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Planning Executive

Department: Planning

Project Location(s): HQ Penang, Malaysia

Education: Diploma or bachelor's degree in Automation / Robotics / Mechatronic

Compensation: Depending on experience

Job Responsibility

Communicate with sales to determine customer requirements and plan production tasks and schedules to meet customer demand.
Initiate contingency plan with related stakeholders on event of challenges or obstacles during project execution relating to schedules, quality, and other operation related obstacles.
Plan inventory level on regular basis based on consumption records and forecast to ensure materials are available to meet customer’s delivery requirements at the same time maintaining optimum inventory level.
Evaluate departmental operation procedures and practices to identify bottle necks and opportunities for improvement.
Develops production schedule upon receiving of customer order by detailing all tasks based on customer’s required dates.
As necessary, perform rescheduling and adjustment based on changes on customer’s demand, supplies or other internal factors.
Acquire materials necessary to supply production sufficient raw materials to produce products to meet customer demand.
Monitor project progress, report obstacles within the project environment relating to uncertainties in demand, supplies and other internal challenges.
Communicate and drive internal operations to formulate resolution to arising challenges.
Coordinate and communicate disposition plan for changes in planning due to changes in customer specification, schedule changes or cancellations.
Conduct regular communication to align, update, and synchronize manufacturing process status with all relevant departments.
Propose and execute improvement activities to improve department’s operational performance.
Collaborate with all operational functional groups to ensure on time delivery and meeting customer expectations in meeting specification with expected quality.
Communication with relevant supporting departments to support performance improvement initiatives.
Monitor material acquisition status and communicate with relevant functional groups to ensure materials are available as planned to production operation.
Perform project closure activity to capture lessons learned and coordinate necessary actions to ensure smooth future project execution.
Prepares reports about production processes for upper management and suggests ways to improve efficiency, cost effectiveness, processes, and quality.