Operations Planner

What You Can Expect

Operations planner is responsible for managing the 0 – 6 Month Supply Plan for assigned product families including Finished Goods & Semi-Finished Goods.

How You'll Create Impact

Strategy & Vision

• Responsible for the production schedule and ensuring any issues which will impact its timely execution are communicated/ escalated to the relevant stakeholders.

Operations

• Generate weekly schedules that align with aggregate Supply Plan volumes through Month 6
• Breakdown weekly schedule into daily through emergency time fence
• Participate in Daily/ Weekly Operations meetings within the site
• Highlight any risks to supply and work closely with cross functional team to mitigate, including Operations, Sourcing, Quality, Finance, E2E
• Participate in E2E Tier meetings. Escalate risks through Tier Structure
• Monitor the integrity of data accuracy in scheduling software
• Manage & report out on daily/ weekly/ monthly planning related to KPIs
• Root cause red metrics in collaboration with key stakeholders. Clearly call out any misses & help drive recovery plans
• Collaborate within the Supply Chain function to ensure standard process are managed and adhered to
• Participate in the continual improvement of planning practices to ensure best in class production planning capability
• Participate in monthly IBP process. Understand plan capability for assigned product families
• Assist in annual budget process. Update annual budget through Quarterly Projection Process
• Continually foster cooperation and effective communications between the supply chain team and other functions within and outside the organization

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Knowledge of supply chain planning and management
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work to deadlines and produce outputs on a regular, timely basis
• Understanding of end to end supply chain interactions, activities, and underlying interdependencies
• Ability to use analytical tools to issue, support, and execute decisions
• Analytical skills and ability to extract meaningful information from various sources of data
• Ability to communicate effectively both upwards and across the organization
• Act on own initiative, strong IT, administrative, planning, organization and communication skills
• Strong team player and demonstrated continuous improvement success

Your Background

• 3rd Level Diploma Degree in Business/ Supply Chain/ Engineering ideally, APICS/ CPIM preferred
• 1 years' progressive work experience and responsibility within high-volume regulated manufacturing environment preferably medical devices
• Strong MRP understanding and experience with one or more ERP integrated systems (e.g. SAP, JD Edwards )
• Planning experience preferred
• In-depth knowledge of order management, planning, scheduling, purchasing and inventory control.
• Proficient with using Microsoft Office software, in particular Excel and Power Point

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