Production Planner

Minimum requirements:

• Job Purpose

The Production Planner will also need to communicate all of the above to the relevant stakeholders and when required.

Reporting to: Planning Manager

• Participate and influence department strategy
• Monitor and track against the plan
• Develop recommendations and subsequent action plans to enable the delivery of the departmental strategy
• Day to day interaction with team members to deliver strategy
• Build and develop effective relationships with relevant stakeholders to highlight and determine best solution to overcome challenges to continuously improve
• Contribute to delivering strategic plans with suppliers by liaising regularly on trend changes and tactical forecasting
• Proactive and regular communication with key stakeholders
• Conduct stock build plans considering capacity raw materials supply

• Understand and optimize supply chain and systems
• Understand internal and external factors which impact on demand and ensure these are reflected in forecasts
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholder to maximize efficiencies
• Identify challenges, trends and opportunities
• Maintain data and systems
• Collate information and assumptions
• Reach consensus through alignment
• Share and publish the plans
• Track and manage plans
• Issuing daily plans/schedules for all production units
• Resource shift/ labor planning

• Supplier management
• Ensure procurement compliance
• Data analysis and reporting

• Analysis of historical and current performance
• Understand market/ product trends as well as department focus that could impact demand
• Implement tactical plans to support business decision making (6-18 month focus on capacity, Staffing etc.)
• Implementation and review against long term tactical plans
• Planning initiatives/ Innovation to improve planning

• BEng Industrial/ BCom in Supply Chain

• 1 - 2 years operational supply chain experience is required
• FMCG experience will be advantageous

Monday to Friday from 06h00 – 15h30

• Operational & Procurement Planning
• Financial or Economic Background
• Supply chain
• Statistical Demand and Forecasting Techniques
• Strong Mathematical and Statistical Skills
• Project Management

Apply via our website www.dantesa.co.za

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