Planning Specialist

PLAY, GROW and WIN

To be a part of Virtuos means to be a creator.  

At Virtuos, we harness the latest technologies to make games better and more immersive than ever before. That is why we pride ourselves in constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility since our founding in 2004. 

Virtuosi is a team of experts – people who have come together to share their mutual passion for making and playing games. People with the same enthusiasm for exploring new ideas and the constant drive to excel in their field. People who believe in earning success through dedication.

At Virtuos, we are at the forefront of gaming, creating exciting new experiences daily. Join us to Play, Grow and Win – together.

ABOUT THE POSITION

• Working closely with Planning Heads, Production Directors and Project Teams to meet capacity needs.
• Track data accuracy on a weekly basis, issue high-level & detailed planning status/report weekly basis. Maintain the system updates related to planning management. 
• Assist resource allocation and collaboration across studios. 
• Participate in resource evaluation meetings on weekly and monthly basis. Identify potential risks and seek solutions
• Participate in global planning meetings and report on studio capacity.
• Follow up the new opportunities and test progress and coming up with a summary of the status and trend weekly. 
• Prepare operation reports and analyze all results to recommend required improvements in performance and collaborate with planning leads to forecast all required.
• Assisting planning heads with external vendors for resource allocation. 
• Facilitate external vendors onsite process and host weekly vendor meeting.   
• Work closely with team to maintain each group’s monthly KPI progress, ensure team can hit the target or escalate the risks/problems might impact the target secured. 
• Working closely with PMO and ERP team on troubleshooting and system improvement. 
• With a strong understanding of supplier sourcing and contract management. 
• Providing suggestions for project’s vendor selections based on vendors’ historical record and performance.
• Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive vendor relationship, resolve conflicts and ensure compliance with contractual obligations. 
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams including admin, legal, IT, security, and production to ensure vendor cooperation goes properly from Day one. 

• Excellent communication abilities and interpersonal skills. 
• Proven experience as production planner/project coordinator
• Strong data analysis ability and presentation skill.
• Extensive knowledge of the Microsoft suite. ERP is plus.
• Bachelor’s degree above. PMP certificated is plus.
• Good verbal and written English skills are essential. Good presentation skill is plus.
• Passion for the gaming industry and ability to quickly adapt to changes and work effectively under pressure.