PLANNING SECTION HEAD

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. The Sen. Professional: Monitors the development of and consolidates the sales plans, forecast, offerings and orders on a global or regional base. Checks resources available with respect to optimized allocation of current and future orders. Plans production and logistic resources across the whole supply chain of a business. Interacts with a range of stakeholder (incl. Sales, customers, plant management, logistics, supplier, Sub Cons, transport agencies).