Production Planner Job Details
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Job Ref:
112156978
Industry: Electronics
Region/County: Unspecified
Post Date: 09/03/2012
Job Description: Our client, based in Cambridge is looking to recruit a Production Planner with experience in an electronics manufacturing environment, ideally with a recognised qualification in production planning. Purpose of Role: The Production Planner will be a full time member of the Operations team with responsibility for: * Preparing and maintaining the master production schedule * Maintenance of the Sales forecast * Maintaining manufacturing lead times * Fulfilling lead-time requests for the sales team and advising of revised product ship dates * Liaison and negotiation with the purchasing team regarding material constraints, with the aim of achieving the optimum outcome. Dimensions of Role To ensure the master production schedule is prepared and updated on a regular basis and in a timely manner to support the Sales forecast ambitions and provide a consistent flow of work to the Stores and Production teams, whilst meeting the ever changing short-term demand of the business. Liaise closely with the purchasing team regarding material constraints and with the sales team regarding lead-time requests and revised ship dates, negotiating to achieve the optimum outcome. Reporting Relationships Reports to the Senior Production Planner Key Accountabilities Prepare and maintain the master production schedule, liaising with Sales, Production, Purchasing and Store as required to ensure the optimum plan is achieved. Ensure that necessary actions are taken by the respective departments. General planning and administrative tasks and make improvements as necessary. Provide timely lead-time information to the sales team upon request and provide timely updates on changes in product availability. Own the maintenance and updating of Sales and stock forecast records, and make improvements as necessary. Key Working Relationships Primary relationship with Production, Purchasing, Stores and Sales departments Secondary relationship with Quality, Technical and Finance departments Key challenges * Analyse sales, sales forecasts and stock demands and prepare a long range production plan that reflects the company's ambitions, whilst monitoring and reacting to ever changing short-term priorities. * Ensure that actions that impact the MPS are carried out in a timely manner by the relevant departments. * Suggest changes as required to stock or forecast levels. * Identify potential planning, material or workload problems and negotiate with appropriate staff to achieve optimum solutions and ensure actions are followed through. * Balance focused effort with timeliness to ensure that the MPS is effectively prepared and maintained. * Ensure that the short-term nature of the MPS is managed so that the production and stores department have a consistent flow of work * Have an understanding of project plans in the context of new product introductions to production * Establish key internal relationships that will help to facilitate these objectives Person Specification A recognised qualification in a Manufacturing discipline, ideally production planning, would be advantageous. Experience of small to medium size electronics batch manufacture in a fast moving, make to stock environment, where regular changes in priority result in an ever changing MPS Meticulous attention to detail, flexible attitude Experience with Windows based software, spreadsheets, email. The following specific characteristics are desirable: * Experience of MRP/ERP planning tools * Familiarity with production planning * Able to communicate with staff at all levels within the entire corporation
Industry: Electronics
Region/County: Unspecified
Post Date: 09/03/2012
Job Description: Our client, based in Cambridge is looking to recruit a Production Planner with experience in an electronics manufacturing environment, ideally with a recognised qualification in production planning. Purpose of Role: The Production Planner will be a full time member of the Operations team with responsibility for: * Preparing and maintaining the master production schedule * Maintenance of the Sales forecast * Maintaining manufacturing lead times * Fulfilling lead-time requests for the sales team and advising of revised product ship dates * Liaison and negotiation with the purchasing team regarding material constraints, with the aim of achieving the optimum outcome. Dimensions of Role To ensure the master production schedule is prepared and updated on a regular basis and in a timely manner to support the Sales forecast ambitions and provide a consistent flow of work to the Stores and Production teams, whilst meeting the ever changing short-term demand of the business. Liaise closely with the purchasing team regarding material constraints and with the sales team regarding lead-time requests and revised ship dates, negotiating to achieve the optimum outcome. Reporting Relationships Reports to the Senior Production Planner Key Accountabilities Prepare and maintain the master production schedule, liaising with Sales, Production, Purchasing and Store as required to ensure the optimum plan is achieved. Ensure that necessary actions are taken by the respective departments. General planning and administrative tasks and make improvements as necessary. Provide timely lead-time information to the sales team upon request and provide timely updates on changes in product availability. Own the maintenance and updating of Sales and stock forecast records, and make improvements as necessary. Key Working Relationships Primary relationship with Production, Purchasing, Stores and Sales departments Secondary relationship with Quality, Technical and Finance departments Key challenges * Analyse sales, sales forecasts and stock demands and prepare a long range production plan that reflects the company's ambitions, whilst monitoring and reacting to ever changing short-term priorities. * Ensure that actions that impact the MPS are carried out in a timely manner by the relevant departments. * Suggest changes as required to stock or forecast levels. * Identify potential planning, material or workload problems and negotiate with appropriate staff to achieve optimum solutions and ensure actions are followed through. * Balance focused effort with timeliness to ensure that the MPS is effectively prepared and maintained. * Ensure that the short-term nature of the MPS is managed so that the production and stores department have a consistent flow of work * Have an understanding of project plans in the context of new product introductions to production * Establish key internal relationships that will help to facilitate these objectives Person Specification A recognised qualification in a Manufacturing discipline, ideally production planning, would be advantageous. Experience of small to medium size electronics batch manufacture in a fast moving, make to stock environment, where regular changes in priority result in an ever changing MPS Meticulous attention to detail, flexible attitude Experience with Windows based software, spreadsheets, email. The following specific characteristics are desirable: * Experience of MRP/ERP planning tools * Familiarity with production planning * Able to communicate with staff at all levels within the entire corporation
