Production Planner

Manpower Staffing Services (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; Klang City; On-site; MYR 72,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower Staffing Services (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. is recruiting a Production Planner for a Port Klang facility of a global plastics and chemicals company.

The role translates customer demand into monthly production and material plans to ensure smooth manufacturing operations, inventory optimization, and on-time deliveries. You will collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Customer Service, Quality, and IBP to balance inventory levels and cost efficiency while supporting

Qualifications

• Translate customer demand into monthly production plans and material plans.
• Monitor production execution and adjust schedules as needed.
• Coordinate with Procurement to ensure raw material availability.

Responsibilities

• Production Planning & Scheduling: Develop monthly production plans based on forecasts, orders, capacity, and inventory targets.
• MRP: Run and maintain MRP activities in SAP and coordinate with procurement.
• Inventory Management: Monitor Finished Goods and WIP, reduce excess stock, maintain inventory turns.
• Customer Demand Fulfilment: Support urgent customer requirements and align with Sales and Customer Service.
• BOM & Master Data Management: Maintain BOMs, routings and planning parameters; support process changes.

Job description

Working Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Our client is one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals, and refining companies, supplying materials used across automotive, packaging, construction, consumer goods, and industrial applications. The Port Klang facility supports manufacturing and supply chain operations for the region.

Role Overview

The Production Planner is responsible for translating customer demand into executable production and material plans to ensure smooth manufacturing operations, inventory optimization, and on-time customer deliveries.

This is a highly cross-functional role that works closely with:

• Manufacturing
• Supply Chain
• Procurement
• Customer Service
• Quality
• IBP (Integrated Business Planning)

The role focuses on balancing:

• Inventory levels
• Cost efficiency

Key Responsibilities

Production Planning & Scheduling

• Develop monthly production plans based on forecasts, customer orders, capacity and inventory targets.
• Monitor production execution daily and adjust schedules when demand changes.
• Ensure optimal plant utilization while meeting customer requirements.

Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

• Run and maintain MRP activities in SAP.
• Generate material requirements based on forecasts and production plans.
• Coordinate with Procurement to ensure raw material availability.
• Mitigate supply risks and shortages.

Inventory Management

• Monitor Finished Goods, WIP and inventory levels.
• Reduce excess, slow-moving and obsolete stock.
• Maintain healthy inventory turns while ensuring business continuity.

Customer Demand Fulfilment

• Support urgent customer requirements.
• Work with Sales and Customer Service on supply commitments.
• Balance production constraints and customer expectations.

BOM & Master Data Management

• Maintain BOMs, routings and planning parameters.
• Support new product introductions and process changes.
• Participate in process improvement projects.
• Support cost reduction, capacity expansion and operational excellence initiatives.