Planning Specialist - Umbogintwini at AECI Limited

Job Description    

• Manage the Production Planner and ensure the duties are executed efficiently.
• To monitor all bulk tanks on daily basis and order accordingly.
• To create Purchase Orders for all Stock Purchases.
• To facilitate iso/bladder movements with Sammar on all imported raw materials (NBP,PIB & ATH 680 local raw materials manually as well as on SAP.
• Plan work, assign tasks and approve results.
• Deal with Suppliers on local raw materials, negotiating prices and payment terms.
• Receive all local and export production orders, checks stocks, and incorporate into production plan.
• Planning of all Production orders with relevant production equipment and resources.
• Generate weekly production plan including raw materials to be received
• Co-ordinate Sales and operations meeting and ensure that weekly plan is followed.
• Liaise with Business Managers with on forecasting issues, raw requirements and for packaging and other needs as requested.
• Co-ordinate and plan loading of all export isotanks
• Liaise with Warehouse on a weekly basis on Critical Raw Material levels
• Assist, if required, to check recons and release payments
• Handle/Assist with any stock queries other than stock counts
• Do stock transfer of products between divisions
• Generate stock adjustments to Ops Director for approval
• Get staff involved in trouble shooting and problem solving.
• Ensure that appropriate disciplinary actions are taken when personnel default.
• Ensure that PJOs are done timeously.
• Maintain high standards of health and safety, hygiene and security.
• Report and Investigate incidents and near misses.
• Develop a Safety Culture
• Attend all safety talks as well as doing SHE Inspections
• Attend Managers Plant Walk about and highlight areas of concern.
• Do yearly supplier assessments.
• Purchase as per monthly requirements with a view of not overstocking/understocking.
• Continuous focus on Cost Reduction within the department.

Qualifications & Experience    

• Degree or Diploma in Supply chain Management
• Managerial or Supervisory experience in Purchasing and Production Planning
• MRP
• SAP
• Computer literate.