Strategic Production Planner for High-Tech Manufacturing

AIXTRON SE; Batu Kawan; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

AIXTRON Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is establishing a new greenfield manufacturing and engineering hub in Batu Kawan, Penang. The role anchors end-to-end planning for production, coordinating with Material Planning and shop floor teams to ensure on-time delivery of high-end systems.

The candidate will convert forecasts into schedules, optimize capacity, manage material constraints, and maintain production data in SAP while collaborating with a global team across Asia, Europe and the US.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years in material planning, production planning, or inventory control within a Malaysian manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of capacity planning BOM structures, manufacturing routing.
• Experience with LMW is a strong advantage.
• Proficient in SAP systems Production Planning module and advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Convert sales forecasts and confirmed customer orders into a detailed weekly / daily production schedule.
• Develop constraint-based production schedules considering capacity, tooling, and material availability.
• Optimize sequencing to reduce changeovers, idle time, and bottlenecks.
• Sequence production runs to minimize changeover time, meet delivery dates, and utilize capacity efficiently.
• Issue production orders to shop floor and monitor progress against schedule.

Skills

Capacity planning

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Work under pressure

Education

Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP Production Planning

Excel

Job description

AIXTRON Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is establishing a new greenfield manufacturing and engineering hub in Batu Kawan, Penang. The role anchors end-to-end planning for production, coordinating with Material Planning and shop floor teams to ensure on-time delivery of high-end systems.

The candidate will convert forecasts into schedules, optimize capacity, manage material constraints, and maintain production data in SAP while collaborating with a global team across Asia, Europe and the US.