07 - Planner

Req ID: 142393 
Remote Position: Hybrid
Region: Asia 
Country: Malaysia 
State/Province: Johor 
City:  Johor Bahru 

Summary

The Production Planner oversees end-to-end production scheduling and execution, including the generation and release of work orders. In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional internal teams—including Customer Program, Manufacturing/Production, Engineering, Warehouse, Logistics, and Finance—to drive seamless manufacturing operations and meet customer delivery expectations.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Demand Scheduling & Order Fulfillment: Execute daily and weekly production demand loading and manage manufacturing flow to fulfill customer delivery requirements on time.
• Capacity Utilization & Planning: Partner with the Customer Program team to interpret customer forecasts and demand signals, maximizing production capacity utilization while minimizing disruptive schedule changes across all functional departments.
• Consignment Material Coordination: Collaborate with the Customer Program team to track inbound customer-consigned materials and secure uninterrupted line loading.
• Shop-Floor Tracking & Delinquency Management: Supervise daily kitting progress and manufacturing output; proactively identify potential delays or bottlenecks to facilitate swift resolution.
• WIP & Disposition Management: Track aging work orders, RMA units, and non-conforming materials (NCM), collaborating with Customer Program and internal teams to accelerate disposition.
• Material Readiness (CTB): Track clear-to-build (CTB) material availability on the production floor and expedite follow-up on critical deliveries.
• Urgent Demand Support: Address and coordinate ad-hoc and priority demand requests, providing clear, continuous status updates.
• Operational Performance: Drive continuous improvements in on-time delivery (OTD) and manufacturing cycle times.
• Reporting & KPIs: Compile and maintain weekly reconciliation reports for customer consignment stock, as well as operational performance and management KPI reports.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Experience: Minimum of 4 years of hands-on production planning experience (semiconductor industry experience preferred).

Technical Knowledge: Working knowledge of SAP and MRP systems is a mandatory.

Stakeholder & Collaborative Skills: Proven stakeholder management and problem-solving skills, with the ability to partner effectively with internal operations and multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, dynamic manufacturing environment.

Communication: Strong interpersonal and communication capabilities.

Attributes: Proactive, self-motivated, and a collaborative team player.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.