Menicon is a contact lens specialist embracing precision craftsmanship to see life in detail. Join our family in Singapore, the first manufacturing facility outside Japan for daily disposable contact lens and a base for developing technologies and products with advanced, value-added features.
We are looking for a Senior Planner who plays a key role in ensuring smooth manufacture operations in production scheduling, order fulfillment, and inventory management.
Responsibilities:
- Take charge of overall Production Planning, Coordination, Scheduling, and Dispatching for the manufacturing of Moulds, SFG, and FG.
- Analyze production specifications, plant capacity data, and perform calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and manpower requirements.
- To be able to work closely with cross-departmental teams to enhance productivity and yield.
- Gather and collate customer demand forecasts, challenging inputs when necessary and understanding market intelligence and drivers impacting forecast and demand.
- Lead monthly Sales and Operational meetings with customers, providing updates on open orders and potential delays.
- Oversee SFG replenishment based on the reorder point policy for each product type, selecting the optimum lot size to minimize stock levels and reduce obsolescence.
Requirements:
- 3-5+ years of proven experience in production planning and scheduling, ideally in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in ERP system with good knowledge of supply chain and materials flow concepts is preferred within manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated supervisory experience with the ability to lead and motivate a team.
- Strong analytical skills and proficiency in planning and Excel software tools.
- Proven ability to influence planning procedures and implement changes for process improvement.
- Demonstrated sense of urgency and proactive approach to meeting deadlines and solving problems.