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Production Planning Manager
Inspire Motion for Life with Michelin!
A pioneer of engineered materials, Michelin is building the world’s leading manufacturer of life-changing composites and experiences.
Join Michelin Asia Pacific as a Production Planning Manager today to move your career forward, unlock exciting opportunities, and be part of a world-class organization committed to a better, more sustainable world.
WHY MICHELIN INDONESIA?
- Career Progression: Start your career adventure and build the skills and experience to develop in new directions.
- Wellbeing and Inclusion: At Michelin Indonesia, experience a supportive, inclusive culture that creates space for collaboration and new ideas.
- Become a Player in a Dynamic Global Brand: At Michelin, we deliver products and experiences that transform everyday moments into extraordinary ones. Join us on our journey to innovate and contribute to exciting projects that impact our world.
OUR TEAM:
In the Production Planning Department, we aim to ensure the right products are available at the right time by balancing customer demand, production capacity, and inventory levels while supporting operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
MISSION:
In the domain of production planning and inventory control,
- Lead production planning, inventory, and flow management activities to ensure committed customer orders are delivered at the targeted service level.
- Ensure alignment between production plans, inventory strategies, and S&OP objectives while balancing service, cost, and operational performance.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce inventory, shorten end-to-end lead times, and enhance planning effectiveness through the development of people, processes, and tools.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Required:
- Minimum 5–8 years of experience in Production Planning, PPIC, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP, or Supply Chain Management, including at least 3 years in a managerial role.
- Proven experience as a Planning Manager (Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Production Planning, S&OP) or Supply Chain Manager within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience coordinating with Regional, Zone, or Central Planning Teams (e.g. MO/Asia) to align planning assumptions, demand and supply strategies, inventory targets, and business priorities.
- Proven people management experience with responsibility for leading, coaching, and developing planning teams.
- Strong knowledge of production planning, inventory management, demand forecasting, material planning, and S&OP processes.
- Experience leading end-to-end planning activities, including demand forecasting, master production scheduling, material planning, and inventory optimization.
- Strong understanding of production flow, warehouse operations, and customer fulfillment processes.
- Proven ability to balance service level, inventory, capacity, and operational costs while driving business performance.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
- Proficiency in ERP systems and planning tools (SAP experience is a plus).
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; Power BI knowledge is an advantage.
- Fluent in English (written & spoken, minimum B2 level).
- Willing to be based in Cikarang, West Java.
Preferred:
- Experience in multinational manufacturing companies.
- Experience managing complex supply chains with multiple product families and high-volume operations.
- Professional certification in Supply Chain Management such as APICS CPIM, APICS CSCP, or equivalent.
- Experience leading S&OP governance and executive planning reviews.
- Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Inventory Optimization, and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
- Apply via Michelin Careers Website
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis
Skills Required
- 5–8 years of experience in production planning, PPIC, demand planning, supply planning, S&OP, or supply chain management, including at least 3 years in a managerial role.
- Experience as a Planning Manager or Supply Chain Manager in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience coordinating with regional, zone, or central planning teams.
- People management experience leading, coaching, and developing planning teams.
- Strong knowledge of production planning, inventory management, demand forecasting, material planning, and S&OP processes.
- Experience leading end-to-end planning activities, including demand forecasting, master production scheduling, material planning, and inventory optimization.
- Understanding of production flow, warehouse operations, and customer fulfillment processes.
- Ability to balance service level, inventory, capacity, and operational costs.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
- Proficiency in ERP systems and planning tools.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Fluent English proficiency at a minimum B2 level.
- Willingness to be based in Cikarang, West Java.
- Experience in multinational manufacturing companies.
- Experience managing complex supply chains with multiple product families and high-volume operations.
- APICS CPIM, APICS CSCP, or equivalent supply chain certification.
- Experience leading S&OP governance and executive planning reviews.
- Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, inventory optimization, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- SAP experience.
- Power BI knowledge.
Michelin Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Michelin and has not been reviewed or approved by Michelin.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare access is described as broad, including medical, prescription, dental, mental/behavioral health support, and disability and life insurance coverage. Global baseline protections also emphasize healthcare coverage for employees and families.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is characterized as strong, with a 401(k) plus additional retirement components referenced alongside profit sharing in the overall package. Financial benefits are framed as a meaningful part of total rewards beyond base salary.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family support is positioned as a notable strength through global minimum paid maternity/adoption and paternity/adoption leave, plus survivor benefits tied to salary and education support for children. Additional family-oriented benefits such as adoption assistance are also included in the package.
Michelin Insights
What We Do
Michelin, the leading tire company, is dedicated to sustainably improving the mobility of goods and people by manufacturing and marketing tires and services for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles/motorcycles, earthmovers, farm equipment and trucks. It also offers digital mobility support services and publishes travel guides, hotel and restaurant guides, maps and road atlases. Headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Michelin is present in more than 170 countries, has 111,200 employees and operates 67 production plants in 17 different countries. Michelin has a Technology Center in charge of research and development, with operations in Europe, North America and Asia. In short, whether you look at our mission, our products or our people, Michelin is a company that truly helps you to move forward....
