Production Planner: Scheduling & Materials Planning

Celestica; Johor; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica in Johor, Malaysia seeks a Production Planner to coordinate production schedules for designated products, aligning capacity, demand and procurement. You will analyze inputs and revise plans to support timely deliveries across manufacturing lines.

Responsibilities include developing schedules from forecast demand, ensuring data quality for MRP, and supporting new product introductions while driving improvements in planning processes.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes.
• Foundational scheduling and MRP techniques.
• Understanding of purchasing principles and manufacturing controls.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, control and execute production schedules.
• Develop schedules based on actual and forecasted demand.
• Analyze inputs such as capacity and material availability to determine schedules.
• Assess internal impact on line scheduling, procurement, and logistics.
• Ensure accuracy of information used to generate materials requirements.
• Revise plans as needed based on actuals versus plan.
• Support new product introductions and transfers.
• Communicate materials availability throughout product lifecycle.
• Provide recovery plans if shipments are missed.
• Lead continuous improvement of planning processes.

Skills

Electronic manufacturing basics

Production planning fundamentals

Scheduling

Materials requirements planning

Purchasing principles

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Customer needs understanding

Analytical skills

Strategic planning

Multitasking under deadlines

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Celestica in Johor, Malaysia seeks a Production Planner to coordinate production schedules for designated products, aligning capacity, demand and procurement. You will analyze inputs and revise plans to support timely deliveries across manufacturing lines.

Responsibilities include developing schedules from forecast demand, ensuring data quality for MRP, and supporting new product introductions while driving improvements in planning processes.