Reporting to the CSR and Planning Manager, the Supply and Demand Planner is responsible for matching the organization’s resources with the customer’s demand to meet customer’s expectations, maximize output and minimize production costs. Examples of resources include production facilities and plants, departments, work units or networks. Activities include:

• Determine resource loads and optimal inventory levels, by balancing production within /between the European plants and production lines.

• Analyze operational data such as output, downtime, absenteeism, shortages and quality specifications;

• Identify peak usage times and potential bottlenecks;

• Create and maintain forecast models

• Coordinate production needs with the schedulers and Raw material purchasers in the plants

• Anticipate conflicts (customer, product, RM or production related)

• Control the ‘on time and in full’ production;

• All ERP related activities to keep system up-to-date and in line with both internal and external

  situation

• Prepare and assist to departmental and pan-departmental meetings such as production meetings,

  S&DB meetings and S&OP meetings

• Coordinate with sales and marketing customer needs versus internal capabilities

• Make adjustments or recommended enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems

  or improve effectiveness of job area;

• Performs all other additional projects and duties as assigned by management.