Supply Chain Planner

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position reports to the Planning Team Leader, Planning Unit Leader, Planning & Purchasing Team Leader or Planning and Purchasing Manager.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Open/Maintain/Release Process orders.
• Batch Determine Process Order Components.
• Generate Lot Assignment sheets
• Generating purchase requisitions as necessary and ensuring the material is released within the agreed timescale.
• Changing/updating existing BOM to ensure accurate and timely customer requirements.
• Maintain accurate inventory transactions, Quantities and due dates.
• Prepare documentation for the disposal of all obsolete or rejected materials in accordance with the company policies and procedures.
• Monitor and Control inventories of Bulk suppliers W.I.P and finished products ensuring achievement of plant inventory level goals.
• Maintain high standard in housekeeping, GMP and Safety.
• Contingency Planning when have technical or supply issues.
• Execute to the production schedule by ensuring Process Orders are available,  Batch Determinations are completed,  material availability, technical issues are resolved. Minimise distressed inventory particularly lot ends.
• Create and maintain the ERP data in accordance with company policy and procedures. Track router accuracy, leadtimes, yields, qty pers and ensure systems and batch planning sheets are updated accordingly.  Track FG dating guarantees, incoming batch sizes and dating guarantees.
• Hold Report & Reserve report Responsibility
• Reviewing Material at risk of Expiring Report
• Support rest of team on adhoc basis as directed by your Team Leader / Manager
• Order pegging by completing Batch Determination from Bulk to Kitpack.
• Issue production monitoring reports such pipeline analysis, critical elevation forms and others as required.
• Attend min balance report and new part introduction meetings
• Provide training for planning group
• Be system experts for planning
• Support financial planning exercise for Plan and updates
• Support BEx projects as required
• Co-ordinate and participate in Ramp Up /Ramp Down
• Complete all activities in a safer manner ensuring that any potential safety issues and areas for improvement are addressed.
• Ensure Environmental procedures eg recycling, waste minimization are adhered to and improvements made where possible.
• Approve Change requests for planning group as required
• Identify and participate in continuous improvement projects, process simplification, system enhancements and automation of activities (e.g. reports and plan exercise).
• Generate and Maintain MLC’s.
• Leadership Activities
• Planners will provide leadership and direction to their respective areas of planning responsibilities in the plant to meet the commitments.
• Interpersonal Skills
• The position will require communication with the following:
• Contacts with all levels of management within the plant.
• Contacts with Abbott personnel in other affiliates especially in planning shipping/distribution/marketing.

Education

Appropriate qualification in either Purchasing/Productions Planning e.g. Diploma in Purchasing or relevant APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) examinations.

Or General Degree with relevant Manufacturing experience.

This will provide a basic understanding of the planning techniques being used in AIDD, which is required for the position.

Experience/ Background

At least two years experience in production planning in a manufacturing company.  Preferably previous experience with planning short shelf life products.

Overall experience required is 3 years.

This experience will ensure that planning related issues are understood and dealt with in a well balanced and professional manner.

Problem solving

A high level of expertise is required in solving scheduling, logistics, expediting and purchasing problems.

Planning related issues must be dealt with quickly, otherwise they could result in a production shutdown. 

Accountability

Decisions taken can impact on the plant meeting its production requirements in terms of production capacity planning/scheduling.

Availability of materials to meet production requirements.

Errors in judgments could lead to material shortages, production requirement not being met and backorders.

Scope of Authority

Works under general direction of Planning Team Leader, Planning Unit Leader or Planning and Purchasing Team Leader or Planning and Purchasing Manager.

Deal with management in AIDD and in other Abbott Affiliates.

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