Senior Production Planning Manager

Job Description

* Planning & Production Control

• Ensure the promised ship dates (On Time Delivery) are tracked and monitored to meet customers delivery requirements.
• Provide the promised dates nearest with Customer Request Date (CRD).
• Analysis the root cause of delayed deliveries with related department and dress the issues quickly and productively.
• Maximize capacity and maintain the efficiency of utilization of equipment.
• Best use of planning tools to optimize manufacturing cost.
• Calculate and propose the investment of the plant capacity as customer requirements.
• Develop planning tool to for transfer products such as Passive, PBC…to ensure the shipping schedules are met.
• Control and order raw material enough for production.
• Conduct the daily/weekly/monthly with related department effectively.
• Deploy and monitor the production scheduling on ERP.
• Make sure all the Work Instructions are generated and updated in a timely manner.
• Identify and solve effectively all the potential issues among cross functions which related to Planning.
• Respond to customer accuracy and timely.
• On Time Delivery and other assigned reports are completed as required timeline.

* Inventory

• Provide the rolling forecast to suppliers in a timely manner to ensure the materials are kept at suppliers to shorten the lead time.
• Review backlog period to ensure the pull in/push out are communicated with suppliers to meet revenue and optimize inventory.
• Manage Work In Progress (WIP) value and aging to minimize inventory.
• Run MRP (Material Required Planning) to purchase material accurately.
• Update production yield in time to prevent the shortage /extra finished goods to customers.
• Analysis and send the aging materials/strategic/safety stock reports on time.

* Leadership

· Ensure your team is staffed, motivated, inspired, engaged and empowered to deliver a high and sustainable performance level in an ever-changing environment at a cost level the organization can sustain and reflects market realities.

· Ensure you have the right people in the right jobs, by consistently using proper interview and selection techniques and methodologies throughout your organization.

· Ensure a learning environment is in place and your team is trained and developed to consistently achieve your organization’s expectations in both the short and long terms.

· Ensure the Performance Management Process is fully operating with meaningful stretch goals for all employees in your organization, that feedback is on-going and focused on development and done with 100% On Time Delivery.

*Others

• Continuous Improvement processes are reviewed and proposed for improvement.
• ISO and customer audit: leader in planning.
• Other tasks assigned by Line manager.

Job Requirement

Educational Background

Bachelor’s degree in administration business, supply chain management or a related field..

Working Experience 

• 10+ years of working experience in production planning in manufacturing company with 3+ years of managerial/leadership experience.
• Using SAP and Oracle ERP is preferred.

Special Abilities

• Customer focus.
• Planning and organizing skills
• Self-motivated.
• Good knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Principles, Quality Assurance is preferred.
• Experience in Project Management is preferred.
• Ability to excel in a cross-organizational team environment.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate people, teamwork, and conflict management.