Job Summary:
Sales planner defines the sales targets and creates the strategy that meets goals and achieves sales and marketing results. This includes generating a rolling co
nsolidated sales plan in accordance with customer demands, mo
nitoring stock levels and co
ndition in warehouses and making sure that planned items are produced and delivered to customers in correct quantity and quality.
Job Responsibilities:
A. Updating of the MRP
Review of forecast (3 months, 6 mo
nths and 1 year) to generate a plan to produce in accordance to minimum batch size and standard rates.Finish good mo
nitoring from fast moving, slow moving and no
nmoving items.Creation of weekly plan ba
sed on made to stocks requirement, delivery schedules, made to order provided by the sales planner.Cascading of weekly plans to production and material planner.Mo
nitoring of week to date production runs to oversee potential threats on not achieving the target.Alignment with sales and material planners for the possible revision of planned schedule.
B. Risk Mitigation
Mo
nitors internal and external co
nstraints and creates mitigation steps accordingly. Some co
nstraints may include the following but are not limited to:Delays RM/PM arrival and availability, production downtime, quality concerns, sudden requirements with no forecast, email respo
nsesMitigation steps may include but are not limited to:Allocation of buffer stock levels according to identified and measured delays aboveIdentifying problematic FG that may need and creates a plan with production and material to mitigate.Advising sales team on delays in order to client manage their requirement to minimize impact.Mo
nitors and addresses internal co
nstraints such as, but not limited to:Slow-moving / on-moving FGSystem accuracyCo
nservative forecastEnsure movement of FG with high forecast and SOH
C. Finance Control
Establishes ba
seline for stock covers and buffers per SKUIdentifies Carrying Cost targets ba
sed on required stock covers and buffers
D. Design, documentation and Filing
docu
mentation and docu
ment maintenance of methodologies (ISO standard) for all aspects of Material Planning, Risk Mitigation
E. Admin Functions
Send weekly accomplishment reports to superiors that co
ntain updates on:Top Customers requirements and targetsKPIsCritical issues encountered and resolved or pending actio
nsBig impact shift in materials and productio
nDelays trackingCo
ntribute towards the Strategic Planning program of Demand TeamClosely coordinates with demand and supply teams for requirements.