Production Material Planner (Tuas)
Summary
Plans and manages material supply for a Singapore-based electronics production line, coordinating with suppliers and internal teams to prevent shortages and keep production running smoothly.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Department: Production Control
Reports to: Senior Executive
Functional Relationships with: HQ planning, MES production, Procurement, Process Engineering, Quality Control, Logistic and Business Engineering members
Position Profile: Based in: Singapore,
Job Site: Tuas
The successful candidate will take charge of (with focus but not limited) material planning in accordance with production plan to ensure sufficient material supply. Due to the uncertainty of the demand changes, he/she is required to build relationship with the supply chain personals, analyse the risk and take timely measures to minimize the impact on production.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Simulate material consumption and make material forecast or production plan and monitor incoming or production output to prevent downstream production line stoppage.
- Work closely with internal stakeholder and production division to prepare necessary resources and ensure supply of material on time.
- Manage production input and output, or coordinate supplier delivery schedules based on submitted forecasts to maintain optimal stock levels, proactively manage risks to meet customer delivery requirements.
- Monitor and manage appropriate resources availability improvement to prevent stoppage or minimal interruption to production schedule and capability up to ensure production continuity.
- Maintain production control system to have smooth & efficient operation.
- Identify problems and opportunities for business process improvement solution.
- Work in a customer-driven and service-oriented environment.
- Communicative, analytical, and creative team player who can address internal and external issues effectively.
Ability / Competency Required
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, industrial engineering, engineering or a related discipline
- Proficient in Excel, SQL query, and PBI.
- Programming knowledge in Python, VBA and digital tools in supply chain management will be advantageous.
- Good communication and presentation skills.
- Able to work well as a team player while being independent and pro-active.
- Positive attitude in challenging work environment.