HUB APMEA Supply Planning Manager

Location:

Bac Ninh, Bắc Ninh, Vietnam

Job ID:

R0142633

Date Posted:

2026-09-03

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Sales, Marketing & Product Management

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity:

Lead the end-to-end supply planning process framework, ensuring seamless integration between engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and logistics. Balance highly variable customer demand with constrained and dynamic supply capabilities, focusing on timely material availability for customized orders. Drive tactical and strategic planning to optimize service levels, cost efficiency, and supply chain resilience in a complex, project-driven environment. Champion advanced analytics, scenario modeling, and digital tools to enable proactive, data-driven decision-making. Foster close collaboration with engineering, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to support on-time project delivery and sustainability goals.

How you’ll make an impact:

• You will lead supply planning for engineer-to-order projects, managing 12–36+ month horizons, develop and maintain capacity models and safety stock policies tailored to high-mix, low-volume production and engineering change variability.

• You will implement “Plan for Every Part” with a focus on unique and long-lead-time components, maintain accurate ERP parameters and drive supplier collaboration to ensure timely material forecasts and availability for each engineered order.

• You will conduct what-if analyses for disruptions (e.g., engineering changes, raw material shortages, supplier delays), develop contingency plans for capacity bottlenecks and supply chain shocks specific to ETO projects.

• You will facilitate monthly Supply Review meetings focused on internal and external supply capability, and demand/supply balancing, prepare pre-read materials and document decisions, ensuring alignment with engineering and project management, champion the Supply Review process, ensuring alignment with Demand Review and Integrated Reconciliation, translate supply capability and constraints into project timelines, financial projections, and operational commitments.

• You will monitor KPIs such as Supply Plan Accuracy, On-Time Delivery for ETO projects, Inventory Turns, and Asset Utilization, apply Lean and Six Sigma principles for continuous improvement, leverage ERP (SAP S/4), APS, and BI tools to enhance planning accuracy and responsiveness, explore automation and AI-driven planning tailored to ETO complexity.

• You will mentor planners in best practices, promote a culture of cross-functional collaboration, agility, and data-driven decision-making.

• You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• You hold a degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field. Master’s degree is preferred.

• 5 to 7 years in supply planning, material management, or S&OP preferably with experience of industrial equipment manufacturing.

• Proven experience in capacity modeling, inventory optimization, and risk management. Advanced proficiency in ERP systems (SAP S/4 – MM, PP).

• Strong analytical skills with tools like Power BI, Tableau, Excel.

• Certifications: CPIM or equivalent preferred.

• Effective communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management.

More about us:

At Hitachi Energy Vietnam, we offer a suite of employee benefits to complement our pay offering, supporting employees’ financial, physical and mental wellbeing:

• 16 days annual leave, flexible working policy.

• Benefit according to local standards: Heath-care insurance benefits to employees and their family dependents (spouse & children), annual vaccination, summer outing.

• Growth possibility: Learning and development platform, career movement opportunity within organization.

• Possibility to gain experience in international environment and work with an industry leader in green energy solutions.

Please be advised that the benefits provided may differ depending on the employee’s country of hire.

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Background Screening and Security Checks

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For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.

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