Planner/Encoder

Inventory Exchange Center Inc.; Cavite City; On-site; PHP 334,800 - 446,400; Full time

Job summary

A logistics and inventory management firm is seeking a Production Planner in Cavite City. The role involves coordinating with customer service, creating material plans, and ensuring smooth delivery schedules. Applicants should hold a college degree, have experience in production planning and inventory control, and be familiar with the SAP system. Strong communication and attention to detail are necessary for success in this role. This position is crucial for meeting production deadlines and maintaining quality standards.

Qualifications

• Must be a college graduate.
• Experience in PPIC functions is required.
• Familiarity with SAP system is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Customer Service Dept. regarding projects and material requirements.
• Create material requirement plans and purchase requests.
• Generate long term material requisition plans based on volume forecast.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Good verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Education

College Graduate

Tools

SAP System

Job description

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with Customer Service Dept. (CSD) regarding projects that will run including new ones (volume projection, product specifications, and material requirements) and requests for long term plan to be forwarded to production planner
• Creates material requirement plan, packaging materials and semi-finished goods of assigned client according to given long term plan
• Prepares purchase request of materials needed
• Generates long term material requisition plan (LTMRP) and long-term trip requisition plan (LTTRP) based on volume forecast from CSD, to be reported to PPIC Head/other concerned departments
• Coordinates with WPO Head regarding client’s truck requirements and prioritizes job-orders to ensure maximum performance and minimize delay
• Prepares pull-out schedules of Semi-Finished Goods (SFGs) and delivery schedules of Packaging Materials (PMs) as aligned on short term production plan from production planner provided that the projects are confirmed
• Maintains pull-out balance, material status and other reports as necessary
• Follows up as necessary with all clients, CSD and/or suppliers to confirm the projects and/or expedite flow of materials and documents to meet customer expectations
• Analyzes data and recommends action steps to support production and delivery commitment
• Interacts with all teams to resolve material issues affecting the plan such as changes on raw materials and palletizing schemes
• Prepares other reports as requested by client, CSD and/or other departments.
• Consolidates volume forecast of the client from supply planners and Customer Service Department and creates a consolidated long term production plan and capacity utilization computation
• Ensures the completeness of Process Order (PO) and Service Purchase Order (SPO) according to production plan/schedule
• Creates production schedule and prioritizes job-orders to ensure maximum performance and minimize delay. Also checks SFGs and PMs available prior to scheduling.
• Maintains the production schedule and other reports based on client requirement.
• Follows-up as necessary with all teams to expedite flow of materials and documents to meet production schedule and customer expectation
• Creates short term production plans with update on production progress daily/weekly including short term capacity utilization
• Analyzes data and recommends action steps to support production and delivery commitment
• Ensures that all reports should be with the knowledge and approval of the department/business unit head and/or designate.
• Fully adheres to the company’s code of discipline.
• Performs other tasks that the WPO Head and/or Head of Operations may assign from time to time.

Qualifications:

• College Graduate
• Experience in PPIC Functions
• Familiarity with SAP System
• Can work both independently and with the team
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Detail-oriented