Senior Planner - Kempton Park, South Africa - Tower Group

Tower Group

Verified Company

Kempton Park, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

JOB PURPOSE
Manage staff and plan the on-time delivery of components, entering works and purchase orders, scheduling, expediting and
conducting stock counts.

JOB FUNCTION

Create master schedule for team and update weekly considering material and capacity requirements.
Manpower capabilities for the team are planned, selected and developed.
Daily execute MRP (material resource planning) and resolve associated queries or issues.
Sales order is checked against lead time list to ensure delivery is possible as per company procedure
Information from drawing office is checked to ensure that it is correct as per purchase order
Requisitions are created as required through MRP system
Late Delivery Notes/Late Orders are loaded on JDE for late jobs or early jobs when necessary
Works orders are loaded and maintained as per request
Delivery notes and invoices are generated and given to operations for all sales orders
Sales department is communicated regarding progress of sales orders and to check progress for all sales orders
Stock takes for the product range are conducted daily/monthly/yearly and stock is physically checked to verify cycle counts when necessary
Variance reports are created, analysed and necessary action taken where needed
Reorder levels are monitored and maintained to ensure the availability of material and obsolete stock is identified quarterly
Assembly job files are prepared for every job and schedules for assembly (production areas) are compiled daily/weekly and monthly
Operations tracking register is updated continuously to ensure that all information is up to date.
Quality issues are monitored, and issues communicated to relevant person as soon as quality issues are identified.
Procurement Officer is contacted to communicate purchase order requirements with suppliers.
Confirmation of order receipt to ensure that requested dates can be met.

QUALIFICATION & REQUIREMENTS:

Grade 1
Supply chain management / industrial engineering Diploma or similar
5 years relevant experience in an operational environment
Follows up, initiates action, quality orientated, good planning and organizing skills.
Proficient in an MRP/ERP system, Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, Projects, Teams, PowerPoint and Outlook), Qliksense, Onbase, and JDE