[Hiring] Production Planner Scheduler @Emapta

Role Description

Keep essential healthcare products moving with smarter manufacturing decisions. As a Production Planner Scheduler, you'll optimize production schedules, manage capacity constraints, and strengthen supply chain efficiency for a leading U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturer. Make a meaningful impact on healthcare accessibility while building a long-term global career with Emapta's top 1% talent community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in production planning, production scheduling, manufacturing operations, or supply chain planning preferred
• Experience with finite production scheduling in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of manufacturing planning, production scheduling, and shop-floor operations
• Experience managing capacity constraints, production changeovers, labor requirements, and manufacturing priorities
• Knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and manufacturing execution processes
• Experience with Kinaxis or similar advanced planning and scheduling systems preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate multiple constraints and make sound decisions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Materials, Customer Service, and Planning teams
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage competing demands in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel

Requirements

• Production scheduling and execution
• Develop and maintain finite production schedules based on capacity, labor, equipment, changeovers, and material availability while adhering to freeze, slushy, and liquid planning policies.
• Create, release, and track work and process orders, monitor shop-floor output and schedule attainment, and adjust production sequences within authorized limits based on real-time constraints.
• Lead daily short-interval control activities with Operations and Maintenance to address equipment breakdowns, changeovers, and micro-stoppages while maintaining schedule stability.
• Coordinate with Materials to resolve shortages and Quality to manage production holds, minimize idle time, support safe recovery, and document impacts and corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate production confirmations and execution data to support upstream planning, available-to-promise (ATP) calculations, and inventory allocations.
• Monitor schedule attainment and production throughput against planned output.
• Ensure compliance with production freeze policies and changeover requirements.
• Track exception resolution lead times and maintain accurate production execution data.
• Participate in daily production huddles and short-interval control meetings to address immediate manufacturing priorities.
• Contribute to weekly Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) meetings to review exceptions and support allocation decisions.
• Escalate structural production and capacity issues to Master Planning through established procedures.
• Coordinate with Master Planning to align baseline schedules and production resequencing rules.
• Collaborate with Operations and Maintenance to assess production feasibility and equipment readiness.
• Partner with Materials to confirm component availability and production readiness.
• Work with Quality to manage production holds and release requirements.
• Communicate with Customer Service to align production schedules with allocation timelines.
• Use ERP scheduling boards and production confirmations to monitor manufacturing execution.
• Leverage Kinaxis to assess production constraints, material pegging, and allocation requirements.
• Follow Center of Excellence (CoE) standards, system parameters, and change-control procedures to maintain planning accuracy and consistency.
• Adjust production sequences within approved scheduling boundaries to minimize disruptions and maintain manufacturing continuity.
• Escalate persistent capacity losses, critical material shortages, and policy violations with quantified recovery options and realistic timelines.
• Perform duties in a standard office environment, including a designated home workspace.
• Use a computer, keyboard, and other standard office equipment frequently.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Night differential pay to maximize your earnings
• Permanent WFH arrangement
• HMO coverage with free dependent upon regularization
• Fixed weekends off
• Salary Advance Program through our banking partner (eligibility and approval subject to bank assessment; available to account holders with a minimum of 6 months' company tenure)
• Unlimited upskilling through Emapta Academy courses
• Free 24/7 access to our office gyms in Ortigas and Makati, with a free physical fitness trainer!
• Exclusive Emapta Lifestyle perks (hotel and restaurant discounts, and more!)
• Unlimited opportunities for employee referral incentives across the organization
• Standard government and Emapta benefits
• A total of 20 annual leave credits to use at your discretion, including 5 credits convertible to cash
• Fun employee engagement activities
• Mentorship and exposure to global leaders and teams
• Career growth opportunities
• Diverse and supportive work environment