Planning Manager
Planning Manager
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Job Description
Smiths Detection Malaysia a leading manufacturer of complex machines seeks an experienced Planning Manager to oversee and optimize material and production planning. With a Global Supplier Network of over 200 raw material vendors this role is critical to ensuring efficient operations and meeting customer demands.
The Planning Manager will lead a team of six professionals including three Material Planners and three Production Planners to plan execute and deliver a customerfocused 3 month Master Production Schedule.
Accountable for following KPIs
- On Time Delivery to Customer in Full
- Backorder Value
- Inventory Turnover
- Raw Material Days of Supply
- NonMoving Inventory Value
- Planned Production Input vs Actual Production Input
- Vendor On Time Delivery
This is a key leadership role requiring strong planning expertise operational excellence team management skills and a commitment to delivering excellent customer experience.
SPECIFIC DUTIES ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Master Production Scheduling: Develop maintain and execute the master production schedule to align with customer orders inventory targets and capacity constraints.
- Clear to Build: Ensure production orders are clear to build with all necessary components available.
- Customer Delivery: Ensure production plan will deliver high levels of customer satisfaction and On Time Delivery in Full. Work closely with Shipping and Logistics functions to ensure execution and delivery of plan.
- Supplier Management: establish strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure consistent on time delivery working closely with procurement teams to manage supplier lead times and contract quantities.
- Inventory Management: Optimise inventory levels to balance production needs and cost efficiency. Conduct regular inventory analysis and monthly reviews on slow and nonmoving inventory.
- Capacity Management: Analyze production capacities utilizing SAP Capacity Planning Modules and identify constraints proactively proposing solutions to address bottlenecks and improve throughput.
- Risk Management: Assess and mitigate risks related to production scheduling including supplier delays equipment downtime and changes in customer demand.
- Team Leadership: Lead mentor and develop a team of planners to achieve departmental and organizational goals. Foster culture or continuous improvement collaboration and accountability within the team.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify and lead initiatives to improve scheduling processes reduce lead times enhance production efficiency and improve overall supply chain performance.
- Talent Development: Nurture talent within the supply chain organization and ensure individual development plans and succession plans are in place.
- Compliance: Comply with all applicable logistic trade compliance LMW Health and Safety and security regulations.
- Other duties as required.
Qualifications :
Education
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Business Administration or related field. Professional certification (APICS PMAC CIPS etc.) an advantage
Experience Knowledge and Skills
- A minimum of 7 years experience in supply chain planning with exposure to both master production scheduling and material planning preferably within a complex manufacturing environment.
- Experience in leading high performing supply chain teams with evidence of delivering measurable performance improvement.
- Proven ability to lead and influence crossfunctional teams manage conflict and foster collaboration in a fastpaced environment.
- Experience necessary to make good judgment in an increasingly complex business by sourcing and analyzing information from within the business and from industry.
- Track record of delivering process improvement projects and defining Standard Operating Procedures
- Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (SAP an advantage) able to manipulate master data configurations to achieve desired system outcome.
- Strong Excel and data visualization skills with the ability to manage large datasets and make datadriven decisions.
- Experience in managing vendor performance and ensuring delivery to required service levels.
- The ability to persistently pursue and achieve results; actively create plans in order to hit or exceed targets.
- Able to clearly articulate goals for people to follow and effectively lead and manage the performance.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple deadlines.
Supervises
- Team of 6 Planners; 3 x Production Planners 3 x Material Planners
Additional Information :
Join us and well help build your career with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business both locally and globally. Youll experience an inclusive environment with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. Youll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing financial and lifestyle perspective.
Join us and work for a worldleader with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.
We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity.
At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation including but not limited to interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our careers website (Careers Smiths Group plc)
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
