Planning Supervisor

Description:

REPORTING TO THE BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER: ASSEMBLED ITEMS
JOB PURPOSE:
Monitor all production planning process flow and support the Planners where applicable. Maintain planning policies, procedures and co-operate on quality and safety audits.
JOB FUNCTION:
Cost Management:
Meet department cost savings target.
Average age orders are maintained as per required target.
Achieve monthly invoicing budget.
Customer Service:
Customer expectations are met as per SLA.
Internal and external customer queries are addressed in required time.
Internal and external customer complaints are actioned to customers’ satisfaction.
Aim for a 90 % Delivery Accuracy on local customers and 95% on export customers.
Inventory Management:
All jobs invoiced for the current month are completed or received on JDE within the same month as invoicing.
Drawing office and Costing are supported with updating/correcting all incorrect drawings and items on JDE.
Monthly/Quarterly and yearly count is done to validate the integrity of the JDE stock availability.
Reduce counts variances.
Achieve 0% variances on shop floor finish good counts.
Job Coordination/Completion:
Targets/schedules for the planners and operation teams to adhere to are submitted weekly/monthly.
Progress of targets is monitored and stakeholders informed accordingly.
Report on late jobs weekly and ensure those customers are notified accordingly.
MS Project schedules and OEM’s schedules are submitted weekly.
Manage Team:
Manpower capabilities for the department are planned, selected and developed.
Company HR and Disciplinary policy is adhered to.
Supplier Management:
Concerns with regards to Capacity/ Service of Suppliers are managed with Procurement Department.
Planners are assisted with the expediting of all suppliers.
Lead times are negotiated with Suppliers on standard/project orders. • Procurement is supported with process/product queries with regards to department.
Delivery dates are negotiated for standard and critical orders.

Requirements:

QUALIFICATION & REQUIREMENTS:
Grade 12.
Supply Chain Management related qualification.
5 years relevant experience in an operational/ manufacturing environment inclusive of supervisory experience.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel and Outlook) and JDE would be advantageous.
Continuous learner, customer focused, initiates action, manages work, problem solver, can build a successful team, good communication skills and quality orientated.
Candidates must have supervisory experience managing planners and have done planning in a manufacturing environment working on a system - preferable JDE but any system experience like sap etc. will do