Production Planner

Flex; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading diversified manufacturing partner in Malaysia is seeking a Planner Scheduler. This role involves planning, scheduling, and coordinating production based on material availability. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of related experience in process and people management. Responsibilities include monitoring stock levels, preparing production plans, and ensuring system accuracy while addressing performance issues. Join us to make a difference and invest in your growth.

Benefits

Life Insurance

Medical Benefits

Allowances and Bonuses

Paid Time-Off

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience required.
• Demonstrates basic people and/or process management skills.

Responsibilities

• Check order fulfillment possibility based on available resources.
• Prepare production plans and input planning data.
• Monitor and control implementation of plans.
• Prepare long-term forecasts.
• Ensure system accuracy in data management.
• Monitor stock levels and manage discrepancies.
• Prepare specific reports for management and KPI monitoring.
• Assist Order Management and SCM in various cases.
• Address issues impacting performance metrics.
• Coordinate important customer programs.

Skills

Process Management

People Management

Material Planning

Inventory Control

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

The Planner Scheduler will be based in Bukit Minyak, Penang.

This role will be in charge of helping materials and production functions. Plans, schedules, coordinates and approves product release to the production planning systems based on material and capacity availability.

Responsibilities

• Checking the possibility of the order fulfillment based on the available resources (materials, employees, equipment’s etc.), confirmation of the order.
• Preparation of production plans, input of planning data into the integrated computer system of the company, notification of the purchasing group.
• Monitoring, control of implementation of plans, starting necessary actions in case of deviations
• Preparation of long-term plans, forecasts (MPS, Forecast).
• Monitoring of system accuracy in daily/weekly bases /General Item data, routing, BOM, CFT data /non-consumed demand, planned WO's.
• Preparing of Clean to build reports, checking the material availability, replanning if necessary, informing of order desk, ECO implementation tracing.
• Monitoring of stock level, handling of stock differences.
• Preparing management and CFT specificized reports, monitoring of KPI's.
• Giving assistance, replacement in certain cases to SCM and Order desk within the CFT.
• Advises non-exempt associates regarding day-to-day priority of customer requests.
• Monitors and proactively addresses issues that impact performance to committed ship date (CSD), lead-time, response time, and inventory goals.
• Coordinates and manages high-visibility and/or important customer programs.
• May include initial customer or product startup initiatives or large customer programs.
• Coordinates with Master Scheduler to manage product life cycle and related materials availability issues.
• Drives process improvements inside and outside the area of Order Management.
• Provides input to management, reschedules, and /or interfaces with customer program management, master scheduling, customers, and production control to reschedule production in the event of design changes, labor and material shortages, backlogs, and other potential schedule interruptions.
• Represents Order Management on various Customer Focus Teams.
• May also help inventory control, supply chain management, material planning, and scheduling.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
• Demonstrates basic people and/or process management skills.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide

• Life Insurance
• Medical Benefits
• Allowances and Bonuses
• Paid Time-Off

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We’re happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email *************@flex.com and we’ll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).