Planning Senior Manager
Upscale Sdn Bhd
Simpang Ampat, Penang
Created Tue, 16 Jan 2024
Job Responsibilities:
- Develops and implements the company's production control functions including any of the following activities: production planning/coordination, shop scheduling and dispatching, material requirements, planning systems, work-in-process tracking, material and labor variance controls, and manufacturing performance reporting.
- Ensure that S&OE and S&OP are sustained at the intended maturity level with adherence to the relevant weekly and monthly processes.
- Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function..
- Responsible for planning, reviewing, and developing production procedures and personnel.
- Coordinate activities with materials function using enterprise resource planning systems.
- Develop metrics and analytics to report manufacturing performance such as OTD, Manufacturing Lead-Times, CTB, Adherence to plans.
- Periodically conduct health check on the process and outcome. Manage projects to implement improvements to the process.
- Manages ECO (Enterprise Change Order) Implementation within group.
- Adhere to organizational requirements on quality management, health and safety, code of conduct, legal stipulations, environmental, 5S policies and general duty of care.
- Others duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS & CAPABILITIES: • Ability to clearly articulate information at customer, executive, peer or team in a clear and persuasive manner, both orally and in writing. • Strong analytical skills to drive data driven engagements • Strong SAP knowledge (R4, S4, PPDS, APO, IBP) • Capability to respond quickly, decisively, assertively, and professionally to changing requirements in demand, product description, and material demand. • Ability to manage and lead a staff of professional Production Planners. • Ability to organize, schedule, coordinate, and negotiate effectively and to set priorities in a manner which ensures maximum performance and goal accomplishment. • Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of demand-based manufacturing systems. • Ability to define a roadmap to enhance current ways of working • Excellent analytical skills, including Power BI, Tableau, Excel • Excellent presentation skills, Word, Power Point • Strong organizational skills • Process driven individual • Ability to work with several projects simultaneously • Ability to motivate others in a team environment • Sales and Operation Plannings (S&OP) Experience
EXPERIENCE: Essential: • Minimum 5 years of experience working in a manufacturing and production arrangement as well as new product introduction environment. • Proven track record of success and growth in positions of increasing responsibility. • Experience in a high mix/low volume, pull-based manufacturing environment. • Previous experience in production planning required. • Previous experience managing people desired.
EDUCATION: • College / Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Production Operations Management, Materials Management, or Engineering, or closely related field that is equivalent education and/or experience. • Prefer MBA or post-graduate degree. • APICS CPIM Certification strongly desired. • Six-Sigma Training/Green Belt Certification desired