Production Planner

The Production Planner assists the operation management team to coordinate and expedite the flow and materials between departments, according to the forecast and daily/weekly production schedules. The candidate must have excellent organisational and multitasking skills. Duties include distributing production work, monitoring inventory levels, solving production problems and ensuring orders are delivered on-time for customer satisfaction.Duties/Responsibilities:Proactively reports product and material availability issues; troubleshoot when necessaryAssist in the maintenance and reporting of KPIs.Maintain job orders status, issuing of job cardsAnalyse and prepare documents needed for productionSupport Data collection and analysisComplete special projects and assignments as requested.Working in conjunction with the operational managers to schedule in the most cost effective way to drive overall operational efficiencyPlanning and monitoring the capacity of equipment/facilities to optimise productivityAssisting in the review of incoming sales orders with respect to deliveryGenerating and maintaining manufacturing schedules and capacity dataPlanning production teams daily activities, overseeing and supervising production staffEnsuring the production teams have the required componentsLiaising with purchasing personnel to ensure and monitor supply chain deliveryScheduling material and overseeing stores departmentsProviding technical support to the production teamsProviding daily, weekly and monthly production analysis for comparing the forecast to the capacity modelParticipating in defining product specifications to meet both customer and process requirements.Education/Experience:A minimum of a level 8 degree in a relevant discipline (Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management)2-3 years experience in a similar role, preferably within a Regulated manufacturingenvironment.Experience using MRP/ERP systems, especially Advance Planning System is an advantage. (M1).Requirements:Understanding of ERP System and strong Excel expertise.Detail-oriented, ability to multi-task / prioritize with strict deadlines.Ability to work in a Team EnvironmentCan respond well to urgent requirements from the customers.Excellent verbal and written communication skillsExceptional organisational and time-management skillsInventory Control:Prepares, coordinates, and participates in physical inventory counts.Manages the cycle counting program and troubleshoots quantity discrepancies.Ensures ERP warehouse transfer demand is transacted.Ensures inventory transactions and adjustments are processed.Special projects as assigned.#ProductionPlanner #OperationsManagement #SupplyChain #ManufacturingJobs #ProductionScheduling #InventoryControl #ERPSystem #Logistics #JeddahJobs #RegulatedManufacturing #MRP #CapacityPlanning #OperationsEfficiency #OrganizationalSkills #Multitasking #TeamWork #ExcelExpertise #JobOpportunity #CareerInOperations #SupplyChainManagement #ProductionAnalysis #DeadlineManagement #JobOpening#J-18808-Ljbffr