Planning Senior Executive

Job Purpose

The Planning Senior Executive is responsible for managing customer demand, production planning, machine capacity planning, inventory control, and order fulfilment to ensure On-Time Delivery (OTD) and optimal inventory levels. The role serves as the key coordination point between Sales, Production, Purchasing, and Logistics teams to ensure customer requirements are met while maximizing operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

1. Demand & Forecast Planning

Analyse customer forecasts and demand trends.

Follow up and maintain rolling customer demand forecasts.

Monitor forecast changes and identify potential risks and opportunities.

Coordinate with Sales and customers to improve forecast accuracy.

2. Machine Capacity Planning

Consolidate and monitor machine capacity across all subsidiaries.

Review machine capacity utilization against customer demand.

Work closely with Production to optimize machine utilization and resolve capacity constraints.

Support long-term capacity planning and expansion requirements.

3. Inventory Management

Monitor Raw Material, WIP, Finished Goods, and Consignment inventory levels.

Drive inventory reduction initiatives while maintaining customer service levels.

Identify slow-moving and excess inventory and recommend corrective actions.

Ensure inventory targets and KPIs are achieved.

4. Customer Order Fulfilment & OTD Management

Monitor customer demand against commitment plans.

Track and analyse On-Time Delivery (OTD) performance.

Coordinate recovery plans for delivery delays with Production, Purchasing, and Logistics teams.

Ensure customer requirements and delivery commitments are met.

5. Material Planning

Review and monitor material availability with Purchasing.

Identify material shortages and develop mitigation plans.

Monitor supplier lead times and material risk exposure.

Support material planning strategies to prevent stock-outs and excess inventory.

6. Reporting & KPI Monitoring

Prepare weekly and monthly planning reports.

Monitor key KPIs, including:

On-Time Delivery (OTD)

Forecast Accuracy

Inventory Turnover

Inventory Days

Order Fulfilment Rate

Capacity Utilization

Highlight risks and recommend corrective actions to management.

7. Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve planning processes and systems.

Support ERP/MRP optimization initiatives.

Drive data accuracy and process standardization across planning activities.

Participate in supply chain and planning improvement projects.