Planning Manager (Food Manufacturing)

Develop and manage daily, weekly, and monthly production plans based on customer demand, sales forecasts, and order requirements. Translate demand plans into production schedules, ensuring optimal utilization of production lines, machinery, manpower, and plant capacity. Coordinate with Procurement and Warehouse teams to ensure the availability of raw materials, packaging materials, and other production supplies.

Monitor material requirements against production schedules to prevent shortages and minimize production disruptions. Monitor raw material, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods inventory to ensure appropriate stock levels. Monitor key planning KPIs, including production plan attainment, schedule adherence, capacity utilization, inventory turnover, material availability, and wastage.

Analyze production variances, recurring bottlenecks, and planning inefficiencies, and implement improvement initiatives. Improve planning processes, systems, and reporting accuracy using ERP/MRP systems and data analysis.

Requirements

Minimum 5–8 years of experience in production planning, material planning, or supply chain planning within a manufacturing environment, preferably food manufacturing. Experience managing plant-level production schedules, material requirements, and manufacturing capacity. Strong understanding of MRP, inventory management, production scheduling, and demand planning principles.

Experience using ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or equivalent. Experience leading or supervising a planning team is preferred.

Benefits

Competitive salary package Attractive performance bonus Dental and optical benefits Other benefits will be disclosed to shortlisted candidates