Production Planner

Job Description:

• Receive and manage sales orders through proper coordination with Production, Purchasing, Store, Logistics, QC and Customer Service.

• Liaise with Customer Service and Sales to provide 12 months SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning) forecast if available

• Coordinate with Customer Service, Production, Buyers, NPI/Program to meet OTD, thereby, meeting the monthly revenue.

• Plan and monitor material movement in production cycles to ensure continuous operations. Drives and minimize excess and obsolete inventory.

• Maintain product and data master to support production planning and manufacturing. (e.g. Item Master, BOM)

• Re-schedule with Customer Service the Job Order due dates as required and coordinate changes with Production, Supply chain, Quality, NPI and Sales/Program. Communicate production schedule issues to Customer Service.

• Ensure steady and on-time material supply by generating Material shortage list report to Purchasing upon receiving job order from Customer Service.

• Coordinate on material pull-in and push-out and advise Purchasing of impact on critical items.

• Monitor and control long lead time parts and maintain minimum stock level of high-valued parts and safety stock to ensure on-time material supply.

• Process Non-Conforming Parts Report from Production through coordination with Store, QC and Buyer on the replacement.

• Process ECN (Engineering Change Notice), if required.

• Maintain WIP & Finish goods inventory at optimum level

• Maintain system and record accuracy e.g inventory, schedules, planned orders

• Maintain and process Monthly KPIs for presentation to the management.

• Report to Master Planner on issues that may affect on-time shipments to customer.

• Liaise with Production on schedule priority for efficient manpower allocation.

• Other duties as and when assigned

Job Requirement:

• Degree or diploma equivalent

• Minimum 1 to 2 years of relevant experience

• Understanding of ERP system and Microsoft Office especially Excel

• Good communication skill and able to work effectively with peers and other function teams

• Detail-oriented, ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks with strict deadlines