Assistant Manager - Planning

Topgear Consultants

Roles & Responsibilities:

To prepare weekly production plans and to ensure implementation of those plans in coordination with external agencies.

Production Plans

• Assist in creating average/weekly production plans, taking forecasting error into account
• Plan Production skew to meet demand fluctuations
• Generate procurement plans with appropriate lead times for purchasing
• Communicate changes in production/dispatch plans to relevant teams in a timely manner.
• Provide plan to production based on capacity and demand.

Follow up

• Follow up with Production to ensure that production is being carried out as per plan.
• Collaborate with production team to resolve any issues or bottlenecks affecting plan execution.

Report Generation

• Create and maintain various reports related to planning data and plan implementation
• Analyse data to identify trends and provide insights for decision making.

Coordination

• Coordination with internal and external stakeholders including Marketing, Factories and Packaging to facilitate the implementation of the Production Plan.
• Work closely with Distribution to adjust production plans based on sales data

Inventory Management

• Assist in managing inventory levels to maintain average inventory within target range.
• Monitor inventory data and provide updates on inventory status