Planner

Cohu, Inc.; Philippines; On-site; PHP 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Cohu, Inc. in the Philippines is seeking a Planner/Scheduler to lead weekly/daily production loading, capacity analysis, and KPI monitoring on the production floor.

The role analyzes supply and demand, releases work orders, coordinates with related departments, updates customers, and ensures on-time shipments while improving throughput and OEE. You will maintain MCD dates, review WIP, and participate in 8D/5S activities as needed.

Qualifications

• Graduate of Business Administration Courses/ Engineering Courses or with Equivalent Experience.
• Two to three (2-3) years of experience in Supply Chain Management.
• Excellent in Microsoft Applications, specifically Excel.
• Analytical and attention to details.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Basic knowledge of ERP/MRP.
• Good problem-solving skill.
• Good oral and written communication skill.
• Smart and fast learner.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly/daily production loading, capacity analysis, loading plan and KPI monitoring.
• Analyze supplies and demand for all orders and review/release of work orders for production.
• Provide weekly and daily production plans and progress against capacity to align with shipment plans.
• Coordinate with departments for parts affecting delivery and discuss to daily operation reviews.
• Update customer service or business unit planners on shipment status and recovery dates.
• Secure shipment aligned to commitments and manage order exceptions.
• Monitor factory KPIs driving throughput, OEE, cycle time and WIP management.
• Record delays and root causes for corrective/preventive actions.
• Review WIP to close/inactivate invalid jobs and maintain MCD dates.
• Interpret engineering changes to determine new material requirements and correct BOM.
• Participate in Material Review Board for dispositioning non-conforming materials.
• Handle RMA orders to ensure smooth return, rework and shipment to customer.
• Participate in 8D, 5S activities when needed.

Skills

Analytical

Attention to details

Good problem-solving

Good oral and written communication

Smart and fast learner

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Engineering

Tools

Excel

ERP/MRP

Job description

1. Aligned with the Master Production Schedule, the Planner/Scheduler will lead the assigned factory in terms of weekly/ Daily production loading and capacity analysis, Loading Plan and scheduling, and Key Performance Indicator.




2. Analyzes Supplies and Demand for all type of Orders and perform review and release of work order accordingly to the production floor.




3. Provides weekly and Daily Production plan and progress against capacity of the Sales/Transfer Order to align with the weekly shipment plan by monitoring the progress and summarize the status of jobs and discuss to Daily Operation Review.




4. Coordinates to concerned department for the parts/components that encountered problem that might affect delivery commitment dates by presiding meeting and/or providing the list of remaining jobs to meet the delivery.




5. Provides update to customer service representative and/or Business Unit Planners for the latest shipment status in a daily basis to have the summary of order to ship by sending through email and provide recovery date for the sales order that needs to be rescheduled due to encountered problem.




6. Order Management/Demand Fulfillment must secure the shipment aligned to commitment and work on exceptions of the order to mitigate the risk.




7. Monitors factory Key performance indicator that will drive the factory performance. Will lead the factory team in terms of throughput, OEE, Mfg. Cycle Time and WIP management.




8. Records all the following reasons of delays that affect the shipment on a weekly basis to determine the problem root causes that will be used in data analysis and corrective/preventive action.




9. Reviews the list of WIP jobs to manage the necessary job in production by checking, closing and cleaning the inactive or no longer valid jobs for production.




10. Maintains/Updates the Manufacturing Commit Date (MCD Date) to determine the scheduled ship date by populating this field in a timely manner.




11. Interprets Engineering changes to determine new requirements for materials and correct BOM pick list by referring to BOM Revision Notice.




12. Participates in Material Review Board on dispositioning the non-conforming materials.




13. Handles RMA Orders (Returned Material Authorization) to secure the smooth process of return, rework and shipment to customer.




14. Participates in 8D, 5S' activity when needed and perform other duties as assigned.

Education:

Graduate of Business Administration Courses/ Engineering Courses or with Equivalent Experience.

Experience:

Two to three (2-3) years of experience in Supply Chain Management.

Skill/ Technical Requirements:

Excellent in Microsoft Application specifically ExcelAnalytical and Attention to DetailsKnowledge of manufacturing ProcessesBasic knowledge of ERP/MRPGood problem-solving skillGood oral and written communication skillSmart and fast learner