Senior Production Planning Manager

Company Overview:

Coherent Corp. is a global leaders in datacenter and communications industries. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, USA, and founded in 1971, Coherent operates in over 20 countries worldwide. Since entering Vietnam in 2005, Coherent has expanded to over 2,400 employees across Binh Duong (VSIP1), Dong Nai (Nhon Trach 1), Hanoi, and Bac Ninh (Yen Phong IP). As part of our global growth strategy and commitment to local talent development, we aim to create over 4,000 new job opportunities in Vietnam within the next five years.

Work Location: VSIP (Binh Duong)

1/ Planning Control

• Ensure the plan capacity planning are optimized to maximize the revenue and meet customers’ demand.

• Develop a planning tool to track the details plan and actual daily.

• Best use of planning tool to optimize manufacturing cost, inventory and be more flexible.

• Analysis the root cause of delayed deliveries with related departments and dress the issues quickly and productively.

• Ensure the promised ship dates (On Time Delivery) are tracked and monitored to meet customers delivery requirements.

• Ensure the promised dates meet or nearest with Customer Request Date (CRD).

• Maximize capacity and maintain the efficiency of utilization of equipment.

• Calculate and propose the investment of the plant capacity as customer requirements.

• Control and order raw material enough for production.

• Conduct the daily/weekly/monthly with related departments effectively.

• Identify and solve effectively all the potential issues among cross functions which related to Planning.

• Respond to customer accuracy and timely.

• On Time Delivery and other assigned reports are completed as required timeline.

• Customers insights.

• Organize meeting with customers to address the planning issues.

2/ Inventory Control

• Provide the rolling demand forecast to purchasing in a timely manner to shorten the lead time.

• Review backlog period to ensure the pull in/push out are communicated in a timely manner.

• Manage Work in Progress (WIP) value and aging to minimize inventory.

• Update production yield in time to prevent the shortage/extra finished goods to customers.

3/ Supervision, Management and Leadership

• Ensure your team is staffed, motivated, inspired, engaged and empowered to deliver a high and sustainable performance level in an ever-changing environment at a cost level the organization can sustain and reflects market realities.

• Ensure you have the right people in the right jobs, by consistently using proper interview and selection techniques and methodologies throughout your organization.

• Ensure a learning environment is in place and your team is trained and developed to consistently achieve your organization’s expectations in both the short and long terms.

• Ensure the Performance Management Process is fully operating with meaningful stretch goals for all employees in your organization, that feedback is on-going and focused on development and done with 100% On Time Delivery.

4/ Others

• Make sure all the Work Instructions are generated and updated in a timely manner.

• Continuous Improvement processes are reviewed and proposed for improvement.

• Bachelor’s Degree is at least in relevant major, such as Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Finance or Economics related field.

• Minimum 10+ years of working experience in the field of planning and inventory control in manufacturing companies with 5+ years managerial/leadership.

• Experience in related industries such as optical component manufacturing, optics, or similar fields involving multi-step assembly processes is strongly preferred.

• Advanced English proficiency, both written and verbal.

What We Offer:

• Flexible Working Hours: Standard 40-hour workweek with flexible arrangements to support work-life balance and productivity.

• Free Shuttle Service: Staff transportation from Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City to our offices in Nhon Trach and VSIP1.

• Competitive Compensation Package: Competitive salary with annual reviews, plus allowances for accommodation, transportation, parking.

• Attractive Annual Bonus: From 1.96 to 4.00 months of salary, including the 13th-month bonus (effective for new offers from July 2025).

• Premium Health Insurance: Comprehensive BVH coverage for employees, with optional family inclusion.

• Employee Well-being & Development: Training programs, annual health check-ups, holiday gifts, travel opportunities, sports events, and more.

At Coherent, our people are the driving force behind our success. Through continuous improvement in talent acquisition and management, we deliver a seamless and inclusive experience that empowers individuals to thrive. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion ensures every candidate and employee is valued, supported, and positioned to make meaningful contributions to our mission and long-term growth.

Join Coherent and become part of a team, today.