Production Planner

Production Planner

Shannon

Full Time Permanent

The Role

The Production Planner Scheduler is responsible for plant production planning, raw material procurement, plan and shipment scheduling. This role will have the opportunity to work throughout the entire supply chain from procuring raw materials, to production planning, and finally interfacing with customers on delivery and forecasting of materials. The position will provide a detailed production schedule at the plant and work directly with corporate purchasing and raw material suppliers to streamline raw material procurement. This role works in a dynamic environment created by frequent new product introductions, so the ability to react and adapt to change is critical.

Key Responsibilities

• Works independently or as part of a team with minimal supervision to complete job-related tasks and projects in a safe, compliant and efficient manner.
• Ensure timely and accurate response to customer's forecast and orders by providing required information, schedules, materials and accurate systems to the manufacturing unit.
• Manage capacity and present scenario planning when capacity constrained.
• Responsible for integration of sales forecasts, budgets raw, in-process, and finished goods inventory.
• Work with corporate purchasing to order raw materials per customer forecast and work closely with project managers and technical services to manage the RFQ process during development stage of products.
• Create purchase orders while managing info records and getting bid variance approval when required.
• Support Finance-related questions to help determine batch value based on raw material cost.
• Develop metrics and reports that enable business analysis of inventory health and drive action to improve it.
• Forecast RM needs to key suppliers while managing site RM pipeline by ensuring DOH is managed effectively to avoid purchasing obsolete inventory.
• Lead or participate in a cross-functional team to ensure proper implementation of MRP to manage RM and FG inventory pipeline.
• Support SAP new part request for frequent introduction of new materials and products.
• Identify continuous improvement initiatives including but not limited to reducing inventory levels, material flow and reducing ship cycle times.
• Work closely with purchasing team to identify and rectify supply risks.
• Advocate for environmental, health and safety compliance for production operations in accordance with company procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Work as part of a cross functional team to deliver new product or processes, resolve issues, implement change and other site initiatives.
• Cleans and maintains work areas and ancillary areas, plant and equipment to the highest standards.
• Fully engages in programmes such as Continuous Improvement, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), 5S, Lean, Six Sigma, Total Quality, Self-directed Teams, etc.
• Attend and complete all training and development as required.
• Lead and/or participate in process, quality and safety inspections, audits, deviation investigations, HAZOPs, change management, root cause analysis and development of solutions.

Education, Knowledge & Experience

• Degree or other relevant qualification is preferred, ideally holds APICS certification.
• Minimum 5 years experience in a production planning, material planning and/or supply chain planning role, ideally in a chemical or pharmaceutical industry.
• Knowledge of regulatory and legislative requirements (environmental, health and safety, and quality and employment law).
• High level computer proficiency for example, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP etc.
• Experience in operational excellence, continuous improvement, lean, six-sigma certified, project management, change management would be an advantage.

Skills & Behaviours

• Excellent level of attendance and punctuality is required.
• Good work ethic and ability to meet assigned tasks, responsibilities, objectives and timelines.
• Excellent organisation and time management; is organised and can prioritise business demands.
• Maintains good working relationships with all colleagues and treats colleagues with dignity and respect.
• Communication: excellent listening, written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail and high level of reporting accuracy.
• Proactive, self-starter, positive attitude, flexible and open to change, willingness to learn and take on additional responsibilities.
• Exercises discretion and confidentiality always, in relation to all Company and commercial matters.
• Strong problem solving, creative thinking and analytical skills.
• Methodical and structured approach to decision making.

Equal Opportunity Statement

A PPG oferece igualdade de oportunidades a todos os candidatos e colaboradores. Oferecemos a oportunidade de crescer e desenvolver sua carreira em um ambiente que proporciona um local de trabalho gratificante para os funcionários, cria um ambiente de aprendizado contínuo e valoriza as ideias e a diversidade dos outros. Todos os candidatos qualificados receberão consideração para emprego sem distinção de sexo, gravidez, raça, cor, credo, religião, origem nacional, idade, deficiência, estado civil, condição de veterano, orientação sexual, identidade ou expressão de gênero.