Nordin bin Ahmad
Johor Bahru
Summary
Strategic planner with over 12 years of experience in process and production control in electrical manufacturing and 4 years in the food industry. Develops efficient schedules and production plans that ensure timely delivery of customer orders. Manages inventory strategies to optimise stock levels and minimise obsolescence. Implements Lean methodologies to enhance workflows, driving improvements in operational efficiency and team performance.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Planning Manager
PerkinElmer
03.2025 - 04.2026
- Production Scheduling: Lead the development and execution of the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and detailed production plans to meet customer delivery dates.
- Inventory Management: Drive strategies to optimize inventory levels, reducing excess and obsolescence (E&O) while ensuring material availability for production.
- Capacity Planning: Analyze site capacity (machinery and manpower) to identify bottlenecks.
- Continuous Improvement: Implement Lean methodologies to streamline planning workflows and improve the "On-Time-In-Full" (OTIF) metric.
- Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a team of planners, fostering a high-performance culture focused on accuracy and data integrity.
- Manufacturing detection and analytical instruments
Production Planning and Inventory Control Manager
URC Snack Foods (M) Sdn Bhd
06.2020 - 03.2025
- Production Planning: Develop and execute comprehensive production plans, including material requirements planning, capacity planning, and production scheduling.
- Inventory Management: Oversee inventory control, ensuring optimal stock levels, accurate records, and efficient warehouse operations.
- Cost Control: Implement strategies to reduce production costs, optimize resource utilization, and maintain budgetary control.
- Team Leadership: Lead and motivate a team of production planners, inventory controllers, and warehouse staff.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with various departments to ensure smooth operations and achieve organizational goals.
- Warehouse Raw Material and Packaging material: 3 years 0 variance during quarterly & yearly cycle count.
- Food manufacturing / Production Planner
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in production planning and SAP.
- Knowledge of inventory management principles and techniques.
- Experience in leading and managing teams.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Warehouse manager for RMPM (Raw Material and Packing Material).
Planning Manager
Celestica Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd
02.2008 - 01.2020
- Lead planning team to prepare schedules and production plans to meet shipping date according to customer orders.
- Plan material based on sales forecast and ensure that all material is available at all times for smooth production/operation.
- Generate "Shipment Plan" for reviewing production capacity, line structure and resources.
- Coordinated manufacturing and production planning to streamline workflow.
- Optimised assembly line and machine capacity utilisation across sub lines, main line, and packing.
- Checking Production Output versus Production Plan (PCA level, CORE level, Packing).
- Supervising / managing all staff within the department and ensure the team complete the task correctly.
- Updating customers with potential risks of shipment plan.
- Contributed to product development and enhancement efforts, facilitating successful launches.
Education
Diploma of Computer Science & Information Technology - Information Technology
University Technology of Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR)
Malaysia11-1999
Certificate of Electronic Engineering - Electronic
Technical School, Muar
Johor, Malaysia12-1991
Skills
- Inventory control
- FIFO management
- Inventory optimisation
- Capacity planning
- Cost control
- Data analysis
- Performance metrics
- Risk management
- Project Coordination
- Lean methodologies
- Strategic planning
- Process improvement
- Communication skills
- Team leadership
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Team motivation
- Problem solving
- Problem-solving
- MS EXCEL
- SAP
- Problem-solving
Languages
Malay
English
Custom
18, Advance, 18, Advance, 18, Advance
Timeline
Senior Planning Manager
PerkinElmer
03.2025 - 04.2026
Production Planning and Inventory Control Manager
URC Snack Foods (M) Sdn Bhd
06.2020 - 03.2025
Planning Manager
Celestica Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd
02.2008 - 01.2020
Diploma of Computer Science & Information Technology - Information Technology
University Technology of Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR)
Certificate of Electronic Engineering - Electronic
Technical School, Muar