Senior Production Planner

Req ID : Remote Position : No Region : Asia Country : Malaysia State / Province : Kedah City : Kulim

General Overview

Functional Area : Supply Chain Management(SCM) Career Stream : Planning & Inventory(SCM_PNIV) Role : Analyst Job Title : Planner Job Code : ANA-SCM-PLAN Band : Level 07 Direct / Indirect Indicator : Indirect

Summary

Incumbents are fully qualified to execute job / role accountabilities working independently on most aspects of the job. Work is performed within established professional standards and practices. Tasks are moderately complex in nature where judgment is required to complete recurring assignments independently and to determine the best methods to follow to complete assignments. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the divisions / departments operations, schedules, and / or performance goals. Works under general Supervision. Situations not covered by standard processes, procedures and methods are referred to manager or expert resource. May demonstrate work methods to new employees. Builds internal and external relationships, with emphasis on those that facilitate the achievement of job / role accountabilities, such as relationships with key suppliers, customers and internal service.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following :

• Plans, organizes, controls and executes a production schedule for a designated product or products including program coordination.
• Develops production schedules based on actual and forecasted customer demand, product demand profiles and knowledge of the customer.
• Analyzes inputs (e.g., capacity, board cycle times, urgency of request, material availability, etc.) to help determine schedule.
• Analyzes internal impact (e.g., line scheduling, procurement, logistics, shipping, etc.) of customer scheduling.
• Ensures quality and integrity of information used to generate materials requirements plan.
• Revises plans as required based on analysis of actuals versus plan.
• Manages issues associated with engineering changes to ensure minimal cost exposure, excess materials and risk to customer shipment.
• Participates in the introduction of new products and supports the transfer / de-transfer of existing products through planning and analyzing of common and unique materials in support of project deadlines.
• Communicates information on materials availability to support build plans throughout the product life cycle.
• Maintains knowledge of customer volume fluctuations and determines the materials required.
• Provides information to procurement on demand variances.
• Develops and communicates short- and long-term commitments to customers to ship products.
• Coordinates necessary resources to meet shipment commitments.
• Reviews and reports on aggregate levels of product inventory, inventory exposure, backlog, availability and on-time delivery.
• Develops recovery plans if missed shipments occur.
• Leads continuous improvement of planning processes.
• Facilitates development of processes and best practice models for outbound order fulfillment.
• Provides training, guidance and may assign work to less experienced employees.

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EEO Statement

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law). At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

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