Title: Sr Manager, Planning
POSITION SUMMARY :
This position coordinates and manages the Planning Department and associated Planners and / or BOM Specialists. Provides training and monitors planning activities and metrics.
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.
WORK ENVIRONMENT :
- Location: Penang Science Park, Simpang Ampat Penang.
- Works in standard office environment
- Works in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with manufactuing escalations to resolve
- Must also be able to navigate through the production environment, following the processes and procedures dictated in manufacturing.
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 :
Essential :
- 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.
Desirable :
- Prefer MBA or post-graduate degree.
- APICS CPIM Certification strongly desired.
- Six-Sigma Training/Green Belt Certification desired
OTHERS :
Applicants must be willing to work in Simpang Ampat, Penang Science Park.
WHY JOIN US!
BENEFITS :
As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan.
In addition to our competitive compensation practices, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate. In Malaysia., we offer a rich benefits package that includes:
- Medical - health care plan, dental, and vision.
- Short and long-term disability and life insurance.
- Executive Employee Health Screening package.
- Generous paid time off starting at 15 days and 19 public holidays.
- 98 days of paid maternity leave for Moms and 7 working days of paid paternity leave for Dads.
- AE Child-Of-Employee Scholarship Program.
- Employee Referral Program.
- Career Growth and Learning Opportunity.