Planning Manager at Coca Cola
Coca Cola Kwanza Ltd – Tanzania
Closing Date: 2024/03/29
Reference Number: CCB240311-1
Job Title Planning Manager
Job Category Manufacturing
Company Coca-Cola Kwanza (Tanzania)
Job Type Permanent
Location – Country Tanzania
Location – Province Not Applicable
Location – Town / City Dar es Salaam
Job Description
Coca-Cola Kwanza Ltd has an exciting opportunity in Manufacturing Department. We are looking for a talented individual with the relevant skills and experience in Manufacturing industry (Total Production Plan) for a Planning Manager position, which will based in Dar es Salaam. The successful candidate will report directly to the Manufacturing Director.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Compile short term, midterm and long-term capacity plans for own plants and feedback to SPM (Include annual maintenance shutdown and peak stock build)
- Doing Long Term Planning monthly, Capacity Check against RE Forecasted Volume. incorporate Shutdown Maintenance for the year
- The business plan is reviewed quarterly, and variances are addressed
- Timelines and resources are realistic
- Business plan and subsequent progress is communicated to team at agreed intervals
- Monitor compliance to short term (13 weeks) capacity plan
- Weekly Operational review meeting of all KPI’s i/e Sales Forecast accuracy, Produce to Plan, Order Fulfilment
- Monitor customers, line utilisation, raw material utilisation, quality performance goals (product and package), and the quality requirements of the unit performance goals
- Identify short term capacity issues or deviations from agreed midterm plan and feedback to Manufacturing Manager/Director
- Capacity check for midterm plan through Long term plan
- Capacity check against sales Volume
- Monitor weekly execution against production plan (Produce to Plan Accuracy report)Analyse reasons for deviations
- Escalate to Manufacturing Manager/Director if required
- Adjust plan if required
- Track production trends and incorporate into future plans. Feedback to Manufacturing Manager/Director (Produce to Plan Report)
- Conduct weekly Operational review meeting of all KPI’s i.e. Sales Forecast accuracy, Produce to Plan, Order
- Fulfilment Input of Team Leaders is obtained
- Review weekly production plans, approve
- Manage weekly operation plan from supply planner(s) and approve
- Conduct Weekly Operational Production Plan review
- Production Raw Materials Planning and approve
- Monthly raw materials Planning, liaise with Procurement on deliveries
- Ensure Raw materials Days cover as per requirement
- Production Planning and Control Module Coordinator
- Train and coach Super users, attending call logged by SU’s
- Ensure SAP PP knowledge, PP training records are available
- Full team participation in change process is encouraged
- To solve systemic problems to save costs, minimise risk and losses and to improve productivity in line with benchmarks
- Systems and processes are improved, revised, changed and designed as and when required
- Solution is applied to other, similar systemic problems
- Relevant people are involved
- Unit members are coached and empowered to solve their own situational problems
Skills, Experience & Education
The incumbent should have at least a Degree in Engineering , Procuction, Supply Chain or related field; 3-5 years manufacturing planning background and strong leadership experience in a FMCG environment. Strong communication skills, good in analytical and numerical skills, and a demonstrated high level of integrity.
