transformation
• Supply Chain Systems
• Strong knowledge of SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA
• Experience leading global teams and influencing executive stakeholders.

Preferred Certifications:

• APICS CSCP
• APICS CPIM
• PMP
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt / Black Belt
• SAP Supply Chain Certifications

Lumileds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer