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Job Description: Production Planning / Sales & Operational Planning Manager
Role Overview:
The Production Planning & Sales & Operational Planning Manager is a key role within our organisation, responsible for developing and executing efficient production schedules that align with demand, capacity, and business objectives. This individual will play a key role in optimizing resource utilization, improving planning accuracy, and driving continuous improvement within the production planning function.
Key Responsibilities:

• Short-Term Production Planning: Develop and execute efficient 4-week production schedules, considering factors such as labour, skills, changeovers, materials, and capacity.
• Long-Term Planning: Generate a 24-week production plan to provide visibility into demand, capacity, labour, and storage needs, incorporating factors like stock levels, promotions, new launches, and delists.
• Daily Reporting: Provide daily product availability reports to track order fulfilment and communicate potential supply issues.
• Planning Meetings: Chair weekly production planning meetings to present and discuss short-term schedules and communicate updates to relevant stakeholders.
• Sales Forecast Review: Collaborate with Sales Managers to review sales forecasts, analyse demand patterns, and develop a 24-week demand plan.
• Capacity Planning: Incorporate storage requirements into the demand plan, identifying potential warehouse capacity constraints.
• Performance Measurement: Track and report on key planning KPIs, including plan adherence, labour utilization, plan changes, finished goods stock levels, order fulfilment, stock aging, and more.
• System Integration: Upload production schedules into the Redzone system for visibility and coordination.
• Seasonal Product Management: Manage production volumes for seasonal products to align with promotional activities and ensure timely completion.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Participate in weekly meat planning and NPD meetings to coordinate production plans with relevant stakeholders.
• S&OP KPI Reporting: Measure and report on S&OP KPIs, such as forecast accuracy, plan attainment, aging stock, and stock cover.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Strong experience in production planning and scheduling within a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in using planning tools and systems.
• Strong understanding of production processes and constraints.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A focus on continuous improvement and a drive for operational excellence.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the success of a dynamic and growing organization. If you are a highly motivated and results-oriented production planning professional, we encourage you to apply.

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