Strategic Production Planner & Materials Scheduler

PPG Industries; Shannon; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Industries in Shannon is seeking a Production Planner to manage plant production planning, raw material procurement, and shipment scheduling. The role covers end-to-end activity from raw materials to customer delivery while interfacing with corporate purchasing and suppliers to streamline procurement.

The position requires a degree (APICS preferred) and at least five years in planning roles, with SAP and lean six sigma experience highly valued.

Qualifications

• Degree or other relevant qualification is preferred, ideally holds APICS certification.
• Minimum 5 experience in a production planning, material planning and/or supply chain planning role, ideally in a chemical or pharmaceutical industry.
• Knowledge of regulatory and legislative requirements (environmental, health and safety, and quality and employment law).
• High level computer proficient for example, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP etc.
• Experience in operational excellence, continuous improvement, lean, six-sigma certified, project management, change management would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Works independently or as part of a team with minimal supervision, to complete job-related tasks and projects in a safe, compliant and efficient manner.
• Ensure timely and accurate response to customer’s forecast and orders by providing the required information, schedules, materials and accurate systems to the manufacturing unit.
• Manage capacity and present to team scenario planning when capacity constrained.
• Responsible for the integration of sales forecasts, budgets raw, in-process, and finished goods inventory.
• Work with corporate purchasing to order raw materials per customer forecast and work closely with project managers and technical services to manage the RFQ process during development stage of products.
• Create purchase orders while managing info records and getting bid variance approval when required.
• Support Finance-related questions to help determine batch value based on raw material cost.
• Develop metrics and reports that enable business analysis of inventory health and help drive action to improve it.
• Forecast RM needs to key suppliers while managing site RM pipeline by ensuring DOH is managed effectively to avoid purchasing obsolete inventory.
• Lead or participate in across-functional team to ensure proper implementation of MRP to more effectively manage RM and FG inventory pipeline.
• Support SAP new part request for frequent introduction of new materials and products.
• Identify continuous improvement initiatives including but not limited to reducing inventory levels, material flow and reducing ship cycle times.
• Work closely with purchasing team to identify and rectify supply risks (sole-sourced materials, poor supply performance, etc.).
• Advocate for environmental, health and safety compliance. Ensures production operations are completed in accordance with environmental health and safety and quality compliance at all times, and in line with Company procedures, statutory, regulatory and operating license requirements.
• Works as part of a cross functional team to deliver new product or processes, resolve issues, implement change and other site initiatives.
• Cleans and maintains work areas and ancillary areas, plant and equipment to the highest standards.
• Fully engages in programmes such as Continuous Improvement, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), 5S, Lean, Six Sigma, Total Quality, Self-directed Teams etc.
• Attend and complete all training and development as requested.
• Lead and or participate in process, quality and safety, inspections, audits, deviation investigations, HAZOPs, change management, root cause analysis and development of solutions.
• Any other duties or responsibilities relevant to the role of Production Planner Scheduler.

Skills

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

Lean Six Sigma

Analytical skills

Education

Degree or related qualification

APICS certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

PPG Industries in Shannon is seeking a Production Planner to manage plant production planning, raw material procurement, and shipment scheduling. The role covers end-to-end activity from raw materials to customer delivery while interfacing with corporate purchasing and suppliers to streamline procurement.

The position requires a degree (APICS preferred) and at least five years in planning roles, with SAP and lean six sigma experience highly valued.