Production Planner

1. Job Overview
- Responsible for all activities related to production planning.
2. Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
- Driving the capacity of production lines to ensure the best optimization which meets Demand requirements and Plant performance
- Evaluating material supply plan and weekly demand to identify gaps in service as to develop a suitable weekly production plan
- Converting into a daily production schedule based on the best balance between the Production Plan and Customer Orders to ensure customer satisfaction and plant efficiency
- Proactively adjust/revise production plan and schedule to cope with materials shortage and overage based on principles and guidelines most effectively
- Ensure all transactions related to planning processes in SAP are performed correctly and timely
- Closely work with the Supply Planner to ensure materials availability to cover production demand and maintain inventory within the target levels and the allowed deviation against the forecast
- Determine the movement of FGs inventory (ABC analysis) to ensure the production plan of each item is in line with monthly PMS and target inventory levels
- Calculate and confirm the deviation factors of material consumptions for each quarter
- Calculate and confirm the suitable material available date for each item in the order book to satisfy business needs and internal/external customer's request
- Monitor production orders status, review production performance to ensure timely delivery, flag any backlog quantity, work out the root cause, and solve problems quickly
- Regularly interact with the Production team to assist production output adherence to plan/PMS
- Driving on daily/weekly meetings with other functions regarding the production issues/technical issues/quality issues,...
- Responsible for equipment changing schedule, co-ordinate with Production and Engineering in saving change-over
- Constant interaction with the Engineering team regarding equipment status for output controlling
- Responsible for other tasks related to Production planning if any
- To inform Management of any irregularities or problems that require assistance
- Complete all necessary records and reports in a timely and accurately
- Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned
- Having the authorities within the assigned function
- Adhere to Company quality systems
- Adhere to Company Safety Rules.