Business Planner

Overview

The Planning team provides value add by: Managing or completing supply planning based on a number of indicators (sales forecast, orders, production data). Analyzing, controlling and reporting on relevant KPI, detecting plan deviations, and deriving recommendations. Developing supplier forecasts and determine logistical processes with suppliers. Analyzing order plans and critical timelines, and double-checking of available materials, parts or products in stock. Executing load balancing calculations, and cooperating with other plants for respectively optimized plans. Planning of monthly or weekly production program for the assigned plant(s). Calculating and deploying short-term (day-to-day) production plans for assigned production resources.

Responsibilities

• Plans the material, machine or personnel resources needed, in cooperation with local Plant or Warehouses Management.
• Initiates procurement orders, and releases production or trans...