To ensure efficient planning, scheduling, and monitoring of production activities to meet customer demand, optimize resource utilization, and reduce waste.
- Minimum Qualification :Bachelors
- Experience Level :Senior level
- Experience Length :6 years
Department: Supply Chain
Location: Emali, Kenya
Reports to: Planning Manager
Key Responsibilities:
Production Planning and Control
• Leads the administration of Production and Planning Control processes within GZI
• Identifies type and quantity of raw materials necessary to complete each
Purchase Order received from customers.
• Ensures the availability of raw materials and resources in line with Purchase
Orders received from customers.
• Liaises with the production team on work scheduling and planning.
• Develops the production plan and schedule in line with the production forecast.
Communicates production plan to the production team.
• Prioritises and sequences work, executing work plans and implementing controls.
• Develops techniques for establishing and controlling scheduling processes.
• Drives continuous improvement of scheduling and sequencing processes.
• Controls and monitors raw material usage/consumption. Escalates instances of wastage or over consumption to relevant departments.
• Monitors the stock of raw materials available to ensure there are no instances of over stocking or understocking, and to ensure sufficient materials are available to meet production forecasts.
• Plans and coordinates material flow from internal and external suppliers to and from facility.
• Develops and executes continuous improvement plans for the control and handling of inventory.
• Ensures the timely posting of production figures to SAP to enable the warehouse department issue waybills.
• Establishes and monitors metrics for PPC system performance management.
• Coordinates, and expedites the flow of work and materials.
• Reviews and compiles reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.
Warehouse Operations
• Ensures that all production materials and items are properly identified (coded, tagged, batched) and accounted for.
• Inspects and verifies all materials received and issued from the warehouse
• Maintains adequate supplies of materials to meet requirements of user departments
• Prepares report on material due for disposal due to obsolescence, damages, expiration or any other reasons.
• Receives and verifies materials from suppliers to ensure they meet specifications before transferring to the appropriate section of the warehouse.
• Carries out timely identification and documentation of stock movements
• Participates in periodic stock taking, checking and control activities and prepares periodic stock report for Manager’s review.
• Monitors the quality of warehouse items on a continuous basis and reports any observations to the Department Head.
• Prepares and submits timely reports to management on all warehouse activities.
• Prepares timely reports and statistics regularly (In/Out status report, dead stock report etc.)
• Receives delivery plans from GZI’s customers and schedules deliveries.
• Coordinates the delivery of cans to customer’s locations and prepares delivery reports
• Controls inventory levels by conducting physical counts and reconciling with data storage system.
People Management
• Manages and oversees the PPC unit’s performance through supervision of team performance; Provides constructive feedback to employees to assist with development.
• Supervises the PPC Officer to ensure the quality of work meets with performance expectations.
• Assigns tasks and responsibilities to subordinates to ensure effective workflow
• Reviews/inspects work carried out by reports.
Integrated Management System
• Documents, implements and maintains the requirements of the Quality, Food Safety, Environment, Health and Safety management systems.
• Observes all health, safety and hygiene procedures in the warehouse.
• Ensures safe, efficient, receipt, documentation and storage of materials.
Minimum Requirements:
• Minimum of a First Degree in Logistics and Supply chain or a related. discipline
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in a planning role within manufacturing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Excel and production planning software.
• Good communication and coordination skills
