Food Production Planner - Optimize Inventory & Output

Manpower Staffing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 45,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower Staffing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking a Production Planner for the food industry in the North region with 5 days office hours. You will plan and coordinate production activities, monitor inventory, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely fulfilment and efficiency.

The role requires a degree or diploma with relevant experience in food ingredients or chemical operations, familiarity with SDS/compliance, and strong ERP/CRM system skills.

Qualifications

• Degree with food-related study or diploma with 3-5 years experience in food ingredient/chemical operations, with formulations, blending, batching, recipes, flavours or food manufacturing.
• Inventory management experience.
• Familiar with SDS and compliance.
• Comfortable working with ERP, CRM, or business systems.
• Able to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

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/CRM familiarity

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in food-related field

Diploma with 3-5 years experience in food ingredient/chemical operations

Tools

ERP systems

CRM systems

Job description

Manpower Staffing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking a Production Planner for the food industry in the North region with 5 days office hours. You will plan and coordinate production activities, monitor inventory, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely fulfilment and efficiency.

The role requires a degree or diploma with relevant experience in food ingredients or chemical operations, familiarity with SDS/compliance, and strong ERP/CRM system skills.