Master Scheduler

2 weeks ago


East London, South Africa Aspen Pharma Group Full time

**Job purpose**
- Develop, plan, and execute the master production schedule based on actual and forecasted customer demand

**Responsibilities**

**Production scheduling**
- Manage the production schedule, including equipment, resources, and related data/ systems, and fulfils associated admin requirements.
- Provide “what if” capacity and schedule analysis for changing demand, staffing constraints, and new customer project awards.
- Plan to minimize effects of resource constraints.
- Schedule maintenance, calibration, and cleaning slots
- Schedule trial and validation batches
- Reschedule backlogs daily and prioritize and expedite as needed.
- Suggest batch size changes, re-routing of products and outsourcing/purchasing of additional equipment, as required.
- Track material delivery, react accordingly and follow up.
- Plan to optimize output and meet demand.

**Planning coordination and reporting**
- Work with production supervisors and managers for optimal efficiency to meet the needs of internal.
- and external customers.
- Communicate regarding schedule adjustments.
- Supply manufacturing with rough cut capacity requirement planning
- Prioritize and expedite products with production.
- Raise/ approve concessions for use of alternate materials.
- Assess and report on manpower requirements.
- Perform stock out analysis and prepare stock out reports.
- Report on budgeted, planned and actual recoveries
- Add new products to correct schedule areas and categories for bulk.
- and end item level in the ERP system and notify relevant parties.
- Ensure change controls are actioned appropriately.

**Risk management**
- Monitor sales against forecast volumes, identifying at-risk products.
- Identify supply deficits, over-scheduling, capacity constraints and under-loaded schedules and
- highlight recoveries-related financial risks and critical materials shortages.
- Review stock and sales reports; provide feedback & remedial plans.
- Analyse customer status reports; identify and resolve issues.
- Review and manage inventory associated with QS items.
- Ensure delivery terms are met and that correct documentation accompanies consignments.

**Operational input**
- Provide technical and operational input on operational planning of the unit and on the prioritization of
- objectives.
- Indicate resource needs to enable achievement of work objectives.
- Monitor and control use of assets/ resources within work area.

**Skills Required**:
**Background/experience**
- 4 to 6 years’ experience in a Supply Chain, Procurement or Production Planning role
- Experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
- 3-year degree or diploma in Procurement, Logistics or Finance, or a related discipline

**Specific job skills**
- Computer literacy: proficiency in Excel, Word, Powerpoint and ERP System

**Competencies**
- Information Gathering
- Interrogating Information
- Taking Action
- Managing Performance
- Planning and Organizing


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