Assistant Manager - Production Planning & Control

Private Advertiser; Iskandar Puteri; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser in Malaysia is seeking a seasoned Production Planning professional to lead master planning, MRP readiness and ERP control in a manufacturing environment.

You will coordinate with engineering, procurement, and production to ensure on-time materials, schedules, and KPI reporting, while developing the PPC team and driving continuous improvement. Diploma in relevant field and minimum 5 years' supervision experience required.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Production Planning, Operations, Supply Chain or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in production planning or manufacturing operations with supervisory responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of PPC, MRP/MPS, capacity planning and scheduling.
• Understanding of BOMs, routings, lead times and inventory planning.
• Analytical, problem-solving and prioritisation skills.
• Experience with ERP systems and master data controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead Master Production Planning & Scheduling based on demand and capacity.
• Review MRP requirements and address material shortages and timing gaps.
• Coordinate readiness with Engineering, Production, Procurement and Warehouse.
• Create and maintain production orders and planning data in the ERP system.
• Monitor progress, identify delays or bottlenecks and escalate as needed.
• Provide planning analysis and KPI reports for management decisions.
• Improve PPC processes, ERP usage, and planning controls.
• Coach and develop PPC team; ensure cross-functional hand-offs.

Skills

PPC

MRP/MPS

Capacity planning

Production scheduling

ERP discipline

KPI analysis

Cross-functional coordination

Team supervision

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Education

Diploma in Production Planning

Tools

MS Dynamics 365 BC

Job description

1. Master Production Planning & Scheduling

Develop and maintain production plans and schedules based on MTO/MTS demand, priorities, capacity and delivery requirements.

Sequence production according to material availability, engineering readiness and production capacity.

Identify and elevate scheduling conflicts, constraints and delivery risks.

2. Material Requirements Planning & Readiness

Review MRP requirements and identify material shortages, timing gaps and critical material risks.

Coordinate with Procurement and Warehouse to ensure timely material availability.

Monitor inventory levels and identify excess, slow-moving or duplicated requirements.

3. Production Readiness Coordination

Ensure BOMs, routings, drawings, materials, manpower and capacity are ready before production release.

Coordinate readiness with Engineering, Production, Procurement, Warehouse, Quality and other relevant departments.

Identify constraints and recommend schedule adjustments or escalation where required.

4. ERP & Production Order Control

Create, review, release and maintain production orders and planning data in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Verify production order details, including dates, quantities, BOMs, routings and planning references.

Monitor planning exceptions and maintain accurate, traceable planning records.

5. Production Progress & Exception Management

Monitor production progress against planned schedules and delivery requirements.

Identify delays, bottlenecks, shortages and other production exceptions and assess their impact.

Coordinate recovery actions, re-planning and escalation to maintain schedule visibility.

Provide planning analysis, KPI reports and updates to support management decision-making.

Review and improve PPC processes, ERP usage, planning methods and controls.

Standardize planning practices and implement improvements to reduce errors, omissions and rework.

7. Cross-Functional PPC Coordination

Lead coordination with Sales, Engineering, Production, Procurement, Warehouse, Logistics and Quality to align priorities and constraints.

Strengthen communication, planning discipline, ownership and hand-offs across departments.

Drive continuous improvement to enhance PPC responsiveness and end-to-end production flow.

8. PPC Team Supervision & Development

Allocate team responsibilities and priorities according to workload and operational requirements.

Coach and develop team members on PPC principles, ERP usage, planning controls and coordination.

Monitor work quality and KPI performance while addressing gaps and supporting team development.

Job Requirement

Diploma in Production Planning, Operations, Supply Chain, Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent qualification

Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in production planning, material planning or manufacturing operations including supervisory or team-lead responsibilities.

Strong knowledge of PPC, MRP / MPS, capacity planning and production scheduling

Good understanding of BOMs, routings, production orders, lead times, inventory and material planning.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritisation, rescheduling and escalation skills

Good ERP discipline, manufacturing master-data knowledge and planning-parameter control.

Ability to monitor KPIs, analyse plan-versus-actual performance and communicate risks clearly.

Strong cross-functional coordination, team supervision, stakeholder management and continuous-improvement skills.