Manager Planning at Watershed Consulting

Job Specification: 

• The successful incumbent will be appointed as Manager: Business Planning at Operations Planning Department reporting to the Area Manager: Operations Planning. The main focus of the role is daily and medium term production planning, steel plant scheduling. Production plan is executed to achieve maximum outputs as negotiated and reflected in the balance score card of the team.
• Daily production and shipping plans, order promising and capacity planning
• Managing the material planning process, and dealing with excess material, internal projects and stock sales.
• Define material planning rules and practices, including material design, implementing NCR dispositions, final allocations and final cutting instructions
• Identify opportunities for improvement and implementing solutions.
• Facilitating effective communication and reporting within the business unit and across disciplines.
• Handle high volumes of data; ensure data integrity report accurately on manufacturing progress.
• Suitable qualification (preferably Industrial Engineering) with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the manufacturing industry. Experience in the steel industry will be advantageous.
• Proven knowledge and interest in operations planning – including the concepts of Lean Manufacturing, MES, and manufacturing planning systems.
• Relevant experience in liaising with management of all departments in the company to define planning objectives, execute the plans and monitoring and improving the outcome.