JOB CONTEXT: Production planning, Material Planning and Demand Planning is a key role in the IBP process, as the forecast it delivers will enable operations to meet the production targets timely, efficient, and cost effective. The Production Planner combines a variety of information from sales, supply chain / procurement, operations (timely, as accurate as possible, usable in qualitative and quantitative terms) to properly plan the products that need to be produced. The Production Planner delivers an important piece of information for the IBP cycle.
The Production Planner role has typically a planning horizon of 1 to 15 months on monthly buckets and 3 months in weekly buckets. The level of the role depends on the scope and complexity, based on number of customers and size & complexity of the product portfolio. The Production Planner works closely with the Supply Planning manager (if present), Demand Planner and Material Planner. Depending on the size of t...