The Production Planner is responsible for coordinating and optimising production planning, inventory management, materials availability, procurement and warehouse operations to ensure that production and customer demand requirements are met efficiently, accurately and cost-effectively.
The role involves developing, maintaining and monitoring short-, medium- and long-term production plans, ensuring the timely availability of raw materials, packaging and components, and aligning production capacity with demand forecasts and operational requirements.
Using SAP or a comparable ERP system, the incumbent will manage production schedules, monitor inventory levels, identify capacity constraints, track key performance indicators and communicate operational risks to relevant stakeholders.
The position is also responsible for minimising excess inventory, obsolete and slow-moving stock, production disruptions and unnecessary write-offs, while driving continuous improvement across manufacturing and supply chain operations.
The incumbent will provide leadership and direction to the Inventory and Materials Planner and Warehouse Team Leaders, promoting accountability, operational discipline, collaboration and continuous improvement.
