Assistant Planning Manager

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and manage materials planning for all Unitized Materials (UM) in an efficient manner with Production/QA/QC/Logistics departments to meet customer requirements.
• Responsible for material control and inventory for all ingredients and packaging materials.
• Lead and drive production planning master schedule to meet orders and delivery.
• Identify and manage ingredients write-off, inventory holding and work with R&D/various departments to meet cost management targets.
• Lead and run MRP for ingredients and packaging materials on daily/weekly basis and communicate daily/weekly production, procurement, and delivery plans.
• Administer document control and ensure compliance to ISO and internal/external audits.
• Prepare and submit ingredients requisitions.
• Monitor trends, reports and data (e.g. inventory reports, MRS & MPS) to ensure forward planning and minimum disruption to production and fulfilment of orders.
• Ensure inventory supports both sales requirements and within the allocated budget.
• Work with cross functional team to ensure process efficiency and effectiveness.
• Coach and manage the competency development of team members.
• Other ad-hoc duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Min. Degree in any field
• Leadership experience
• Min. 5 years ofworking experience in supply management, preferably specialize in production/material planning role.
• Familiar with supply chain operation process
• Good interpersonal skills and able to withstand pressure.
• Able to multi-task with sense of urgency.
• Accountability with collaborative approach to work.