PRODUCTION / DEMAND PLANNER

About the role

The Production Planner is responsible for planning, coordinating, and scheduling manufacturing activities to ensure customer orders are fulfilled efficiently while optimizing production capacity, inventory levels, raw material availability, and operational performance. The role serves as the key link between Sales, Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Quality, and Customer Service to ensure smooth production flow, timely deliveries, and continuous improvement in plant efficiency, safety, and customer satisfaction.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules based on customer demand, inventory levels, production capacity, and material availability.
• Schedule all customer orders efficiently to maximize customer satisfaction and manufacturing effectiveness.
• Review order priorities and adjust production schedules to meet changing business requirements.
• Provide accurate and realistic production lead times to internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor adherence to production schedules and recommend corrective actions when necessary.
• Ensure the availability of raw materials, additives, pigments, packaging materials, and other production requirements.
• Conduct daily verification and monitoring of raw material availability for scheduled production.
• Prepare, verify, and issue production formulations, additive formulations, colour formulations, and related manufacturing documents.
• Ensure all raw materials consumed are accurately released and transacted in the Macola System upon completion of production.
• Act as the primary planning contact between Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Sales, and Customer Service.

About you

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in production planning, supply chain, manufacturing, or logistics environment.
• Experience using ERP systems such as Macola, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent planning, organizing, and prioritization abilities.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• Team player with a proactive and customer-focused mindset.