Planning Team Lead

NTS; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual Wage Supplement

Life & Health Insurance

Professional development

18 days annual leave

Job summary

NTS Singapore is seeking a Lead Demand Planner to own demand planning across a complex, engineer-to-order portfolio. You will convert sales pipelines, forecasts and order history into actionable production schedules, balancing customer needs and operational constraints to enable reliable execution.

You will drive rolling forecasts, set planning parameters, and collaborate with Sales and Scheduling to optimize lead times and capacity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in demand/supply planning in high-mix manufacturing environments.
• Experience converting sales pipelines and forecasts into production schedules.
• Ability to balance customer needs with operational constraints.

Responsibilities

• Drive rolling forecasts and S&OP/S&OE cycles across hundreds of part families.
• Translate demand signals into capacity constraints and shop floor priorities.
• Own order promising and lead time quoting with Sales and Scheduling.
• Set planning parameters (safety stock, buffers) for low-volume, variable demand.
• Track forecast accuracy and continuously improve inputs and methods.
• Master Scheduling.

Skills

Demand forecasting

S&OP coordination

Cross-functional facilitation

MRP fundamentals

ERP proficiency

Tools

Navison

SAP

BAAN

Job description

Make it possible together at NTS

At NTS, we make it possible together. Technology inspires and drives us, it is our passion. Every day, we work on unique solutions to complex challenges, from ultra-complex to ultra-precise high-tech systems.

Do you want to exceed customer expectations and deliver the highest levels of customer satisfaction? Are you driven, enthusiastic, and energized by high-mix, high-tech manufacturing environments? Then get started as Lead Demand Planner at NTS Singapore and let’s make it possible together.

Job Description

As Lead Demand Planner at NTS Singapore, you are the control tower of the factory’s commitment: what we build, when we build it, and how we deliver on customer demand. You own demand planning in a complex, engineer-to-order environment - converting sales pipelines, customer forecasts, and order history into actionable production schedules across a high-mix product portfolio.
You consolidate demand inputs, lead supply planning within the S&OP process, and ensure planning decisions cascade seamlessly into material planning and production scheduling. In this role, you balance customer needs, operational constraints, and strategic priorities to enable predictable and reliable execution.

Furthermore, your key responsibilities are:

• Drive rolling forecasts and S&OP/S&OE cycles across hundreds of part families

• Translate demand signals into capacity constraints and shop floor priorities

• Own order promising and lead time quoting with Sales and Scheduling

• Set planning parameters (safety stock, buffers) suited to low-volume, variable demand

• Track forecast accuracy and continuously improve inputs and methods

• Master Scheduling
  

Job Requirements

• 5+ years demand/supply planning in HMLV, job shop, or ETO manufacturing

• Solid grasp of machine shop operations and/or mechatronics assembly

• ERP proficiency (Navison preferred/ SAP/ BAAN); strong MRP fundamentals

• Confident facilitating cross-functional trade-off discussions
  

Your Terms of Employment

At NTS, we combine our passion for technology with innovative solutions to complex challenges. You will have the freedom and trust to fully apply and develop your talents in a dynamic and energetic environment. We invest in technology—and in you as our future colleague.

Your unique challenge at NTS includes at least the following conditions:

• Competitive salary

• Annual Wage Supplement

• Term Life & Medical Insurance Coverage

• Personal growth and development opportunities through training and/or education

• 18 days of Annual Leave
  

About NTS

We deliver unique solutions to complex challenges and drive technological advancement for our customers. By combining development, manufacturing, and assembly, we play an integral role in bringing the supply chain together.

NTS is a Tier-1 supplier to OEMs in Semiconductor, Opto-Mechatronics, and Analytical markets, operating from multiple production sites across Europe, Asia, and the US. While we operate globally, we remain firmly rooted locally.

Ultimately, the core of NTS is our people. Their craftsmanship, customer focus, and technical expertise define who we are. Together, we create a culture we are proud of, because we make it possible together.

Interested?

• Point of contact: [e-mail]