Our client in the Retail Industry is recruiting for a Production Planner to join their organisation. We have a vacancy for a Production Planner in Aeroton, Jhb South. Candidates wanting to apply need to meet the following criteria. Minimum Requirements: Minimum of 2 years work experience. Relevant tertiary qualification. Advanced excel skills. Strong statistical skills. Effective communication skills. Excellent organizational and time management skills. Own reliable transport. Duties: Seasonal planning and tracking. Seasonal procurement planning and ordering. Provide compliance documents for customers over border export products. Review output results for efficiency. Liaise with Merchandise Planning with regards to effective timing of production to optimise economies of scale levels. Identify low machine capacity periods and in turn identify potential production opportunities to optimise machine utilisation. Prepare procurement schedule and place material orders. Print calculations for optimum scheming considering colour, artwork delays and delivery dates. Prepare the process loading spread for production to meet delivery deadlines whilst considering material supply timelines. Monitor production progress / ability to meet delivery deadlines and keep amending. Forecast of annual call off to some suppliers. Comparing costs of new orders to previous orders and identifying risk to COP. Identifying alternatives in stock to reduce spend where possible. Monthly raw material stock on hand review and accountability.
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