Manufacturing Planning & Forecasting Specialist

PERSOL; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PERSOL in Singapore is seeking a skilled Planning/Scheduler to manage day-to-day scheduling and planning system operations for manufacturing. The role includes updates, maintenance, data validation, and routine plan checks to ensure schedule integrity.

Candidates should have an engineering background with 3+ years in planning/manufacturing, and experience with Kinaxis, SAP, or Oracle. Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Engineering background with analytical mindset.
• Experience in planning and manufacturing.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Execute day-to-day scheduling and planning system operations, including updates, maintenance, and processing for manufacturing operations
• Analyze forecast variances, service-level issues, and planning gaps, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement
• Maintain and update master data, planning parameters, and scheduling attributes to support accurate execution and planning outputs
• Perform routine build plan validation, data quality reviews, and sanity checks to ensure schedule integrity and readiness for execution
• Monitor adherence to approved build plans and production schedules, identify execution exceptions, and coordinate resolution of transactional or system-related issues
• Support reviews, sequence alignment activities, and scheduling adjustments to ensure production operational continuity and schedule stability
• Prepare and publish manufacturing reports including Milestone tracking, Sequence tracking, and ILTR review summary
• Coordinate with operations and planning teams to address scheduling discrepancies and execution issues
• Assist in investigating demand, schedule, and slot movement variances and provide supporting analysis for escalation when required

Skills

Analytical

Problem-solving

Communication

Coordination

Teamwork

Education

Diploma or Degree in Engineering

Tools

Kinaxis

SAP

Oracle

Job description

PERSOL in Singapore is seeking a skilled Planning/Scheduler to manage day-to-day scheduling and planning system operations for manufacturing. The role includes updates, maintenance, data validation, and routine plan checks to ensure schedule integrity.

Candidates should have an engineering background with 3+ years in planning/manufacturing, and experience with Kinaxis, SAP, or Oracle. Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills are essential.