How to become a logistics or Production planner
Official title: Logistics/Production planner
Also called: Logistics officer, Logistics operations analyst, Logistics operations executive, Logistics operations specialist, Logistics planner, Logistics solutions analyst, Materials planner, Production planner, Logistics Contracts Analyst/Logistics Operations Analyst, Operations Executive, Project Executive, Logistics operations specialist
Logistics/Production planner plans, develops, implements and evaluates logistics and production programmes to support the organisation’s supply chain operations. He/she plans for the entire production supply chain from feedstock to production, storage and distribution, and analyses inventory and production data to optimise production and inventory control. He/she supports the reporting of plant production status and raw materials inventories, and highlights issues that may affect production output.
Main tasks
- Analysing and coordinating the logistical, production and maintenance functions of organisations
- Assessing production and supply chain problems to develop economically efficient solutions
- Designing supply chains and related facilities
- Executing warehouse and transportation operations
- Processing orders and managing inventory
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Integrated Supply Chain Management (Logistics). You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
- Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Logistics & Supply Chain Management. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Supply Chain Management (Republic Polytechnic); Diploma in International Trade & Logistics (Temasek Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $51,384 a year. The middle half earn $39,972 to $69,780 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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- Maintenance planner
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Questions people ask
How do I become a logistics or Production planner?
Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma; Work-study diploma.
How much does a logistics or Production planner earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $51,384 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $39,972 to $69,780.
Will AI change the work of a logistics or Production planner?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026