Production Planner

**Job Title**: Production Planner

**Job Summary**:
The Production Planner generates a final and feasible Master Production Schedule (MPS), Detailed Production Schedule (DPS), Material Requirements Plan (MRP) and manages buffer/ supermarket stocks based on Demand Driven Materials Requirement Planning (DDMRP) principles in Industrial Production Centers (IPCs) or Late Customization Centers (LCCs) in order to ensure inventory availability for fulfillment of customer demand.

**Your role**:

- Ensure on time delivery of customer orders.
- Managing the quality of planning related master data in close co-operation with Enterprise Information Management (EIM).
- Responsible to generate a feasible/ final Master Production Schedule (MPS) from the Initial/ semi-final Master Production Schedule provided by the Supply Planning function.
- Responsible to generate a feasible Detailed Production Schedule (DPS) from the Master Production Schedule (MPS), while minimizing the changeover times in co-operation with Production/ Operations Management.
- Optimize utilization of workforce and equipment.
- Responsible for the Material Requirements Plan (MRP) with support of Operational Buyers.
- Responsible to manage buffer/ supermarket stocks based on Demand Driven Materials Requirement Planning (DDMRP) principles.
- Responsible for organizing and chairing the daily/ weekly planning handshake meetings with Production/ Operations Management.
- Monitoring of inventory levels of finished goods, semi-finished goods and raw materials.

**You're the right fit if**:

- Diploma or bachelor’s degree from any major, education background of Industrial Engineering more preferred.
- Minimum 3 years working experience of planning in manufacturing environment.
- Proficient of computer skill especially in Microsoft Excel.
- Proficient of ERP and reporting system (SAP).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Practical working knowledge of lean manufacturing tools.

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