Sandisk Hiring! Full Time Lead Inventory Management Analyst in WP Kuala Lumpur - Ricebowl

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• We are seeking an experienced Lead Inventory Management Analyst to serve as an individual contributor and program lead driving the transformation of inventory management across manufacturing operations.
• The role will develop and execute the roadmap toward a fully digitalized, data-driven and automated inventory management platform, integrating inventory governance, business-process digitalization, data analytics, IoT, factory automation and inline logistics.
• The successful candidate should possess strong business acumen, process orientation, strategic thinking, program management and stakeholder-management capabilities, with a proven ability to translate business requirements into scalable solutions and deliver measurable results.

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Information Systems, Business or related discipline.
• Relevant experience in inventory management, manufacturing operations, digital transformation, operational excellence or factory automation.
• Strong understanding of inventory control, Physical Inventory governance, manufacturing material flow and traceability.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP, with familiarity in MES, WMS or shop-floor systems.
• Good understanding of business-process digitalization, data platforms, system integration and workflow automation.
• Working knowledge of IoT and manufacturing automation technologies.
• Understanding of data analytics from descriptive, diagnostic, predictive to prescriptive analytics, with awareness of AI applications in manufacturing.
• Excellent project/program management and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong business acumen, process orientation, strategic thinking and problem-solving capability.
• Highly goal-, deadline- and result-oriented, with strong ownership and execution discipline.
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

PREFERRED:

• Experience in semiconductor, electronics or high-volume automated manufacturing
• Develop and drive the end-to-end inventory management transformation roadmap aligned with factory automation and manufacturing strategies.
• Strengthen inventory governance, Physical Inventory controls, inventory accuracy, traceability, discrepancy management and preventive controls.
• Lead transformation across key processes including wafer/component management, non-standard inventory, production accessories, cleaning processes, production kitting and material movement.
• Connect individual digitalization initiatives into an integrated end-to-end inventory management platform.
• Drive development of a structured data platform to support digitalization, analytics, automation and future AI capabilities.
• Advance analytics from descriptive and diagnostic to predictive and prescriptive capabilities to enable better operational decisions and management-by-exception.
• Identify and drive applications of IoT, RFID, sensors, real-time tracking and automated data capture to improve inventory visibility and material traceability.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Automation and IT to integrate inventory processes with factory automation and inline logistics.
• Lead complex cross-functional programs with clear roadmaps, milestones, deadlines, risks, dependencies and measurable outcomes.
• Drive stakeholder alignment, change adoption and execution across multiple functions while maintaining strong ownership for results.