Production Planner (Fluent Mandarin)

Job Description Overview: The Production Planner is responsible for coordinating and planning production schedules to ensure that products are manufactured in a timely and cost-effective manner. This role involves working closely with various departments, including production, procurement, and logistics, to align production activities with business objectives and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Production Scheduling

• Develop and maintain detailed production schedules based on customer orders, forecasts, and inventory levels.
• Ensure that production schedules are feasible and align with manufacturing capabilities and constraints.
• Adjust schedules as necessary to accommodate changes in demand, material availability, and production issues.

Coordination and Communication

• Collaborate with production managers, procurement, and logistics teams to ensure all necessary resources, such as materials and labor, are available for production.
• Communicate production plans and schedule changes to relevant stakeholders, including production, sales, and customer service teams.
• Act as a liaison between different departments to resolve scheduling conflicts and issues.

Inventory Management

• Monitor inventory levels of raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods to ensure they meet production needs without excess.
• Work with procurement to manage inventory replenishment and maintain optimal stock levels.

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Analyze production data and performance metrics to identify trends, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement.
• Generate regular reports on production status, schedule adherence, and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Continuous Improvement

• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance production planning processes and overall operational efficiency.
• Implement best practices and use advanced planning tools to optimize production planning.

Compliance and Documentation

• Ensure production plans comply with company policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of production plans, changes, and related activities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or a similar role within a manufacturing environment is preferred
• Proven experience in production planning, scheduling, or a similar role within manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of production processes, inventory management, and supply chain principles.
• Proficiency in using planning software and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Required bilingual in English and Mandarin to communicate with HQ Taiwan Engineering team

Preferred Skills:

• Certification in production and inventory management (e.g., APICS CPIM).
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Familiarity with advanced planning and scheduling (APS) tools.

Work Environment: The Production Planner typically works in an office environment within a manufacturing facility. The role may require occasional visits to the production floor to monitor operations and address planning issues.

• Requires sitting, operating a computer keyboard, telephone and other office equipment for extended periods of time

• 0%-10% Domestic & International Travel

$78,000 - $113,000 annually is the estimated pay range for this role working in City of Industry, California office. The final amount will be determined based on qualifications & experience of the candidate relative to the role. Our employee comprehensive benefits include bonuses, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D insurance, Paid Time Off, EAP, & 401(k).

ASUS is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy/ breastfeeding, medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, as well as any other characteristic protected by law, regulation or local ordinance, and strives to comply with all applicable laws on the subject. These employment decisions extend to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruitment, pay and other forms of compensation, training and other terms and conditions of employment.