Sales and Production Planner

6 months ago


Alberton, 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**

1. Coordinate with different departments like sales, marketing, and logistics to plan and adjust production needs.

2. Collect production data from previous shifts.

3. Carry out planning and coordination of production schedules.

4. Coordinate and develop production plans with the company’s management team.

5. Prepare daily schedules and standbys.

6. Create job cards on requests from sales and ensure job cards are correctly completed.

7. Perform pre-organization of production materials before the commencement of production.

8. Schedule usage of production materials to ensure optimal production levels.

9. Supervise workflow to ensure that deliveries are made in a timely manner.

10. Troubleshoots problems with operators in order for problems to be solved.

11. Place orders for production materials so as to avoid shortage in inventory.

12. Thinking ahead by anticipating situations like high demand, shortfall, and bottlenecks.

13. Finding the optimal way to complete orders on time.

14. Handle all the scheduling and ensure the materials, machines and workspaces are ready to go to increase production efficiency.

15. Collate production stats, down time and generate a report to be sent to management.

16. Evaluate suppliers or quality, timeliness and match according to goals.

17. Investigates products queries from customers.

18. Be conversant with Health & Safety requirements.

19. Good Housekeeping.

20. Perform general administrative duties related to this job.

**MININUM CRITERIA**
- Minimum Matric/Grade 12.
- 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 problem-solving abilities.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure.
- Strong time management skills.



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