Senior Downstream Planner

Schneider Electric; Cavite City; On-site; PHP 2,457,002 - 3,685,503; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global Family Leave

Comprehensive medical coverage for employee and dependents

Worldwide Employee Stock Ownership

Job summary

Schneider Electric is looking for a Senior Downstream Planner for their Cavite operations. The role focuses on ensuring on-time delivery, managing production plans, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to optimize manufacturing efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related fields and at least 2 years of experience in a manufacturing setting. The position requires strong analytical and coordination skills to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in production or material planning in a manufacturing plant.
• Experience with fast-paced factory environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure On time delivery to Customers.
• Manage Open Order between DC and P1F.
• Track actual production output vs. plan.
• Collaborate with Customer Care and Manufacturing teams.
• Support Lean and continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Proficiency in Excel

Excellent coordination skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related

Tools

ERP (SAP, Kinaxis, or Oracle)

Job description

The Role: Senior Downstream Planner

Responsible for increasing and strengthening on-time delivery with accurate information to customers for Schneider Electric’s Cavite and Rosario manufacturing plants. Ensures that demand, materials, and capacity are aligned so production executes according to plan, supporting OTD and factory performance targets.

Responsibilities

1. Ensure On time delivery to Customers – 40%

• Planning, controlling, and developing a production plan to fulfill customer requirements.
• Weekly OTDS measure and develop action OTD for the month.
• Perform Root cause analysis for OTDS failed Line.
• Validate machine, manpower, and line availability to ensure schedules are realistic and executable.

1. Manage Open Order between DC and P1F (including Manual order from Plant) – 25%

• Align production plan with planners based on capacity (bottleneck) & orders & material availability.
• Coordinate with the customer if the customer needs to pull in orders.
• Monitor line production running as follows: daily plan.
• Control FG Stock: Ensure stock accuracy & stock level.
• Ensure all FG once produced is shipped.

1. Ensure production queue is under control – 20%

• Track actual production output vs. plan (attainment, schedule adherence, WIP flow).
• Re-schedule open orders when issues arise (machine breakdowns, missing materials, quality issues).
• Work with Manufacturing to address bottlenecks and maintain flow across Cavite and Rosario operations.
• Monitoring queue management order level.
• Control bumping customer orders and analyze the root cause.

1. Cross-Functional Coordination – 10%

• Collaborate with Customer Care, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Quality, and Planning teams.
• Communicate risks, changes, and recovery plans through daily Tier meetings.
• Provide timely visibility of schedule changes to all stakeholders.

1. Reporting & Continuous Improvement – 5%

• Update KPIs such as Schedule Adherence, attainment, WIP health, and material issues.
• Support Lean, digital tools, and continuous improvement projects to strengthen planning accuracy and plant efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related.
• At least 2 years of experience in production or material planning in a manufacturing plant.
• Experience in ERP (SAP, Kinaxis, or Oracle).
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel.
• Excellent coordination skills and ability to manage fast‑paced factory environments.
• Work location: Rosario, Cavite.
• Working arrangements: Full-time onsite reporting, 5x a week.

Benefits

• Global Family Leave.
• Comprehensive medical coverage for employee and dependents.
• Worldwide Employee Stock Ownership.
• …and more.

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.