Planning Specialist

Helderberg Personnel

Paarl, Western Cape
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago

A well-established client with an international footprint, have a vacancy for a Planning Specialist (Production) to join their dynamic team in their Paarl office.Main responsibilities:

Processing customer orders efficiently and on time
Taking cost-optimized production and customer requirements into account
Executing long term planning cycle, analyze rough cut capacity planning
Executing weekly short-term planning cycle
Ensuring availability in raw and pack materials and finished goods
Optimizing production plans in accordance with the needs of the customers, suppliers’ capacities, constraints of purchasing, production, and distribution processes

Additional Responsibilities include:

Delivering KPI’s (Cover days, Service Level etc.) as agreed quarterly and annually;
SAP PP master production scheduling and running MRP
Creating weekly production plans considering productivity and capacity
Supply and material planning in coordination with sales, production and supply chain departments
Running material orders in coordination with Sales, production and supply chain departments
Continuously monitoring production plans, safety stock levels and MRP parameters
Sets up and maintains PP related master data in ERP system
Doing the material controlling according to production planning and shipping plans
Running daily follow up of raw material, product and material stocks and entering daily data to the SAP system
Participates in periodic forecasting meetings with sales and other related departments; leads additional planning meetings with sales, purchasing, production, and shipping
Assists with capacity requirements during the annual operating plan
Performs other related duties, as required

Experience, Skills and Knowledge required:

Diploma in production planning or CPIM
Minimum 2 years of production planning experience
Experience in food, food technology or FMCG company is an asset
Excellent communication skills
Professional experience in SAP/ R3 PP/PI is an asset
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs
Excellent verbal and written skills in English
Effective time management and planning
Rational decision-making, negotiating and influencing skills
An analytical work style
Being able to work collaboratively with other departments

Some benefits include:

The opportunity to join a fast-growing GLOBAL company in the food and beverage industry
A new and challenging role with the freedom to take the ownership and make great things happen
Being part of a passionate team, who love and feel proud about what they do

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