Food Manufacturing Planner: Optimize Production

Manpower Staffing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup Singapore is seeking a Production Planner to coordinate and optimise production activities, ensuring timely fulfilment for customers. The role involves managing inventory, collaborating with Manufacturing, Quality Control, Procurement, R&D, and Customer Service to support smooth operations.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with formulations/food manufacturing environments, inventory management, SDS/compliance, and strong MS Office/ERP skills to drive efficiency and

Qualifications

• Experience in formulations, blending, batching, recipes, flavours or food manufacturing environments.
• Inventory management experience.
• Familiar with SDS and compliance.
• Demonstrated computer skills with ERP systems and MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate production activities to ensure timely fulfilment of customer and operational requirements.
• Monitor inventory levels and optimise raw material utilisation to minimise waste and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality Control, Procurement, R&D and Customer Service teams to support smooth production operations.
• Analyse production data and identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality and inventory accuracy.
• Support batch planning, product specifications and production adjustments to ensure quality standards are met.
• Track production performance metrics and prepare reports for operational review.
• Investigate production issues and work with cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance manufacturing processes and operational effectiveness.
• Maintain accurate production and inventory records within ERP systems.
• Provide operational support when required to address production-related issues.

Skills

Inventory Management

ERP systems

Outlook

Access

Excel

Word

Tools

ERP systems

Outlook

Access

Excel

Word

Job description

ManpowerGroup Singapore is seeking a Production Planner to coordinate and optimise production activities, ensuring timely fulfilment for customers. The role involves managing inventory, collaborating with Manufacturing, Quality Control, Procurement, R&D, and Customer Service to support smooth operations.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with formulations/food manufacturing environments, inventory management, SDS/compliance, and strong MS Office/ERP skills to drive efficiency and