Production Planner: Master Scheduling & Materials Control

flextronics; George Town; On-site; MYR 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Performance Bonus

Job summary

Flex is seeking a seasoned Production Planner in Penang to support materials and production functions. The role involves planning, scheduling, and approving product releases in the planning system, based on material and capacity availability.

You will coordinate with master schedulers and the SCM team to ensure on-time delivery and optimal inventory levels. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and at least five years of related experience, with strong planning, data

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.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, coordinate and approve product release to the production planning systems based on material and capacity availability.
• Prepare production plans, input planning data into the company's integrated computer system, notify purchasing.
• Monitor plan execution and take corrective actions in case of deviations.
• Prepare long-term plans and forecasts (MPS, Forecast).
• Monitor system accuracy in daily/weekly cycles and manage data (routing, BOM, CFT).
• Prepare Clean to build reports, check material availability, replanning when needed, inform order desk and trace ECOs.
• Monitor stock levels and handle stock differences.
• Prepare management and CFT reports, monitor KPIs.
• Assist, or replace, in SCM and Order desk within the CFT.
• Advise non-exempt associates on day-to-day priority of customer requests.
• Monitor issues impacting on-time ship date, lead-time, and inventory goals.
• Coordinate with Master Scheduler on product lifecycle and material availability.
• Drive process improvements inside and outside Order Management.

Skills

People management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Flex is seeking a seasoned Production Planner in Penang to support materials and production functions. The role involves planning, scheduling, and approving product releases in the planning system, based on material and capacity availability.

You will coordinate with master schedulers and the SCM team to ensure on-time delivery and optimal inventory levels. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and at least five years of related experience, with strong planning, data