Production Planner

We supply the sustainable and innovative paints and coatings that our customers, communities – and the environment – are increasingly relying on. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and have set our sights on becoming the global industry leader. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering paints company that’s committed to science-based targets and is taking genuine action to address globally relevant challenges and protect future generations.

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Job Purpose

• Review forecasts, customer orders and inventory levels to plan production for assigned MRP codes and/or production resources.
• Responsible for issuing purchase orders and vendor follow up to support production requirements.
• Ensure good communication and integration with other planners, scheduling, manufacturing, logistics, customer care, quality control and other stakeholders.  
• Manage exceptions and other activities related to production planning to ensure HALB/FERT availability for the master production plan in line with MRP parameters and supplier contracts. 
• Ensure master data correctness & proper housekeeping of transactional data.
• Support and/or lead projects and process improvement to enhance performance and efficiency of the required planning activities; SLOBs (slow moving and obsolete), Inventories and Service across scope site / supply points.
   

Key Responsibilities

Production Planning:

• Manage the MPS/MRP process and resolve exceptions in accordance with IBP rules.
• Master production plan 12-week horizon/ 1 week/ daily release for production plant/ cells while keeping in line with agreements made on capacity.
• Finite production and capacity planning based on EBQs (economic batch quantity). Make sure the Rough Cut Capacity Plan (RCCP) process and planned production capability exceptions for Supply Points are managed (production sites and relevant tollers/TPMs).
• Release production orders to the site in line with agreements made with the site. Review schedule adherence and drive improvement.
• Manage demand exceptions with Scheduler and SP Manager. Support the site schedulers and site with analyses when needed to create visibility.
• Work together with DRP Planners, Sales and Customer Service to understand customer requirements and incorporate this in the production plan.
• Drive gate keeping meetings with the other departments and support by providing relevant KPI’s to measure performance.
• Provide impact analysis when needed to show the impact of decisions or scenarios to the plan. Support on reporting where necessary.
• Balance service level (OTIF – on time in full) and inventory targets (OWC – operating working capital) at the central DC’s while understanding cost impact on production. 
• Manage reduction and prevention of slow and obsolete stock. Ensure rework and scrapping of FINI (finished goods) at the site/primary DC.
• Set inventory strategy including safety stock settings on existing, new and phase-out products.
• Ensure master data correctness & proper housekeeping of transactional data.
• Support and/or lead projects and process improvement to enhance performance and efficiency of the required planning activities.

Key Performance Indicators

• Service – ensure on time and in full targets (Delivery Capability) 
• Inventory within target levels – both in value and in days
• SLOBs – slow moving and obsolete stock in value
• Supply bias/ production plan adherence

Levels within the role

• Planner: independent planner able to manage complex SKUs and planning processes. Able to support/train other planners, coordinate processes and switch/increase scope easily if needed 

Job Requirements

• 2-3 years’ experience in Supply Planning in Manufacturing
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Experience on Supply Planning in SAP and BI
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Rewards & Benefits

Salary range for this role is: $70,000 to $80,000. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range.  This salary range may also be modified in the future.

• Hybrid pos