Production Planner 3-6 Month Temp at Mayfly Agri (Pty) Ltd

• A well-established manufacturer of agrochemicals is seeking a temporary person for the next 3-6 months to be responsible for coordinating production planning, stock control, and customer orders to ensure efficient operations, optimal resource use, and high service levels.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Must have a National Senior Certificate with Mathematics; A tertiary qualification in production planning/supply chain, administration or analytics or related studies is advantageous
• Minimum 3-5 years’ postgraduate experience in a similar position within the agricultural field in a chemical manufacturing environment
• Previous supervisory experience is advantageous
• Must have sound knowledge of SHEQ Quality Systems and organic certification procedures
• Possess in-depth knowledge of Planning and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and have associated experience
• Knowledge of the OHS Act as well as Safety, Health and Environment standards is essential
• Must have experience in Syspro, SAP or other MRP systems in a chemical manufacturing plant environment
• Computer literate in MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook); Intermediate skills in Excel are preferable
• Must be in possession of a valid driver’s license, have own reliable transport and must be medically fit to drive

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Creating job cards in accordance with the macro plan and additional job cards to accommodate unforeseen product requirements.
• Coordinating with the Buyer and Commercial Managers on the timing of raw materials and packaging supply based on the macro plan.
• Liaising with the Buyer to expedite certain raw materials and packaging when required, and setting up stockholding where applicable.
• Processing stock transfers on Syspro for packaging, stocked items, raw materials, and bulk products across Warehouses 46, 47, and 45.
• Submitting relevant documents for stock transfers via email to the appropriate departments.
• Capturing stock take data for packaging, filing stock take documentation, and investigating significant variances.
• Liaising with external toll manufacturing customers to meet their requirements.
• Meeting occasionally with external toll manufacturing customers to improve service levels.
• Negotiating and updating selling prices for toll-manufactured products in consultation with the Commercial and Production Managers.
• Compiling quotations in response to new product manufacture and packaging requirements.
• Arranging outsourced packing for overflow volumes that cannot be packed internally.
• Reconciling stock and yields of outsourced packing.
• Controlling stock at outsourced packing companies.
• Developing and updating the production plan in line with the macro plan.
• Communicating the production plan to the Production Manager and Commercial Managers.
• Ensuring lead times for packing and raw materials obtained from the Buyer are adequate.
• Resolving conflicts regarding production of different products on the same plant with the Production Manager.
• Matching commercial and sales requirements with production capacities and liaising with relevant parties to find optimal solutions.
• Performing customer order promising for internal and external customers.
• Implementing and authorizing an order release schedule for action by the Procurement Department.
• Actioning changes to the production schedule to meet import demands.
• Checking capacity availability.
• Generating job cards for submission to Production units.
• Addressing deviations of order quantities from the macro plan.
• Ensuring, in conjunction with Production, the best utilization of labour.
• Understanding cost implications of different production requirements and communicating possible additional costs to relevant parties.
• Contributing to management of stockholding levels to maintain acceptable inventory.
• Monitoring and scheduling rework of quarantine stock from redundant warehouses with the Team Leader Quality Assurance.
• Matching sales requirements with production capacities and liaising with relevant parties for optimal outcomes.
• Adopting a tactical approach to the production planning process.
• Acting as first signatory for stocked items and participating in import ordering to remain informed about stock supply.
• Managing the Production Scheduler.