Job Description
- Ensure Planning of production activity to meet the customer demand on time and in full by ensuring all the HSE, Quality, Cost and Efficiency is met.
- To Coordinate with production & purchase teams and ensure the committed deadlines are met in a smooth and steady manner.
- Ensure all technical aspects of planning are performed fully in compliance with group policies and procedures and in line with the ISO requirements.
- Monitor and improve plant performance by suggesting and mapping the cost-effective improvement activities.
Key Tasks
- Prepare the daily & weekly production schedule in line with the agreed SLA’s.
- Ensure the Job cards are scheduled in a timely manner and plan is made available to the production team.
- Feedback to the respective line manager in case of any deviations in the plan/plan execution when they arise aiming for minimum disruption.
- To coordinate with production in the improvement of OEE of the plant.
- Balance between the Preventive maintenance schedules & Production planning for the effective use of machinery with minimum downtime.
- Update and maintain accurate data in MRP for effective planning and reporting.
- Coordinate with the demand team for the required forecast.
- Communicate to customer care on the product availability updates in a timely manner in line with ATP.
- Communicate production ETA’s or delays inline with the forecast to respective associates on a timely manner.
- Timely analysis and update of the Safety stocks data in the ERP system.
- Monitor & Plan production of Safety to ensure requirements are fulfilled.
- Ensure the commitments made are fulfilled to boost the OTIF for the logistics team.
- Planning and prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay.
- Monitor plan to ensure they will finish within the specified timelines.
- Review of stocks on a timely basis with the warehouse to ensure to maintain a healthy stocks.
- Prepare and submit status and performance reports.
Key Success Criteria’s / KPIs
- Stock Availability Improvement
- Plan Adherence
- Response to Internal production queries
**Includes management recommendations time to time
Work Relations
- All local functions
- Engage with all levels of employees within the department and build professional relationship and strengthen the Quality of planning & deliveries.
- Able to work independently or as a team as per the requirement at various tasks.
Skills
Education, Experience and Skills
- Graduate or Diploma in Engineering or Science related degree.
- 2+ year’s proven experience as a production planner
- Experience in utilization of MRP
- Good at math and statistics
- Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Proficiency in English Language is mandatory.
General behavioural competencies most relevant for the job
- Highly collaborative team player
- Timely coordination and communication among the team
- Critical thinking and supporting the business strategy
- Decision making skills to enhance the productivity