Production Planning Engineer

Support Revolution; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Super Micro Computer, Inc. is seeking a Production Planning Engineer to support our fast-growing organization at the Senai, Johor headquarters.

The role focuses on planning and controlling scheduling activities to balance production and inventory with demand to meet master scheduling requirements. The ideal candidate will manage operating plans, provide daily SKU schedules, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely shipments and optimal capacity utilization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Engineering or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years in manufacturing/materials management, at least 1 year in materials planning.
• Experience with operations, inventory management, MRP systems, lean manufacturing a plus.
• Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to handle production deviations and corrective actions.
• Excellent communication and coordination with cross-functional teams.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop operating plan summaries for assigned product families including demand, inventory, and production data.
• Provide daily bucketed schedules by SKU to manufacturing and install production metrics.
• Plan and prepare production schedules for manufacture of industrial or commercial products.
• Prepare master schedule to meet shipping dates according to forecasts or orders.
• Analyze production specs and plant capacity to determine processes, tools and staffing needs.
• Plan and schedule workflow for each line and operation per established sequences and lead times.
• Coordinate manufacturing activities and monitor schedule performance; resolve delays with cross-functional teams.
• Monitor production schedules, address delays, and adjust plans to unforeseen conditions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or diploma in Engineering/Supply Chain/Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP

MRP systems

Job description

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Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.

Job Summary:

Super Micro Computer, Inc. is currently seeking a Production Planning Engineer who is energetic and detail-oriented to support our fast growing organization. This position will be a member of the manufacturing testing team in the company's headquarters located in Senai, Johor. The Production Planning Engineer is responsible for planning and controlling all scheduling activities supporting assigned brands, balance production and inventory levels with demand to master scheduling requirements, inventory objectives, and capacity utilization/staffing requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops operating plan summaries for assigned product families and selected SKU’s including demand, inventory and production data.
• Provides daily bucketed schedules by SKU to manufacturing and installs production compliance metrics to measure performance.
• Plans and prepares production schedules for manufacture of industrial or commercial products.
• Prepares master schedule to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders.
• Analyzes production specifications and plant capacity data to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements.
• Plans and schedules workflow for each line and operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times.
• Coordinates manufacturing activities and monitors schedule performance against plans to maintain priorities and meet established schedules by meeting on a regular basis with cross-functional teams to resolve delayed customer shipments, component shortages, overtime, priorities, as well as identifying problems.
• Monitor production schedules, identify delays, coordinate with relevant stakeholders to expedite operations, and recommend schedule adjustments to address unforeseen conditions in accordance with established procedures.
• Coordinate cross-functional communication to support expedited requests, provide shipping information, and respond to routine order status inquiries.
• Perform other job-related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the immediate supervisor or management, in accordance with business requirements.

Qualifications:

• Ideally candidate should possess bachelor’s degree or diploma in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field is preferred. Candidates with relevant certification and substantial experience will also be considered.
• Preferably 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing and/or materials management, including at least 1 year in materials management or production planning.
• Experience with operations, inventory management, MRP systems, and lean manufacturing processes is a plus.
• Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to handle production deviations and implement corrective actions.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment is advantage for this role.

Salary Range

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