KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Production Planning
• Creates the Production plans based on approved demand plan (forecast) which is enriched by inputs from the commercial teams; for the operational (0-13 weeks) and tactical horizon (1-15 months)
• Understand and anticipate on business developments and translate these into the Production plan: e.g. new product introductions, phase-in/out, events, seasonality, tenders, contracts.
• As approved by IBP cycle as well as follow the business priorities set, secure Production plan constraining in case of supply restrictions and share the results with internal stakeholders (e.g. Operations, Commercial, Demand Planning and customer service)
• Co-prepares, with e.g. Supply Planning manager and SC Manager the Supply review meeting MT IBP meeting
• Follow-up of the decisions/constraints from the IBP cycle of the organisation and/or supply points
• First point of contact for the Demand Planning team as well as Customer Service teams for the operational and/or tactical planning horizon
• Production scheduling (plan)
• Translates the Production plan / customer orders into an optimal production schedule for the various production processes (receival & dispatch, mixing and filling departments) in a planning tool for the operational horizon (week X - X+1), considering the technical production & quality requirements and constraints
• Communicates detailed planning through M3 with supply & material planning, production, warehousing, maintenance & logistics to ensure an optimal service level & efficient usage of resources
• Continuously monitors production output to ensure that actual production meets scheduled production output and raise foreseen issues, advises corrective and preventive actions
• Adjusts production schedule and plan based on changes in the supply plan or real production output
• Consult with maintenance, engineering and product development with respect to time for (interim) maintenance, repair scheduling and trial productions
• Aligns with Material Planner or team lead in case of availability issues
• Creates robust production schedule that anticipates ad-hoc production or distribution issues
• Solves problems and provides timely solution to ensure minimal impact to customer. Identifies most appropriate action plan and effectively communicates plans to internal and external stakeholders
• Distribution planning of products (if applicable)
• Placing distribution orders between raw material warehouses
• Monitoring planning (PDCA-cycle) & Analysis
• Maintain Production planning master data, parameters and systems/software. Maintains relevant data, monitors and analyses to enable the PDCA cycle
• Drive continuous improvement of the Plant(s) and production lines conformance to plan in alignment with Operations teams
• Coordinate any activities related to the constraining and allocation process for the organisation and/or supply points and ensure the match of Production & supply
• Prepares and monitors the planning related KPIs to help identify improvement areas and monitor performance
• Keeps up to date with the latest planning theory and concepts in order to become as effective as possible
• Coordinate with Operations and Demand Planning to determine priorities, corrective and preventive actions to prevent OOS and Waste in accordance with the internal procedures
• Continuously look for opportunities & improvements within daily work context and take ownership in implementing solutions
• Continuous improvement & Projects
• Proposes improvements to the (production) planning process and putting it into practice.
• Leads and/or participates in various projects with the aim of improving our End-2-End planning reliability and planning processes

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in the field of supply chain, operations, economics, technical engineering or similar, with at least 3-5 years of work experience in a comparable position
• Experience with forecasting and sales & operations planning in the animal feed industry or any other industry such as FMCG
• Experience working cross-functionally with other departments in order to achieve best results
• Excellent knowledge and expertise in ERP tools in both in term of functionality and usage. Microsoft Office (in particular of MS Excel) is a requirement and knowledge of Infor M3 and DMP are desirable
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, know how to convince and persuade, and always maintain a constructive, trusted relation with your stakeholders
• Fair understanding of Manufacturing challenges and manufacturing performance leverage
• Able to demonstrate strong numerical capability with a passion for detailed analysis
• An inquisitive approach, able to identify risks and opportunities for appropriate follow up
• English + additional language eventually

Please refer the Job description for details