Planning Associate

The position will be a member of Manufacturing Services team and will be in charge of the following activities:

• Determine the required materials and generate purchase requisition taking in consideration lot size.
• Manage inventories and ensure that material resources are consistent with production schedules.
• Analyze and prepare production orders needed for production
• Follow-up as required with all teams to expedite flow of materials and documents to meet production schedule and customer expectation
• Complete status reports for production progress, work in process, and raw material inventory
• Data analysis and decision making to support raw material supply and finished goods demand

Responsibilities:

• Review FG - Packaging materials stocks on a daily basis
•.Maintain company inventory, minimize both overstock and out of stock occurrences. 
• Analyze the supply ,demand and forecast. 
• Manage inventory issues, schedule changes, and cancellations.

• Determine the required materials and generate purchase orders taking in consideration lot size.
• Coordinate with other departments regarding production goals, timelines, etc. 
• Schedule and oversee the supply and delivery of materials and products. 
•Track production volume and monitored customer demand patterns and purchasing trends.

• Ensure daily production requirements are achieved to meet customer expectation
• Create production schedule and prioritizes job-orders for production optimization
• Coordinate production workflow for our products. 
• Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay 
• Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand. 
• Schedule shift according to production needs.
• Collaborate with quality control, warehouse and all others stakeholders.

• Interact with shop floor management on a daily basis to resolve issues regarding manufacturing efficiencies or additional information as requested from Manufacturing, Customer Service and Accounting.

Qualifications:

• University degree in Engineering,  Computer & information science ,Business Administration, or any other related field
• 1-2 years of experience in similar position , FMCG SC environment is preferable.
• MS Office, English language 
•  Sound knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) and related software. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.