Production Planner
Location:
Gestamp West Midlands, GB, Gestamp We
Date:
Apr 15, 2024
Role Summary
Production Planning - This role will be responsible for overseeing customer schedule translation to GWM internal planning processes. Auditing internal planning
attainment with a goal of 100% adherence. Maintaining stock planning calculations in line with objectives, lean methodology and fulfilling customer
requirements. Developing and the maintenance of KPI controls relevant to customer / supplier delivery and stock performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Analysis of customer schedules - translation into sales data, capacity and manning planning
- Review, communicate and monitor weekly demands against long term forecasts and equipment commercial agreed volumes.
- To level demand & align all stock profiles (finished, shopstock, pool stock, safety) to compensate for fluctuation, then plan processes to meet internal / customer needs.
- Monitor, support and co-ordinate physical stock checks, compare and maintain system accuracy. KPI and oversee related improvement plans.
- To monitor, record and communicate adherence to plan, stock levels and customer fluctuation. When applicable to advise, agree and implement corrective plans.
- Regular and effective communication with customers and internal departments.
- To maintain SAP to enable efficient parts ordering, production planning with a target of 100% delivery and stock target performance.
- Be a key member of the NPI GPCS process with the responsibility for co-ordinating all production planning and related logistics activities.
- To support, progress, deliver and communicate new product introduction and Build out end of life key phases, related volumes and expectations as when applicable.
- To support and maintain pull process - either via system or control via Kanban cards.
- To maintain customer systems and portals.
- Oversee and support customer performance reviews relevant to logistics. Could include travel as and when required.
- Main customer contact in relation to scheduling, delivery performance, vehicle co-ordination and support packaging issues.
- Active instigation / participation in Continuous Improvement / problem solving activities
Key Qualifications
- Customer systems and maintenance
- SAP (MRP and ERP) experience and Microsoft proficient
- A good interdepartmental communicator that can solve issues systematically & objectively.
- Production planning and inventory control.
Knowledge and Education
- Demonstrated success in a high quality, high volume, lean environment.
- Business process experience - Proven track record with automotive sector (possibly 1st tier).
- Experience within a planning deployment environment
- NVQ 4 - In a relevant engineering discipline or ILM equivalent
- HNC - IOSCM Level or MP&L equivalent
Additional Information
- Must be able to work onsite from our Wolverhampton facility