Job Requirements
5 - 10 years of experience
Job description for Production Planning Manager at Talent Search Pte Ltd
European manufacturing company in medical product industry is seeking a Production Planning Manager to manage the following scope:
- Production Planning
- Demand & Supply Management
- Inventory Management
Role
- Take ownership of department KPI to ensure production schedule meet demand fulfilment
- Ensure forecast accuracy and manage cost, resources and timelines for production planning activities
- Translate demand in production planning activities and track through dashboard
- Project and correlate long term demand to material supplies to mitigate risk and shortages or wastage
- Generate MRP and escalate material shortages
- Balance between demand and supply management while considering capacity planning, stakeholders' input, safety stock level, lead time to ensure no line interruption
- Manage inventory in areas of budget, forecast, stock level, system accuracy with customers and internal stakeholders to minimum waste and availability of raw materials
- Supervise and lead the team to ensure efficiently support operations and development of staff
Requirement
- Degree in Engineering or relevant qualification
- 8 years of production planning experience in a dynamic discrete manufacturing work environment
- Proficient in SAP module, MM, PP and able to relate to MES system
- Familiar with ISO13485 and GMP
- Track record in continuous improvement methodologies (six sigma, lean, kaizen, DMAIC)
- Demonstrate sound understanding of demand & supply dynamics and supply chain flows
- Good time management, communication skills and leadership skills