Durban, NL, ZA
8 hours ago
Production Planning Graduate

Requisition ID: 57361 
Position Type: Kerry Graduate 
Workplace Arrangement:   

About Kerry Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.About the role

The primary focus on preparation, execution and monitoring of production plans. Makes sure that product are ready to distribute to customers in timely manner. 
 

Key responsibilities

•    Plans and prepares daily / weekly / monthly production schedule
•    Plans and establish manufacturing sequences according to product characteristics / requirement  
•    Authorizing and releasing of daily production process order with full material in place.  
•    Play a key role in facilitating emergent issues that will impact on the schedule and customer commitment. Work with functional team to perform root-cause and                    gap analysis, and to find solutions
•    Monitoring production schedules in adherence to relevant requirements and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions to meet committed delivery dates
•    Liaise and interfacing with Operations on urgent orders to meet customers’ needs. 
•    Liaise with cross functional team on BOM requirement / New products setup 
•    Achieve FG inventory target set by Group, manage safety stocks & goods movement
 

Qualifications and skills


•    Minimum Degree in Business / Logistics / Supply Chain / Finance / Engineering or related discipline is preferred
•    Minimum 2 years’ experience in Planning roles in Supply Chain function 
•    Good working knowledge of ERP, MRP II and MS Office application skills. Experience in SAP PP module and  APO is highly advantageous. 
•    Advanced MS Office and systems skills
•    Advanced level of English required 

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

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