Planning Junior Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the execution and maintenance of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Resource Requirements Planning (RRP) in Oracle Fusion, ensuring that demand requirements are properly reviewed and converted into required planning actions.
• Maintain and update planning master data in Oracle Fusion, including item lead times, safety stock levels, and other planning parameters, to support accurate MRP outputs.
• Review MRP exception messages, including reschedule-in, reschedule-out, cancellation, and past-due order recommendations, and coordinate required actions with the relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Production Supervisors and shop floor teams to support alignment between the Master Production Schedule (MPS), material availability, and actual capacity constraints.
• Monitor planning and shop floor information available in MES or other systems, and escalate data gaps, inconsistencies, or recurring issues that may impact production planning accuracy.
• Support cross-functional analysis of lead-time drivers by sharing planning data, shortage trends, and execution constraints, and escalate recurring issues to the Planning Manager.
• Release inventory Purchase Requisitions (PRs) to Purchasing in line with approved planning requirements and material availability needs.
• Coordinate inventory transfer requests between Business Units when usable inventory is identified, supporting improved stock utilization across the organization.
• Coordinate with Sustaining Engineering and relevant teams to review possible alternatives for existing non-finished goods inventory, supporting inventory utilization and obsolescence reduction.
• Support coordination between Engineering and Purchasing for sample procurement prior to full-scale purchasing, as required.
• Monitor open purchase orders and follow up with Purchasing on urgent or critical requirements to support production schedules.
• Maintain and update the Material Shortage Report (MSR) by coordinating with Purchasing, Production Planning, and Customer Service to provide visibility on shortages and recovery actions.
• Provide planning input on shipment urgency and material availability to support shipment mode decisions by Customer Service and Purchasing.
• Track and report inventory information, including inventory levels versus targets, inventory trends, slow-moving stock, and intercompany or BU supply requirements.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to planning process efficiency, lead-time visibility, and inventory accuracy.
• Prepare regular planning reports related to MRP execution, shortages, inventory status, schedule adherence, and planning risks for review by the Planning Manager.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent is required.
• 1-2 years of experience in Manufacturing Planning for both Production and Material.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good reporting and documentation skills.
• Good knowledge of production planning and quality control principles.
• Good knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems, preferably Oracle Fusion.
• Excellent Analytical Skills.