Strategic Factory Production Planner & Master Scheduler

Lam Research; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research in Penang, Malaysia seeks a Factory Production Planning (FPP) lead to balance demand, capacity, and constraints. You will own the integrated plan, collaborate with GPP, Manufacturing, and Logistics, and drive decisions to ensure on-time delivery and efficiency.

The role requires strong analytical skills, business acumen, and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Hybrid work options enable collaboration and remote work as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business or related field.
• Proven experience in production planning, manufacturing operations, or supply chain planning in a global environment.
• Strong understanding of S&OP, capacity planning, and production planning frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to manage plans in highly constrained, fast-changing environments.
• Experience with enterprise planning systems and data tools (e.g., SAP, CRM, Kinaxis, Power BI, Microsoft applications).
• APICS / ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and govern the integrated production and capacity plan to supply on-time customer delivery.
• Identify risks upstream and drive clear trade-off decisions before issues reach execution forums.
• Improve capacity utilization by treating capacity as a shared enterprise asset.
• Protect delivery commitments by translating demand into feasible plans and mitigating risks.
• Ensure data integrity and disciplined version-to-version plan management.
• Support scalable operating model to handle accelerated demand without instability.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical mindset

Data-driven

Trade-off decisions

Influencer

Accountability

Change adaptation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business

APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification preferred

Tools

SAP

Kinaxis

Power BI

CRM

Microsoft applications

Job description

Lam Research in Penang, Malaysia seeks a Factory Production Planning (FPP) lead to balance demand, capacity, and constraints. You will own the integrated plan, collaborate with GPP, Manufacturing, and Logistics, and drive decisions to ensure on-time delivery and efficiency.

The role requires strong analytical skills, business acumen, and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Hybrid work options enable collaboration and remote work as needed.