Production Planning Manager

FLEXTRONICS TECHNOLOGY (PENANG) SDN BHD; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Allowances & Bonuses

Parking

Gym / Sports

Job summary

Flex is a diversified manufacturing partner enabling brands to design, build and deliver innovative products. The company seeks a Production Planning Manager in Prai, Penang to coordinate work flows and optimize production plans.

You will develop forecasts, adjust plans for demand changes, and produce robust operational plans. The role includes master scheduling, material planning, and liaising with internal teams to meet delivery commitments.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Requires minimum of 8 years progressive responsibility in production control and planning or related area, including supervision.
• Demonstrates basic people and/or process management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage production forecast based on master plan, timelines, material needs to define production requirements.
• Adjust plans to accommodate demand changes and communicate updates to relevant parties.
• Produce revenue investigation and annual operating (AOP) plan and other forecast reports.
• Conduct studies relating to new products or processes to cost reductions and improvements.
• Report production status and issues to upper management.
• Interface with operations to resolve daily production disruptions and productivity issues.
• Develop and implement Master Scheduling, Production Planning/Coordination, Shop Scheduling, and Dispatching.
• Develop material planning models for proper material planning and inventory positions.
• Approve quantities, schedules and parts lists to ensure timely ordering and issuance.
• Maintain scheduling, methods, hold up performance and process procedure reports.
• Interface with customers to ensure delivery commitments and with purchasing to expedite parts.

Skills

Production planning

Master scheduling

Forecasting

Inventory management

Team supervision

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

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add aProduction Planning Managerlocated inPrai, Penang.

Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule.

What a typical day looks like:

• Develop and manage production forecast based on master plan, timelines, material needs in order to define production requirements based on plant capacity, which are aligned with company goals.

• Adjust plans as necessary to accommodate changes in demand, communicating updates to all relevant parties and ensure material supplies able to meet the changes

• Produces revenue investigation and annual operating (AOP) plan and other forecast reports.

• Conducts special studies, investigations relating to the introduction of new products or processes to effect cost reduction and gives in improvements.

• Reporting on the production status and any production issues to upper management

• Liaise with operation team to resolved daily production line disruption and productivity issues.

• In charge of the development and implementation of the company's production control functions including Master Scheduling, Production Planning/Coordination, Shop Scheduling, and Dispatching.

• Develops material planning models to ensure proper material planning and optimal inventory positions for customer programs. Utilizes models for defining material planning parameters for components.

• Approves quantities, schedules and parts list provided to the material control organization to ensure timely and complete ordering, receipt and issuance of production material requirements.

• Maintains reports to reflect scheduling, methods, hold up performance and process procedures.

• Interfaces with customers to ensure delivery dedications are met and with subordinates, functional peer group managers and senior management.

• Interfaces with purchasing to expedite problem parts and to reschedule material deliveries that will result in excess inventory.

• Notifies Materials and Program Management of material situation that affect the attainment of the production plan.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

• Requires minimum of 8 years progressive responsibility in production control and planning or related area, including supervision.

• Demonstrates basic people and/or process management skills.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision

• Life Insurance

• Paid Time Off

• Allowances & Bonuses

• Perks and benefits Medical Miscellaneous allowance Dental Sports (e.g. Gym) Parking Attractive Compensation Package, Paid Time Off

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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.

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