Group Operations Planning Manager

SUMMARY:
Excellent Opportunity for a Group Operations Planning Manager, Technical Textiles Manufacturing Industry, Durban, KZN (Market-related Package, highly negotiable)

POSITION INFO:

Our Client, a well-established and highly prestigious South African Leader in the technical textiles Manufacturing industry is seeking to URGENTLY appoint a seasoned and dynamic Group Operations Planning Manager who can not only lead, but mentor and inspire a team of direct reports, based in their Pinetown SCM BU, Durban Operations.

MAIN PURPOSE FOR THE ROLE:

• Report into the Group Supply Chain Manager

MINIMUM KEY COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum BSc (Engineering) OR BCom which should ideally be complemented with an additional Post-graduate business qualifications such as a MBA/ MBL or other related qualification in Business Administration or Operations Management.

A Minimum of 5 years’ in-depth experience in MRP planning and scheduling in a manufacturing operation is ESSENTIAL.

• Experience and familiarity with Lean Manufacturing or World Class Manufacturing concepts will be an added plus.
• Experience with inventory management.
• Experience with JDE preferred.
• Fluency and proficiency in the practical application of MRP logic, scheduling logic, order policies, capacity planning, input/output control, product structures, routings, and standards maintenance.
• Knowledgeable in master scheduling, production planning and detailed scheduling, demand management, purchasing, and cost accounting techniques.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Be extremely organized.
• Possess Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
• Have exceptional communication and organizational skills required with the ability to work well with all levels of employees and internal departments in a diverse multidisciplinary environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage planning inputs of Sales orders, OEM Forecast & Strategic build plans.
• Maintain consolidated forecast in MRP.
• Use MRP forecast to create master Production Schedule.
• Perform level loading on build plan to allow for resource restrictions.
• Manage MRP order generation for imports.
• Distribute weekly production schedule.
• Participate in daily production planning meeting.
• Identify potential material shortage or overage in advance.
• Identify vendor nonconformance.
• Issue reports on:
  • order fulfilment
  • production lead time
  • product shipment.
• Lead project team to achieve stock turn targets.
• Raw material and finished goods.
• Maintain WIP inventory to support planned demand.
• Assist with correcting BOM deficiencies.
• Propose implement and improve planning methods, tools and reports.

APPLY NOW !

PLEASE NOTE:

• Closing date for applications is 15th June 2021
• Should you not receive our relayed invitation for an interview with the client within two weeks of the closing date, please accept that your application has not been unsuccessful.
• The client reserves the right to make an appointment aligned to their EE Plan
• Preference will be given to HDI (including White Female) Applicants.
• The client reserves the right not to make an appointment.  

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