Job Description
OPERATION PLANNING SPECIALIST (Mandarin Speaking)
Client: A leading global electronics
manufacturer with a large-scale production operation in Samut Prakan. Part of a
Taiwan-headquartered group that supplies major international technology brands.
Location: Samut Prakan, Thailand (on-site)
Employment Type: Permanent, full-time
Reporting To: Operations / Production Planning
Supervisor
The Operation
Planning Specialist will own production scheduling across the facility,
balancing customer demand, raw material supply, and production capacity to
deliver against committed delivery dates. The role liaises closely with
manufacturing engineering, supply chain, and customer-facing teams, and
communicates directly with regional and headquarters stakeholders in Mandarin.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate customer demand and
material availability into a production commitment, and follow up on raw
material deliveries and commitment updates.
- Build and maintain the Daily
Production Schedule (DPS) and Monthly Production Schedule (MPS).
- Track daily production
progress, adjust in-stock demand arrangements, and coordinate with
manufacturing engineering to resolve production abnormalities.
- Monitor raw material inflow
against the DPS to keep production stable.
- Manage inventory control for
semi-finished goods.
- Prepare inbound and outbound
reports and any additional analysis requested by the supervisor.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business
Administration, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Industrial
Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience in
production planning, operations planning, or supply chain management,
ideally in electronics or high-volume manufacturing.
- Strong analytical skills and
confident with data analysis tools (Excel essential; ERP/SAP an
advantage).
- Excellent communication and
cross-functional coordination skills.
- Comfortable working in a
fast-paced, high-volume production environment with shifting priorities.
Language Requirement
- Mandarin
Chinese (mandatory): fluent in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, sufficient
for HQ-level business communication.
- English: working proficiency,
advantageous.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary based on experience,
aligned with company structure.
- Overtime pay calculated per
Thai labor law and company policy.
- Travel allowance: THB 35 per
working day (for shifts over 4 hours).
- Attendance bonus: THB 500
(month 1) and THB 1,000 (month 2) for perfect attendance.
- Performance-based salary
review on completion of the 119-day probation period.
- Complimentary lunch daily for
all employees.
- Free dinner when working 1+
hours of overtime.
- Two free late-night meals
when working more than 2 hours of overtime on a night shift.
- All benefits subject to
company policy.
Vacancies: Multiple