Planner

Job Title: Planner Division: Supply Chain - Planning Country: UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES Work Location: UAE (RAK head office) Job Type: Planner Employment
Type: Full Time Employment (Limited Contract) Job Description:* *
Purpose: Planner - the role holder is responsible to collects, checks,
analyzes, and evaluates the requirements from the Planner and allocates the
required quantity into standard batches as per customer's priority. The role
responsibilities include monitoring inventory levels, regularly providing
production status updates to management, and facilitating the timely delivery
dates. You should also be able to closely monitor the production process to
ensure that production orders are completed on time and within budget. Key
responsibilities & Accountability: • Collects, analyzes, and evaluates product
requirements and forecast from Sales to allocate in the monthly plan • Loads
requirements to monthly plan according to priorities, delivery dates and based
on the availability of Raw and Packaging materials • Follow up with packaging
and production department to determine the short falls at the end of the
month, and do the needed analysis. • Checks Production and Packaging plan for
proper utilization of line and machine capacity as per priorities and delivery
dates • Converts, creates, and releases Process Orders for Production and
Packaging • Requests Sales to accept the available pack size or shelf life (if
less than ‎2/3rd shelf life) to consume the available stocks • Requests Sales /
Accounts to cancel old pending orders that cannot be manufactured or cannot be
supplied due to any reason or to increase the order quantity if requires more
orders to initiate a standard batch size • Arranges samples for stability,
notification samples or promotional samples through Material Reservation or
loading in the current batch. • Utilization of the available materials
(current stock) before ordering the new material if there are any changes to
reduce the material inventory if possible. • Responsible for the follow up
with Supply Chain Team (purchase, store & clearance) for the timely delivery
of materials required for monthly and weekly plan • Follow up with the QC
department to release the required material through the month. • Requests
material specification and BOM for new product, pack size and requesting BOM &
MPI amendment from R & D department • Release at least the first week of the
monthly plan before the plan starts. • Checking Monthly Pending Orders
Analysis (Gaps) • Coordinating with sales operation department to determine
the priority of each month • Follow up with other departments similar to RND,
QA to provide the updated product MFM. • Perform any other task assigned by
Team Leader / Manager and support colleagues whenever necessary.
Qualifications: - Education • ‎4 years Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain
Management / Logistics / any other related field. - Experience: • Must have at
least ‎2-‎4 years' experience in the Planning / Supply Chain/ logistics in
similar industry / FMCG. • Good Command in both English & Arabic is a plus. •
Good User in MS Office (MS Excel and MS Word, etc.). - Training: Key
Competencies: • In terms of competency you are highly result oriented with
strong sense of accountability & ownership. • Analytical and must possess the
understanding on how to align resources to achieve desired results. • Good
communication, interpersonal, and decision skills required • Good on
implementation skill having a solution centric mind • Ability to work under
pressure, plan personal workload effectively and delegate. • Motivated and
highly organized professional and should be able to juggle competing
priorities. Technical Competencies: