Senior Global Demand & Production Planner

RECRUIT EXPRESS PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

RECRUIT EXPRESS PTE LTD is seeking a Production Planner to manage global demand schedules and translate demand into production and packaging plans for facilities or co-packers in Singapore. You will balance production runs, monitor shelf-life constraints, and lead S&OP sessions to mitigate stockouts.

The role requires a minimum degree in supply chain/logistics with at least 3 years of relevant experience in manufacturing. Office-based role at Lorong Chuan, Singapore.

Qualifications

• Min Degree in Supply Chain / Logistics or similar w min 3 yrs of relevant production planner experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the master global demand schedule for long-term production visibility.
• Analyze historical sales data, seasonality, and market trends to build rolling 12-month demand forecasts.
• Aggregate, review, and validate monthly sales forecasts from all international market units and regional distributors.
• Collaborate with the sales and marketing teams to factor in retail promotions, trade tenders, and seasonal spikes.
• Track forecast accuracy metrics (MAPE/Bias), run root-cause analysis on variances, and adjust models accordingly.
• Translate consolidated global demand into a Master Production Schedule (MPS).
• Translate demand signals into monthly actionable production and packaging schedules for own facilities or co-packers.
• Balance production runs to optimize factory efficiency (minimizing line changeovers) while meeting market delivery deadlines.
• Manage safety stock allocations across regional hubs, shifting inventory dynamically for shortages or surges.
• Balance target inventory levels with shelf-life constraints to minimize slow-moving stock and write-offs.
• Lead Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) alignment meetings to resolve demand-supply imbalances.

Skills

Demand forecasting

Production planning

S&OP coordination

Forecast variance analysis

Inventory management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain / Logistics or similar

Job description

RECRUIT EXPRESS PTE LTD is seeking a Production Planner to manage global demand schedules and translate demand into production and packaging plans for facilities or co-packers in Singapore. You will balance production runs, monitor shelf-life constraints, and lead S&OP sessions to mitigate stockouts.

The role requires a minimum degree in supply chain/logistics with at least 3 years of relevant experience in manufacturing. Office-based role at Lorong Chuan, Singapore.