Materials and Manufacturing Planning Manager

Job Description: 

The Materials and Manufacturing Planning Manager ensures alignment between production capacity and market demand by developing accurate, data-driven capacity plans and forecasts. 

This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to support, identify risks and inefficiencies, and drive continuous improvement in lead time and resource utilization. It plays a key role in supporting operational efficiency and strategic goals across the power strategic planning. Responsible for collecting and transforming data from all manufacturing plants worldwide into standardized, accurate reports and dashboards. Supporting on building and maintaining Power BI solutions that integrate global demand, supply, lead time, manpower, and production output for monthly business reviews. It ensures automation, scalability, and clear visualization of performance metrics, enabling management to make informed, data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain accurate records of production and capacity schedules.  


• Cross functional collaboration (with materials management, offering, AME and SIOP teams) to understand current and future production requirements, and global capacity in place


• Continuously monitor and adjust forecasts to reflect changes in demand or production capacities.  


• Proactively identify potential risks to production capacity and develop contingency plans.  


• Work with stakeholders to implement risk mitigation strategies.  


• Evaluate and recommend process improvements to enhance production efficiency and capacity utilization.  


• Generate regular reports on production capacity performance and present findings to relevant stakeholders.  


• Collecting factory lead inputs, comparing with the MELT (Market Expected Lead Time) and working with the operations team to reduce overall lead time. 


• Work with AME (Advanced Manufacturing Engineering) team for review the factory technical capacities.  


• Monitoring and tracking of Inter Company projects from the trade sales region and the supply plant.


• Collect and process large volumes of unstructured data from all plants across global regions.


• Transform raw data into structured formats to create standardized reports across all plants.


• Gather global data on Lead Time, Manpower, and Production Output; integrate it into Power BI dashboards and share monthly updates with Managers and Directors.


• Design and optimize data models to ensure scalability, performance, and reliability.


• Migrate Excel-based reports to Power BI, enhancing performance, accuracy, and automation.


• Provide ad-hoc analysis and actionable insights to management for data-driven decision-making.


• Automate recurring reports and complex processes to reduce manual effort and improve efficiency

Qualification 

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  Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Operations Management, Business, or a related field. 

Competence 

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  5y Experience in production planning, capacity planning, or a related role.  

Skills 

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  Analytical and problem-solving skills. 



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  Communication and interpersonal skills. 



• Proficiency in Excel and Smartsheet skills

Personality Traits 

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  Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. 

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OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES: 

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High-Performance Culture 

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OUR BEHAVIORS 

Own It 

Act With Urgency 

Foster a Customer-First Mindset 

Think Big and Execute 

Lead by Example 

Drive Continuous Improvement 

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