Production Planner

Job Title: Production Planner

Job Responsibility:

• Work with Assembly team, purchasing teams and other functions to make a detailed production plan.
• To keep the production plan up to date and to be the planning coordinator for their area of responsibility.
• Make capacity need calculations and ensure 100% capacity load to production.
• SO opening and closing on time, std cost verification before SO closing, extra material analysis. Resolve errors in costing and BOM items before SO closure
• Schedule when materials shall be released from the warehouse to the production.
• Check material availability before SO releasing, co-ordinate with owners to minimize the shortage before production start. React to buyer/planner in case of suspected deviations in the flow of incoming materials.
• Handle upcoming situations of deviations in capacity or material supply and take necessary steps to re-plan the production.
• Take part in improvements to reduce lead times, increase flexibility, reduce inventories, increase productivity, and improve processes.
• Work with Marketing, Production, Sourcing and Engineering to review customer orders and have realistic delivery commitments and provide accurate promised production finish date for production units.
• Contribute to inventory target to balance the delivery and inventory; monitor and control material in stock & WIP; resolve the disposition of obsolete and slow-moving inventory.

Experience requirements.

• Should have experience to work on ERP e.g. M3 would be preferred.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office tools.
• Practical experience of working with MPS MRP system.

Educational requirements

• Full time Degree in Mechanical / Production Engineering with 3-5 year relevant experience.

Personality requirements

• Good communication and analytical skills.
• Self-starter and goal oriented
• Attention to details and strong sense of responsibility.
• Team player - open-minded and flexible