Sales and Production Planner

1 week ago


Alberton, Gauteng, South Africa VHG HR and Payroll Consulting Full time

JOB / POSITION TITLE:

SALES AND
PRODUCTION PLANNER


REPORTS TO:

CEO

DEPARTMENT:

PRODUCTION

PATTERSON GRADING:
E

PLACE OF WORK:
ALBERTON, JOHANNESBURG

BUDGETED CTC:
MARKET RELATED FOR MID-CAREER

PURPOSE OF ROLE


Responsible for developing production plans as required to achieve the sales plan, meet customer demands and inventory objectives and optimizing the use of resources.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Coordinate with different departments like sales, marketing, and logistics to plan and adjust production needs.
  • Collect production data from previous shifts.
  • Carry out planning and coordination of production schedules.
  • Coordinate and develop production plans with the company's management team.
  • Prepare daily schedules and standbys.
  • Create job cards on requests from sales and ensure job cards are correctly completed.
  • Perform pre-organization of production materials before the commencement of production.
  • Schedule usage of production materials to ensure optimal production levels.
  • Supervise workflow to ensure that deliveries are made in a timely manner.
  • Troubleshoots problems with operators in order for problems to be solved.
  • Place orders for production materials so as to avoid shortage in inventory.
  • Thinking ahead by anticipating situations like high demand, shortfall, and bottlenecks.
  • Finding the optimal way to complete orders on time.
  • Handle all the scheduling and ensure the materials, machines and workspaces are ready to go to increase production efficiency.
  • Collate production stats, down time and generate a report to be sent to management.
  • Evaluate suppliers or quality, timeliness and match according to goals.
  • Investigates products queries from customers.
  • Be conversant with Health & Safety requirements.
  • Good Housekeeping.
  • Perform general administrative duties related to this job.

MININUM CRITERIA

  • Minimum Matric/Grade 1
  • National Diploma in Operations management, Supply Chain Management, or relevant field.
  • Proven 5 years' experience as a Production Planner or similar role in manufacturing.
  • Strong knowledge of production planning and quality control processes.
  • Proficiency in MS Office and ERP systems (i.e. SAP, Syspro, etc).
  • Good understanding of Safe Material Handling Requirements.
  • Knowledge of risk management processes.

ATTRIBUTES AND SKILL

  • Strong management and communication skills.
  • Excellent analytical and problemsolving abilities.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills.
  • Ability to work efficiently under pressure.
  • Strong time management skills.


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