The Planning Manager leads a team to optimize production schedules, ensure material availability, and coordinate with various functions while managing supply chain risks.
- Lead a team of planners and is responsible for reviewing demand forecasts and backlog, optimizing production output and meeting customer lead time and schedule
- Develop and maintain production plans aligned to customer demand, operational constraints, and business priorities.
- Ensure timely material availability to support production schedules and customer requirements.
- Work closely with Procurement, Suppliers, and Warehouse teams to manage lead times, shortages, and delivery risks.
- Partner with Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Customer Operations to align planning priorities and execution readiness.
- Ensure production plans are realistic, achievable, and aligned with shop floor capacity and operational readiness.
- Manage order execution and delivery performance, ensuring accurate planning and commitment dates.
- Act as the primary planning interface for issue resolution, trade-off decisions, and change impact assessments.
- Strengthening planning processes, data quality, and system utilization to improve forecast accuracy, schedule stability, and supply reliability.
- Build a high-performing planning organization through capability development, performance management, and succession planning.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Proactively identify supply chain risks (capacity constraints, material shortages, delays) and drive mitigation plans.
- Minimum of a Diploma in Procurement & Supply Chain or related.
- 5 years + of supply chain planning in the manufacturing industries.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Able to perform well under pressure in a dynamic environment.
- Able to work with minimum supervision.
- Good communication and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of VB & Power BI tools is an added advantage.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Passionate about invention and process improvements.
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