Senior Planning Executive

Spritzer Bhd; Taiping; On-site; MYR 89,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Spritzer Bhd in Malaysia seeks a seasoned Production Planning and Procurement Lead to coordinate demand planning, forecast-driven production schedules, and timely procurement of materials. You will review monthly sales forecasts, monitor inventory health, minimize obsolete stock, and drive cross-functional initiatives to meet on-time delivery targets.

Applicants should have a diploma or degree in business, management, economics or related fields, with strong analytical skills, experience in ERP

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Economics or related field.
• 5+ years of proven experience in a relevant field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for engaging stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience managing teams and leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Review, plan, control and monitor finished goods movement for smooth order fulfillment to market.
• Production schedule based on forecast and sales movement.
• Production output performance.
• Packaging material ordering and scheduling at healthy stock level.
• Final product at healthy stock level.
• Minimize pallet transfers through lead-time planning for orders.
• Tracking production volume and monitoring demand patterns and purchasing trends.
• Arrange monthly sales forecast meetings and SLOB reviews.
• Minimize obsolete stock and ensure minimal liabilities.
• Understand and manage risks to minimize impact on production schedule and planned downtime.
• Utilize ERP or IT systems and ensure data accuracy and timely resolution of issues.
• Consolidate data to create demand plans based on historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions, and inventory targets.
• Based on sales demand translate into final demand plans for capacity, production, and inventory planning.
• Monthly provide overall capacity plan to SCM for review.
• Implement cost control in energy and overtime during production planning.
• Lead daily activities and training for continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with relevant departments in production planning.
• Ensure procurement activities follow documented procedures and data is gathered before purchases.
• Liaise with external providers on pricing, delivery and terms; conduct negotiations professionally.
• Maintain confidential supplier data and privacy.
• Analyze procurement activities and recommend improvement plans.
• Coordinate external provider evaluations and improvements.
• Ad-hoc tasks as needed.

Responsibilities

• Review, plan, control and monitor finished goods movement for smooth order fulfillment.
• Produce schedules based on forecast and sales movement.
• Monitor production output performance.
• Order packaging materials and maintain healthy stock levels.
• Minimize pallet transfers through lead-time planning.
• Track production volume and monitor demand patterns and purchasing trends.
• Arrange monthly sales forecast meetings and SLOB reviews.
• Minimize obsolete stock and liabilities.
• Coordinate procurement data accuracy and timely purchases.
• Translate demand into final demand plans for capacity production and inventory planning.
• Provide monthly capacity plan to SCM for review.
• Implement cost control in energy and overtime during production planning.
• Lead daily activities and training for continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with production planning and other departments.
• Liaise with external providers on pricing, delivery and terms.
• Maintain confidential supplier data.
• Analyze procurement activities and propose improvements.
• Coordinate external provider evaluations and improvements.
• Ad-hoc tasks as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Economics or a related field

Tools

ERP system

Job description

• Candidates must possess at least a Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Economic or a related field
• Prefer a minimum of 5 years of proven experience in a relevant field
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and creatively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Experience managing teams and leading cross-functional initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• To review, to plan, to control and to monitor the finished goods movement for the smooth order fulfillment to market
• Production schedule base on forecast and sales movement
• Production output performance
• Packaging material ordering and scheduling at healthy stock level
• Final product at health stock level
• To minimize the pallet transfer process on finished goods by proper planning on order received with enough lead time
• Tracking production volume and monitoring customer demand patterns and purchasing trends
• To arrange monthly sales forecast meeting & SLOB (Slow moving and obsolete inventory) meeting
• Minimize obsolete stock and ensure business is left with minimum liability
• Understand and manage risks to minimise impact on production schedule & to minimize planned downtime
• Tracking production volume and monitoring customer demand patterns and purchasing trends
• Utilize any ERP or IT system that is in place and ensure that data is accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required
• Consolidate needed data to create the demand plan such as historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions, budget sales targets and inventory targeted levels
• Based on sales demand, translate into final demand plans to be used in capacity planning, production planning and inventory planning
• Monthly provide overall capacity plan to SCM for review purpose
• To implement cost control in energy and overtime concept during production planning
• To lead and continuous improvement on daily activities and training
• To coordinate and liaise with relevant department in production planning
• To ensure that procurement activities has been conducted according to documented procedure and sufficient procurement data are gathered before the purchase of goods
• To liaise / negotiate with external providers on matters relating to pricing, delivery and terms and condition. Negotiation shall be conducted in an open and professional manner where no deception shall be allowed
• To upkeep all procurement data which shall include but not limited to external provider information, purchase price, etc. All this information shall be treated as private and confidential and shall not be disclosed to any third party without the consent from management of the company
• To analyze current procurement activities and recommend improvement plan, also work with the operations team on cost-savings initiatives
• To coordinate external provider evaluation activities, monitor the performance and implement improvement plan or develop potential external providers
• To be assigned with special tasks on an ad-hoc basis should there’s need arises

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SPRITZER Group is Malaysia’s leading and most integrated bottled water producer. Since the late 1980s, the Group and its five subsidiaries have specialized in the manufacturing and distribution of natural mineral water, sparkling and distilled drinking water, carbonated and non-carbonated fruit-flavoured beverages, functional drinks, toothbrushes, preforms, and packaging bottles. Backed by qualified professionals and advanced automated technology, SPRITZER ensures every product meets exceptional quality standards, earning numerous awards over the years.

SPRITZER Group is Malaysia’s leading and most integrated bottled water producer. Since the late 1980s, the Group and its five subsidiaries have specialized in the manufacturing and distribution of natural mineral water, sparkling and distilled drinking water, carbonated and non-carbonated fruit-flavoured beverages, functional drinks, toothbrushes, preforms, and packaging bottles. Backed by qualified professionals and advanced automated technology, SPRITZER ensures every product meets exceptional quality standards, earning numerous awards over the years.