06 - Planning Associate

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

Scheduling & Planning: Develop and maintain production workflows, creating detailed schedules for manufacturing orders.

Inventory Management: Monitor raw material and finished goods levels, forecast needs, and manage stock to avoid shortages or overstock.

Resource Coordination: Ensure availability of materials, equipment, and labor for smooth operations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with sales, procurement, logistics, and production teams to align schedules with orders and supply chain realities.

Performance Monitoring: Track output, defect rates, and on-time delivery, using data to identify issues and implement improvements.

Problem Solving: Address unexpected issues like supply chain disruptions or production bottlenecks to keep the process on track.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management/Economics, Business Studies/Administration/Management, Marketing, Commerce/Logistic or equivalent:
• At least 1 years of working experience as a Production/Supply Planning Planner;
• Familiar with SAP system;
• Strong analytical and problem solving-skills;
• Applicant must be willing to work in Senai;
• Preferably Junior Executives specializing in Purchasing/Inventory/Material & Warehouse Management or equivalent.
• Willing to learn, good time management, able handle stress, team work, work independently with minimum supervision
• Basic knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes.
• Basic knowledge of production planning fundamentals, scheduling, materials requirements planning techniques and manufacturing control systems
• Basic knowledge of purchasing principles, techniques and philosophies.
• Knowledge of basic computer applications such as WORD, Excel, PowerPoint and multiple business applications.
• Basic understanding of customer needs.
• Good analytical and statistical skills.
• Ability to plan strategically for the coordinated build and delivery of one or several products.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.