Production Planner (Plastic Manufacturing)

Jobskey Consultancy; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent consultancy firm in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Production Planner to assist in coordinating material flow and ensuring timely delivery to meet customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have a level 8 degree in a relevant field and 2-3 years of experience, preferably in a regulated manufacturing setting. Strong ERP knowledge and excellent organizational skills are essential. This position includes managing production schedules and monitoring inventory levels for operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-3 years experience in a similar role, preferably within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize tasks under strict deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the operation management team to coordinate and expedite the flow of materials.
• Monitor inventory levels and solve production issues.
• Generate and maintain manufacturing schedules.

Skills

ERP System understanding

Excel expertise

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Education

Level 8 degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Operations Management

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Advance Planning System (M1)

Job description

Job Summary

The Production Planner assists the operation management team to coordinate and expedite the flow and materials between departments, according to the forecast and daily/weekly production schedules. The candidate must have excellent organisational and multitasking skills. Duties include distributing production work, monitoring inventory levels, solving production problems and ensuring orders are delivered on-time for customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Proactively reports product and material availability issues; troubleshoot when necessary
• Assist in the maintenance and reporting of KPIs.
• Maintain job orders status, issuing of job cards
• Analyse and prepare documents needed for production
• Support Data collection and analysis
• Complete special projects and assignments as requested.
• Working in conjunction with the operational managers to schedule in the most cost effective way to drive overall operational efficiency
• Planning and monitoring the capacity of equipment/facilities to optimise productivity
• Assisting in the review of incoming sales orders with respect to delivery
• Generating and maintaining manufacturing schedules and capacity data
• Planning production teams daily activities, overseeing and supervising production staff
• Ensuring the production teams have the required components
• Liaising with purchasing personnel to ensure and monitor supply chain delivery
• Scheduling material and overseeing stores departments
• Providing technical support to the production teams
• Providing daily, weekly and monthly production analysis for comparing the forecast to the capacity model
• Participating in defining product specifications to meet both customer and process requirements.

Education/Experience

• A minimum of a level 8 degree in a relevant discipline (Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management)
• 2-3 years experience in a similar role, preferably within a Regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience using MRP/ERP systems, especially Advance Planning System is an advantage. (M1).

Requirements

• Understanding of ERP System and strong Excel expertise.
• Detail-oriented, ability to multi-task / prioritize with strict deadlines.
• Ability to work in a Team Environment
• Can respond well to urgent requirements from the customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional organisational and time-management skills

Inventory Control

• Prepares, coordinates, and participates in physical inventory counts.
• Manages the cycle counting program and troubleshoots quantity discrepancies.
• Ensures ERP warehouse transfer demand is transacted.
• Ensures inventory transactions and adjustments are processed.
• Special projects as assigned.