Job Description

A well-established client with an international footprint, have a vacancy for a Planning Specialist (Production) to join their dynamic team in their Paarl office.Main responsibilities:

• Processing customer orders efficiently and on time
• Taking cost-optimized production and customer requirements into account
• Executing long term planning cycle, analyze rough cut capacity planning
• Executing weekly short-term planning cycle
• Ensuring availability in raw and pack materials and finished goods
• Optimizing production plans in accordance with the needs of the customers, suppliers capacities, constraints of purchasing, production, and distribution processes

Additional Responsibilities include:

• Delivering KPIs (Cover days, Service Level etc.) as agreed quarterly and annually;
• SAP PP master production scheduling and running MRP
• Creating weekly production plans considering productivity and capacity
• Supply and material planning in coordination with sales, production and supply chain departments
• Running material orders in coordination with Sales, production and supply chain departments
• Continuously monitoring production plans, safety stock levels and MRP parameters
• Sets up and maintains PP related master data in ERP system
• Doing the material controlling according to production planning and shipping plans
• Running daily follow up of raw material, product and material stocks and entering daily data to the SAP system
• Participates in periodic forecasting meetings with sales and other related departments; leads additional planning meetings with sales, purchasing, production, and shipping
• Assists with capacity requirements during the annual operating plan
• Performs other related duties, as required

Experience, Skills and Knowledge required:

• Diploma in production planning or CPIM
• Minimum 2 years of production planning experience
• Experience in food, food technology or FMCG company is an asset
• Excellent communication skills
• Professional experience in SAP/ R3 PP/PI is an asset
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English
• Effective time management and planning
• Rational decision-making, negotiating and influencing skills
• An analytical work style
• Being able to work collaboratively with other departments

Some benefits include:

• The opportunity to join a fast-growing GLOBAL company in the food and beverage industry
• A new and challenging role with the freedom to take the ownership and make great things happen
• Being part of a passionate team, who love and feel proud about what they do

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