Materials Planner | SAP & MRP | Data Insights

PERSOL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PERSOL Singapore Pte Ltd is seeking a data-driven professional to lead materials planning, MRP integrity, and inventory optimization. You will partner with Manufacturing and Engineering to ensure timely material delivery, analyze usage data, and develop dashboards for clear decision support.

Responsibilities include maintaining release schedules in SAP, performing variance analysis, and collaborating with engineers on special projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, inventory control, and MRP integrity.
• Familiarity with SAP and data analytics tools.
• Ability to collaborate with engineers and finance to resolve issues.

Responsibilities

• Specialize in planning activities involving production control, inventory control, process control, shop floor control, and MRP integrity.
• Maintain SAP work order release schedules to ensure materials are delivered on time to Manufacturing and Engineering.
• Reschedule and/or complete no-charge and discrete jobs as required.
• Increase component availability at time of release through pre-shortage analysis and perform work order variance analysis.
• Review MRP execution and ensure accuracy of information, reconcile supply and demand, and validate master scheduling and PDS requirements.
• Review and ensure proper disposition of ECOs, and prepare status reports for all EOs and ECRs in process.
• Participate in floor audits with Finance and resolve WIP issues.
• Attend production meetings and provide updates on material shortage commitment dates.
• Work closely with Engineers to manage materials for special engineering projects and support shop floor control activities where required.
• Analyze usage data and inventory levels to order parts, maintain planned stock levels, expedite shortages, and forecast spare parts requirements.
• Examine material variances, resolve issues where possible, and elevate complex problems to management.
• Assist in setting up new inventory systems or enhancing existing systems and assign expediting responsibilities where appropriate.
• Manage obsolete inventory and support inventory optimization initiatives.
• Participate in identifying root causes and corrective actions from PCI reporting and metrics, and drive cycle counting activities.
• Lead or participate in project teams as a subject matter expert to design and develop methods for consolidating and analyzing structured and unstructured data from diverse sources.
• Perform ad-hoc statistical analysis and data mining activities.
• Develop data visualizations and reporting dashboards using Tableau.
• Work closely with business users to understand requirements and transform data insights into actionable recommendations.
• Utilize Python, SQL, or equivalent tools to support data analysis, forecasting, reporting, and decision-making initiatives.

Skills

Inventory planning

MRP integrity

Data analysis

Problem solving

Tools

SAP

Tableau

Python

SQL

Job description

PERSOL Singapore Pte Ltd is seeking a data-driven professional to lead materials planning, MRP integrity, and inventory optimization. You will partner with Manufacturing and Engineering to ensure timely material delivery, analyze usage data, and develop dashboards for clear decision support.

Responsibilities include maintaining release schedules in SAP, performing variance analysis, and collaborating with engineers on special projects.