- Develop and maintain comprehensive production schedules to meet customer demands and production targets.
- Collaborate with customer buyer, procurement, and production teams to gather relevant data for accurate production planning.
- Analyze production specifications and capacity data to determine optimal production schedules.
- Ensure accurate work orders scheduling as per customer demand plan
- Keep right visibility on pick up forecast with customer Logistics team.
Inventory Control:
- Actively manage inventory in line with cost and physical space requirements, ensuring lowest inventory levels to avoid production stoppages.
- Facilitate control of materials consumption in production, highlighting deviations to production and local engineering teams for mitigation of BOM variance.
- Coordinate with procurement to optimize raw material and component availability based on production schedules.
- Collaboration and Communication:
- Liaise with various departments, including production, quality control, suppliers, and logistics,
to ensure smooth workflow and timely product delivery.
- Communicate production schedules, changes, and updates to relevant stakeholders.
- Drive customer-centric approach to solving issues. Also develop and maintain expertise in supply assurance through relationships with suppliers & related stakeholders.
Resource Allocation:
- Allocate resources efficiently to meet production targets while maintaining cost-effectiveness.
- Work closely with production supervisors to ensure adequate staffing levels and equipment availability.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance production efficiency and reduce costs.
- Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify areas for improvement in the production planning process.
- Risk Management:
- Anticipate and address potential production delays or bottlenecks by proactively identifying risks and developing contingency plans