Full Time Senior Production Planner (Consumer Health Manufacturing) # HMZ Jobs, Salary up to SGD 5,000 in RECRUIT EXPRESS PTE LTD Central Region (Singapore) - Maukerja

About the Role

Manufacturing | Production Planning | MRP | Materials Planning

Salary: Up to S$5,500 per month
Employment Type: Permanent

An established manufacturing organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Production Planner to manage production schedules, material requirements and inventory planning in support of customer demand and operational targets.

This role is suitable for a hands-on planner who is comfortable working across production, procurement, sales, engineering and logistics, and who can balance changing demand, capacity constraints and material availability to maintain smooth production and on-time delivery.

Important: The role is based within a manufacturing environment where there may be a noticeable product/raw-material fragrance or odour. Candidates should be comfortable working in such an environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate customer orders and forecasts into practical production and material plans.
• Develop and maintain production schedules based on demand, capacity, material availability and lead times.
• Execute ERP/MRP planning to ensure materials and production resources are available when required.
• Plan material requirements and optimise inventory levels to minimise shortages, excess inventory and obsolescence.
• Monitor demand, supply, production capacity and inventory constraints, and proactively adjust plans when required.
• Manage rescheduling and planning changes to support changing priorities and on-time customer delivery.
• Work closely with Sales, Procurement, Production, Engineering and Logistics to resolve planning and supply issues.
• Provide timely delivery commitments, planning updates and escalation of potential supply risks to relevant stakeholders.
• Support Engineering Change Orders / Notices and New Product Introduction activities by assessing capacity, materials and planning impact.
• Identify and implement improvements across production planning, MRP, inventory management and S&OP processes.
• Monitor key planning KPIs including on-time delivery, inventory performance and planning responsiveness.
• Support ERP, digitalisation and other process-improvement initiatives to strengthen planning efficiency and accuracy.

Who Should Apply

• Experienced Production / Material Planners with 5–8 years of hands-on planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Candidates comfortable managing MRP, production scheduling, inventory and changing supply-demand constraints in a fast-moving operation.
• Planners from regulated, high-volume, consumer healthcare, pharmaceutical, FMCG, chemical or automated manufacturing environments would be particularly relevant.

Requirements

• Min. Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
• Approximately 5–8 years of relevant production and/or materials planning experience within manufacturing.
• Strong hands-on experience in production scheduling, material planning and MRP.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Infor LN or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis.
• Good cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage complex planning scenarios and respond effectively to changing priorities.
• Track record of identifying planning or process gaps and implementing improvements.
• Experience within regulated, automated or high-volume manufacturing would be advantageous.

Qualified applicants, please email your detailed CV to:

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All information will be treated with confidentiality and we regret that only selected candidates will be notified

Consultant: Melanie Tay (Zheng Zhiyuan)
Designation: Division Manager
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