Production Planner: Culinary Production Mayo at Tiger Brands

THE JOB AT A GLANCE

You are responsible for the generation of the weekly - short term - production plan and the monthly - mid-term - plan for the production lines under your responsibility.  You provide support in assessing demand-supply imbalances caused by production or capacity issues. You effectively collaborate with the demand planners to identify solutions to solve the imbalances. You are maintaining the planning parameters within the corporate planning solution. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Create and maintain realistic and achievable master production plan in line with inventory targets and customer service requirements within Oracle
• Communicate and agree the production plan with production management on a weekly basis 
• Identify production constraints and propose alternatives and action plans in collaboration with the production team and communicate to stakeholders 
• Work closely with manufacturing units to optimise supply plans and improve delivery whilst delivery service targets 
• Assist in the preparation of the SRM pack, evaluate finished goods supply gaps, risks and action plans and escalate non resolved issues to the DRM
• Agree production orders to be carried over with Factory and Third Party Planning taking into account demand and factory priorities. 
• Ensure adherence to the site planning rules
• Highlight and resolve short term exception priorities between production and demand
• Review Supply Chain KPIs and Master Schedule Attainment and agree on action plans to improve them
• Maintain and optimize master data (ORACLE) relevant to Production Planning and highlight material master data challenges to Procurement for updating
• Fully utilization of the planning tool SAP IBP for all planning activites 
• Collaborate with Demand Planner, Distribution Planner, Customer Service, and Material Requirement
• Planner to anticipate actions to ensure stock availability
• Calculate, estimate and report potential write-offs and run outs resulting from innovation/ renovation/ discontinuation to the SC and projects team
• Attend innovation meetings

WHAT YOU WILL BE MEASURED ON

• Inventory Model that meets group policies
• Customer Service
• Conformance to Plan
• Project OTIF
• Updated production materials data (capacities and constraints)
• Min/budgeted stock write offs
• Risk’s and opportunities /contingency plans

QUALIFICATIONS

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE

Key Professional Competencies

• Core knowledge – Production Planning Best Practices (process & technology), The Interrelation customer service, product management, Inventory management, Supply Chain KPI’s

Key foundational competencies 

• Academic – Analytical Skills, Negotiation Skills, Problem solving, Decision making, Degree or Diploma in
• Industrial Engineering, Production or Supply Chain Management
• Leadership – Owning it! driving long-term results, developing myself & others, staying a step-ahead, managing change
• Personal Effectiveness – Effective communication, Interpersonal skills

Experience

• Function – 4+ years' experience in a production management 
• Industry – Experience in FMCG industry desirable