Production Planner / Capacity Planner

About the role

Sika, a global manufacturer of construction and industrial products, is hiring a full-time Production Planner / Capacity Planner in Taguig. The planner prepares the monthly production plan for locally produced products, aligns it with sales forecasts and ensures the right materials arrive on time.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse monthly data on actual sales, production loading, capacity, inventory, backorders and forecast accuracy to set the production quantity per product.
• Create the Master Production Schedule for the month, submit it to the Supply Chain Manager and the Head of Operations Strategy for approval, then cascade it to the relevant departments, and measure forecast versus actual production.
• Coordinate with Target Markets and Customer Service on the monthly forecast and confirmed sales orders, and update the production schedule weekly or as needed when projects and promotions change the forecast.
• Take part in S&I&OP meetings with Supply Planning and Procurement on forecasts for locally produced products.
• Review A and B items using ABC analysis, and review quarterly safety stocks, replenishment points and production lead times.
• Monitor daily stock movement and coordinate with Supply Planning and Procurement on the availability and timing of raw and packaging materials.
• Work with Manufacturing, Warehouse, Procurement and QC/R&D on schedule changes and raw material allocation, and give feedback to internal customers.
• Create production orders in the ERP system (SAP BYD), print them and ensure they are routed to warehouse personnel so materials can be prepared in advance.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain Management or a related field.
• At least 3-5 years of experience in production planning or manufacturing operations.

Required skills

• Knowledge of production planning software.