Production Planner

Avery Dennison; Kajang; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Dennison Malaysia is seeking a seasoned Production Planning and Inventory Control specialist to coordinate all scheduling, delivery, inventory and planning process improvements. You will drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure on-time delivery and KPI achievement.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree with 5–7 years of manufacturing experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in Excel and MRP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related fields.
• 5–7 years of manufacturing/production planning experience.
• Strong analytical skills and detail-oriented.
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Proficient in Excel and MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production scheduling and manufacturing activities to meet external and internal customers.
• Manage and control WIP, finished goods, and slow-moving inventory to achieve KPIs.
• Resolves day-to-day issues with cross-functional teams on scheduling and delivery.
• Align with operations on production and delivery constraints and demand changes.
• Collaborate with overseas DC planners and local customer service to gather orders and ensure on-time delivery.
• Review and confirm delivery dates for Non-Asean countries and drop shipments.
• Manage demand and supply based on capacity planning for all machines.
• Maintain campaign schedule model and product family to optimize changeovers.
• Support new development projects and ensure smooth transition.
• Analyze data and decide on unforeseen issues with contingencies.
• Raise concerns and propose solutions to supervisor.
• Maintain item data, records and prepare reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Self-motivated

Team player

Negotiation skills

Detail oriented

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in related fields

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

MRP systems

Job description

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Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste and mitigate loss, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide - we employ approximately 35,000 employees in nearly 60 countries. Our reported sales in 2025 were $8.9 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Responsibility

ABOUT AVERY DENNISON

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste and mitigate loss, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide - we employ approximately 35,000 employees in nearly 60 countries. Our reported sales in 2025 were $8.9 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Job Description

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

The overall responsibility of this position is to coordinate all aspects of Malaysia coat ers planning, delivery, inventory control and planning process improvement.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Responsible for production scheduling and coordinating manufacturing activities to meet the requirements of both of the external and internal customers.

• Manage and control work in process, finished product and slow moving inventory for achieving KPIs.

• Resolves day to day issues with cross functional teams concerning scheduling and delivery problems.

• Align and manage with the operation team on the production and delivery constraints as well as flexibility for demand changes.

• Work with oversea DC planners and local customer service teams to gather the orders and ensure delivery on time and achieve service level targets.

• Review and confirm delivery date to Non Asean countries including the drop shipments orders.

• Manage demand and supply based on the S & OP capacity plan of all machines including limit raw material sometimes.

• Maintain the campaign schedule model and product family to optimize the change over, inventory and delivery due date.

• Support new development project, trial schedule, negotiating on constraints and ensure smooth transition to new items without old inventory left.

• Analyze data and make decisions on unforeseen issues as well as work with the team and the back up or contingency plan.

• Raise the difficulty and propose solutions to the supervisor, brainstorm and discuss the proposed solution.

• Maintain item data , appropriate records and prepare reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related fields.

• Minimum 5 - 7 years experience in manufacturing environment (preferably with multinational companies) with specific experience in production / material planning and inventory control

• Strong analytical skills, and detail oriented

• Self initiated and ability to work effectively to meet the deadline

• Good team player, service-minded and negotiation skills

• Strong excel skills or Google Sheet

• Strong knowledge in any MRP systems

• Must be able to work under minimum supervision

Additional Information

AVERY DENNISON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER.