Planning Executive

* Planning

• Consolidation of sales forecasts from international and local sales networks into monthly demand charts to drive material planning functions and monitor/modify this demand according to any other influencing factors.

• Preparation of work centre production schedules to ensure timely completion to finished goods based on forecast and actual requirements by optimising daily production lists. Schedules must reflect practical, optimised and efficient plans that take account of market requirements, immediate requirements, material availability, plant capacity, safety stock levels and finished goods holdings.

• Distribution of product to international branches in line with forecast and stock holding requirements. Ensure the production of goods are available to meet sales orders for local and export orders, specifically:

• Basing on Sales Forecast and BOM to build MRP database to calculate raw material demands for productions.

• Creating all reports in MPS to control materials for production by linking with Materials Master Data, to monitor forecast, PO, planning, production, delivery, production versus planning, delivery versus PO and sales forecast.

• Manage and report on inventory levels within the organisation so as to provide the means of control. Work with and advise the managers of the various warehouses in controlling and maintaining appropriate inventory levels.

• Co-ordinate and support the stocktaking and cycle counting programs of the organisation with the aim of minimising inventory variance and maintaining inventory accuracy.

• Coordinating with Engineering to update BOM in ERP system following PCR from R&D department.

• Building WIP report in ERP system to control WIP and support for cycle count operation.

• Planning for outsource processing goods to meet MPS.

• Following closely with outsource processing vendors to supply materials on time.

• Coordinating with the ERP party to build and improve ERP and inventory and data base systems.

• Using problem solving techniques develop and address issues affecting the planning, distribution and inventory processes utilising the operational team.

• Manage and reduce working capital by working with all production departments to optimise inventory levels for both raw materials and finished goods.