Assistant Manager Planning

Job Title

Assistant Manager Planning

Department

Planning

Location

Jebel Ali

Scope

International

Reports to

Planning Manager

Education

Essential: B.E. (Mechanical) Preferred: MBA

Experience

5-8 years

Supervising

NA

PRIMARY INTERACTIONS

Job Summary

To prepare weekly production plans and to ensure implementation of those plans in coordination with external agencies.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibility Area

Functions

Production Plans

• Assist in creating average/weekly production plans taking forecasting error into account
• Plan Production skew to meet demand fluctuations
• Generate procurement plans with appropriate lead times for purchasing
• Communicate changes in production/dispatch plans to relevant teams in a timely manner.
• Provide plan to production based on capacity and demand.

Follow up

• Follow up with Production to ensure that production is being carried out as per plan.
• Collaborate with production team to resolve any issues or bottlenecks affecting plan execution.

Report Generation

• Create and maintain various reports related to planning data and plan implementation
• Analyse data to identify trends and provide insights for decision making.

Coordination

• Coordination with internal and external stakeholders including Marketing Factories and Packaging to facilitate the implementation of the Production Plan.
• Work closely with Distribution to adjust production plans based on sales data

Inventory Management

• Assist in managing inventory levels to maintain average inventory within target range.
• Monitor inventory data and provide updates on inventory status

Required Skills:

Production planning Forecasting error adjustment Production skew planning Procurement planning Lead time management Communication Plan implementation Production capacity and demand planning Production follow-up Issue resolution Report generation Data analysis Trend identification Decision making Coordination with internal and external stakeholders Marketing coordination Factory coordination Packaging coordination Distribution coordination Sales data adjustment Inventory management Inventory level monitoring