Applicants are invited for the Production Planner position based in the Planning Department in Springs, South Africa. The successful candidate will report to the Master Planner.
Key Performance Areas
- Effectively plan production for cellar processing.
- Maintain optimal weekly planning rhythms and capacity utilization of cellar processing.
- Assist with compiling cellar volume budgets and forecasts.
- Adhere to supplier minimum order quantities and lead times.
- Engage with internal stakeholders on site and at head office, including Central Planning, Material Planning, and Logistics.
- Issue bulk loading plans and manage on-time, in-full deliveries.
- Drive service levels and working capital management, including stock levels.
- Reduce inventory costs for bulk stock holdings and bulk consumables.
- Ensure planning master data accuracy.
- Manage slow-moving and obsolete materials.
- Support and drive innovation and supply chain excellence.
- Lead and govern bulk change control for new products and product upgrades.
- Ensure process orders are set to TECO after final movements have been completed by all departments.
- Drive innovation and business improvements in support of operational goals.
Experience and Skills
- A tertiary qualification in Industrial Engineering, Production Planning, Logistics, or Supply Chain Management is required.
- Two to three years of experience in a production planning environment.
- High-level SAP acumen, particularly regarding SAP planning tools.
- Advanced competency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Strong analytical abilities and attention to detail.
- High-level problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to generate contingency plans and maintain a future-oriented approach.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with site management and planners.
- Ability to persevere with tasks and display resilience when confronted with adversity.
Heineken Beverages (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd considers its approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets as part of the recruitment process. As an equal opportunities employer, the company welcomes people with various disabilities to apply and is committed to inclusion and diversity.
Applicants must be fully eligible to live and work in South Africa.