Planning Executive

Al Khaznah Leathers; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Khaznah Leathers is seeking a Production Scheduling & Documentation role in Abu Dhabi. You will assign SKU codes, generate work orders, and coordinate leather procurement with the cutting team and tannery to keep production flowing smoothly.

Responsibilities include logging materials, maintaining transfers, and preparing daily to monthly schedules and reports for production operations, ensuring accuracy and timely updates across teams.

Qualifications

• Proficient in MS Excel with data entry, formulas, and logs.
• Familiar with ERP platforms and order flow into production.
• High accuracy and thoroughness in handling paperwork and records.
• Strong liaison across sales, manufacturing, and warehouse teams.
• Ability to meet daily/weekly/monthly reporting deadlines.
• Excellent written communication for schedules and reports.

Responsibilities

• Assign SKU codes and create work orders for production units.
• Draft leather requisitions, obtain sign-off, and forward to tannery.
• Keep order logs, proto logs, mock-up logs, and costing logs current for sales.
• Produce outward transfer paperwork for finished goods to Finished Goods Store.
• Draft and distribute manufacturing schedules and reports.

Skills

MS Excel

ERP systems

Accuracy

Cross-functional liaison

Reporting deadlines

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Production/logistics/business management exposure

Tools

ERP platforms

Job description

Product Setup & Work Order Generation

• Assign SKU codes within the system for newly introduced products.
• Create and dispatch work orders to the leather goods and footwear manufacturing units.

Material & Leather Procurement Requests

• Draft leather requisitions in coordination with the Cutting Incharge, secure sign-off from the Operations Head, and forward to the tannery for processing.
• Compile material requisitions with Cutting Incharge input, obtain Operations Head approval, and submit to the Stores/Inventory department.
• Keep the order log, proto log, mock-up log, and costing log current for every enquiry raised by sales.
• Produce outward transfer paperwork for completed goods moving from production units into the Finished Goods Store.

Production Scheduling & Reports

• Draft and distribute the daily, weekly, and monthly manufacturing schedules for the production units, working alongside the Operations Head.
• Compile and share the daily output summary for production operations.
• Prepare and issue the weekly comparison report of planned versus actual production.

Required Skills & Abilities

• Working proficiency in MS Excel — entering data, building formulas, applying filters, and maintaining logs/reports.
• General familiarity with ERP platforms and how orders flow into production.
• High level of accuracy and thoroughness in handling paperwork and records.
• Effective liaison and follow-through capabilities across sales, manufacturing, and warehouse teams.
• Capacity to meet recurring reporting deadlines (daily/weekly/monthly).
• Solid written communication skills for distributing schedules and reports.

Education & Background

• Any bachelor’s degree; candidates with exposure to production, logistics, or business management are preferred.
• Previous experience in scheduling, production support, or documentation-focused roles — manufacturing sector experience (especially leather or footwear) is a plus but not required.
• Exposure to ERP-driven order and manufacturing processes is beneficial.