Production Planning and Inventory Control Specialist

Jollibee Group; Calamba; On-site; PHP 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenith Foods Corporation is seeking a Production Planning and Inventory Control Specialist to plan production based on Store Orders and ensure supply availability while managing inventory levels and WIP across the site in Calamba, Laguna. The role partners with cross functional teams to translate forecasts into executable release plans and monitor performance against targets.

The ideal candidate has a business degree (Industrial Engineering is a plus), 1 year of production planning exposure in

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of a business course; Industrial Engineering degree is an advantage.
• At least 1 year experience in production planning in a manufacturing or food manufacturing plant.
• Good command of both English and Filipino (Can communicate with divisions, suppliers).
• Advanced Excel / ERP / SAP and other Microsoft applications.

Responsibilities

• Supply Planning: creates and recommends short and long term replenishment plans for items/SKUs; discusses forecast changes and presents scenarios.
• Production Planning: releases process orders based on store demand and material availability; manages WIP/FG transfers.
• Capacity Planning Alignment: creates and aligns production work orders monthly and weekly with Manufacturing.
• Inventory Level Management: maintains buffer levels and safety quantities for WIPs; monitors turnover and ageing.

Skills

English proficiency

Filipino language

Education

Business degree

Industrial Engineering preferred

Tools

Advanced Excel

ERP

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Title: Production Planning and Inventory Control Specialist

The Production Planning and Inventory Control Specialist will be responsible for planning production of volume requirement based on Store Order (SO), and assists in the execution of performance objectives in ensuring Supply Availability and meeting objectives of Inventory Management.

Key Responsibilities

Supply Planning

• Creates and recommends short and long term plans related to replenishment planning of assigned items/SKUs.
• Simulates, discusses, and provides scenarios of changes in forecast to determine critical items.
• Presents high/low scenario, based on historical trends and forward looking plans to anticipate lapsing or run-out.
• Coordination with cross-functional team to ensure orderly and timely execution of release plans from material, production planning, up to transfers/dispatch

Production Planning

• Creation and release of process order to production based on actual store order/demand considering availability of all required materials ad WIPs
• Creation of stock transfer order for inter plant WIP/FG transfer/support needed or sourcing
• Monitors the consumption of production materials and yield achieved.
• Creates WIP plans based on Finished Goods forecast by exploding total requirement according to the established maintaining safety and maximum inventory level.
• Provides day-to-day concerns on risk of non-attainment of released plans vs demand
• Monitors and Reviews Production Output Report and immediately highlights discrepancies on the released plan.
• Provides necessary reports on Supplier's Delivery Performance for tolled items, Rolling Forecast Reports, and other needed Supply Planning reports to concerned units / parties
• Collaboration with Production and Site Logistics to ensure that the store and stock transfer orders are met on time and in full.

Capacity Planning Alignment

• Create and recommend production work orders (monthly & weekly)
• Reconciles and aligns with Manufacturing group regarding weekly output.

Inventory Level Management

• Computes, reviews, recommends, and maintains buffer levels of WIPs considering warehouse and production capacity
• Determines, reviews, recommends, and revises Safety/Target Quantity levels of WIPs considering warehouse and production capacity.
• Ensures periodic evaluation of inventory levels and regular ageing assessment of WIPs depending on finished goods movement and space requirement of the site.
• Attains Inventory Turn Over rate or Days Coverage of WIPs based on monthly production usage.

Job Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of a business course but Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering is an advantage.
• At least 1 year experience in production planning in a manufacturing or food manufacturing plant.
• Good command of both English and Filipino (Can communicate well with other divisions, department, suppliers)
• Advanced Excel / ERP / SAP and other Microsoft application
• Must be willing to report in a hybrid set-up in Calamba, Laguna

Zenith Foods Corporation, the hiring entity, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jollibee Foods Corporation.