Production Planner

Job Summary

The Production Planner is responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of the production process.   The Production Planner has a specific focus on the materials and goods required in the production phase and works closely with Production stakeholders and functions to ensure everything runs smoothly without delays.

Area Of Responsibility

• Drive daily weekly and monthly production planning meeting.
• Track and publish production reports on daily basis.
• Follow up with cross function teams to ensure production plan is executed as per plan.
• Maintain database for production numbers.
• Analyse data to find out areas of improvement.
• Customise dashboards for generating automatic report.
• Prepare daily/weekly/monthly reports.
• Ensure preventive maintenance and calibrations of production equipment are incorporated into the monthly planning  
• Work with SCM/Finance for data analysis.
• Ensure commit Versus Supply data is published on daily basis

Work Conditions:

Corporate office environment

Manufacturing / Production environment

Warehouse environment

• Environmental related to manufacturing/production environments:
• Noise: Sufficient noise, either constant or intermittent, to cause marked distraction or possible injury to sense of hearing.
• Fumes: Smoky or vaporous emissions, usually odorous, thrown off as the result of combustion or chemical reaction.
• Odors: Unpleasant smells.
• Gases: Examples include carbon monoxide and ozone.
• Dust: Airborne particles of any kind, such as textile dust, wood, and silica.
• Hazards: Conditions where there is danger to life, health or bodily injury such as closeness to moving mechanical parts; working on scaffolding and high places; exposure to burns, radiant energy, explosives, toxic chemicals, and electric shock.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle and feel and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and bend.
• Must be capable of bending and lifting, moving and/or carrying up to 20 pounds.
• Ability to navigate office, lab, and/or plant floor working environments, stands, ambulates, and reaches.
• Must have the ability to wear applicable personal protective equipment utilized at the site, including but not limited to respirators, safety glasses/goggles, and safety shoes.

Travel Estimate

Up to  10%

Education and Job Qualification

• • BS/BA degree required.
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office – specifically Excel and Powerpoint; Microsoft Office, SAP preferred.
  • Demonstrated excellent communication: verbal, written and presentation skills.
  • A self-starter with a hands-on approach and a can-do attitude.
  • A team building champion driving innovative cross functional synergies.
  • Excellent project management and problem solving skills
  • The requirement for English language proficiency for this job role is Intermediate-B1+ (comparable to Global CEFR Independent B1) level based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years in Planning function, preferably in Pharma (OTC / Nutra / Rx/Gx, any business) or Cosmetic.
• Demonstrated experience in handling high number of SKU’s