Planner

Role Purpose

Plan Supply in accordance with Coats Best Practice Supply Planning Definition

Ensure focus on Lead-time, Service and Stock Targets

Deliver the plan

Principal Accountabilities and Key Activities

Data

• Capacities, MRP Data integrity, Calendars, APO Custom Tables

Process

Follow monthly, weekly, daily processes required to achieve desired Supply Planning Outcome, Including the following:

PPDS

• Check Supply Planning output for data or process related errors/ Coordinate fixes for issues affecting daily production output and KPIs;
• Monitor production status and ensure timely delivery, deal with daily issues impacting Operations due to Supply Side problems – cooperate with local production team;
• Process Under and Over Supply Alerts: Tune process to reduce or remove repeating errors;
• Monitor Fail location warehouse in / out and update status
• Review Relevant Job Logs
• Plan and release orders for Reprocessing, coordinate Reprocessing procedures with local team (WH, lab, production etc) for failed lots as well as for SLObs;

People 

 Communicate with all relevant departments in relation to achieving Supply plan-

• Quality
• Manufacturing (required capacity moving forward)
• Within Supply Chain
• Grey Thread Supply Planners

Reporting: All relevant reporting for function

Education, Qualifications and Experience

Essential

Desirable

Strong statistical and mathematical knowledge.

Good communication skills (English is required).

Good Excel knowledge.

Good problem resolving skills

Good skill to observe the relation between different areas

Deep understanding of Supply Chain Best Practice

University Degree

Relevant Supply Chain Qualification