Senior Production Planner

West Pharmaceutical Services; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

West Pharmaceutical Services in Singapore is seeking a Senior Production Planner to develop and execute mid-term supply planning, ensuring alignment between demand, inventory, and capacity. You will coordinate production schedules, optimize machine utilization, and collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, and customers to meet order requirements.

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in regulated manufacturing, MRP-SAP PP, strong Excel skills, and a proven ability to analyze data and drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply chain, Operations Management or similar discipline.
• Strong Excel and report development skills.
• MRP-SAP PP module planning experience, master production schedules, rough cut capacity plans, and resource plans.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate production planning to support customer orders and safety stock goals.
• Maximize machine capacity to meet production output and material availability.
• Collaborate with customers, supply chain and manufacturing to manage orders inside/outside standard lead times.
• Communicate prioritization requests and track actions to completion.
• Identify excess/expired inventory with commercial and operations teams.
• Analyze capacity constraints and support engineering projects.
• Clear MRB materials with production teams and minimize write-offs.
• Monitor capacity, labor, and changeover requirements to create feasible schedules.
• Track KPIs: schedule attainment, on-time delivery, inventory, backlog.
• Maintain master data accuracy and KPI dashboards.
• Lead planning meetings with stakeholders and drive recovery actions.
• Use ERP/MRP to generate planned and production orders.
• Support quality investigations and process improvements.
• Attend monthly supply chain meetings and drive KPI actions.
• Mentor junior planners.

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply chain or similar

Tools

MRP-SAP PP module

Master production schedules

Job description

Description

At West, we're a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the centre of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West's indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?

There's no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development.

Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.

We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.

Job Summary

The Senior Production Planner is responsible for developing and executing both short to mid-term supply planning activities, managing end-to-end production planning process. It ensures alignment between customer demand, inventory targets, and manufacturing capacity. The scope of this role is appropriate for the experience level in revenue, quantity, scale, and/or complexity. Key responsibilities include managing production schedules, coordinating material availability, optimizing machine utilization, resolving scheduling issues, and collaborating across teams to ensure efficient and timely manufacturing operations.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate production planning to ensure Production Schedule is in place to support customer order requirements, replenishment of safety stock and business goal.


• Maximize machines and tools capacity utilization to achieve Production Output plan, inventory goal and customer materials availability.


• Collaborate with Customers, Customer Success, Supply Chain and manufacturing in managing execution of customer orders inside and outside standard lead time for Make-to-Order items


• Manage/communicate prioritization requests between Supply Chain and Commercial Team; ensuring that requests are reviewed timely then tracking/communicating actions to complete final processing


• Identify excess/expired/at risk inventory reviews with commercial and operations function.


• Analyze production capacity constraints and provide support and recommendations for engineering projects, including tool qualification timelines, coordinating with materials team on raw material impact.


• Work closely with the production team to ensure timely clearance of MRB materials to support demand and minimize potential write-off risks.


• Analyze production capacity, labor availability, machine loading, material availability, and changeover requirements to ensure feasible schedules.


• Monitor production plan execution and revise schedules as needed in response to changes in demand, supply shortages, downtime, quality issues, or priority changes.


• Track and report key planning metrics such as schedule attainment, on-time delivery, inventory performance, and backlog status.


• Monitor planning relevant master data for accuracy, ensuring consistent evaluations and delivering and maintaining KPI dashboard or reports on a regular basis.


• Evaluate short and mid-term planning runs for inconsistencies, troubleshoot, and provide direction to Plant Supply Chain to resolve issues


• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, master data accuracy, system utilization, and production flow.


• Review inventory levels, work-in-process, and finished goods to maintain the right balance between service levels and inventory cost.


• Lead regular planning and scheduling meetings with key stakeholders to communicate priorities, risks, constraints, and recovery actions.


• Use ERP/MRP systems to generate and manage planned orders, production orders, and planning parameters.


• Support quality investigations, assess impact, and collaborate with teams to ensure customer demand is met including identifying opportunities to improve and streamline the planning process.


• Manage monthly Supply Chain Operations meetings with participate in supply chain related daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly meetings to review and focus on yearly KPI targets and monthly trends to drive actions


• Mentor junior planners or support team members on planning methods, tools, and best practices.


• Other duties as assigned

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Supply chain, Operations Management or similar discipline

Work Experience

• 5 to 8 years' experience in Supply chain, production planning in a highly regulated manufacturing environment.


• MRP-SAP PP module planning experience, master production schedules, rough cut capacity plans, and resource plans


• Strong excel and report development skills


• Strong analytical skills


• Ability to work independently


• Strong learning capacity


• Teamwork-focused mindset

Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• APICS Certified


• Lean, Agile or Six Sigma a plus.


• Project Management certification is a plus.


• Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description


• Support and contribute in Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target


• Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times


• Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times.

West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to [e-mail] . Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening.