Project Planner

I. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Job Title: Project Planner (Planning & Material Control)
2. Report to: Supply Chain Manager
3. Working Location: Phu My 3 Specialized Industrial Park, Ba Ria & Vung Tau Province, Vietnam (Shuttle bus will be provided from 3 locations: Ho Chi Minh City, Bien Hoa City, and Vung Tau City)
II. SUMMARY OF THE ROLE
- The Project Planner (PMC) is responsible for the high-level planning of prospect and live project deliverables to ensure project delivery performance is optimized in consideration of business financial targets and customer satisfaction.
III. TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Project Planning:
• Establish baseline schedules for key "pipeline" projects.
• Provide feedback to sales on project lead times based on resource and factory loading.
• Maintain a consolidated Project plan detailing all major deliverables for "in progress" and sales "pipeline" projects.
• Working with relevant department leads to review progress against agreed deliverables relating to:
o Key Project procurement activities.
o Major Engineering deliverables.
o Major Manufacturing milestones
o Identify changes in work scope in the project plan.
• Work with department leads and Project teams to priorities activities and resolve bottlenecks with project deliverables.
• Escalate to management where delays have the potential to result in financial damages and or negatively impact customer satisfaction.
2. Forecasting & Capacity Planning:
• Prepare short and long-term resource allocation and capacity plans based on the requirements to support "in progress" projects and key projects in the sale's "pipeline".
• Maintain an inventory forecast for key components and finished goods considering the demand for "in progress" projects and key projects in the sale's "pipeline".
3. General:
• Prepare and present regular internal and external project reports for management which clearly identify:
o Project delivery performance, highlighting any slippage against baseline plans.
o Risks to delays in major milestones.
o Capacity bottlenecks.
• Maintaining planning system data to assure highest possible level of data integrity.
• Training employees on tools and processes to ensure project continuity and completeness.
4. Technical & Systems:
• Works with project staff to maintain planning and demand data within the ERP system.
• MS Project technical expert, supporting functions in planning.
• Proficient level in MS Excel.
• Knowledge of Visual Basic and Macro programming is advantageous.