Job Description

Requisition ID 42216
Position Type FT Permanent
Recruiter #LI-JT1
Posting Type LI

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.

Key responsibilities

• Release Production Plan monthly, weekly and make changes to production plan accordingly and provide feedback to transport planner on confirmation that demand can / cannot be met and escalate to where decision (cost sign-off) can be taken
• Responsible for issuing an inclusive production schedule which accounts for Planned Preventative Maintenance, any NPI trials and any prioritisation of products based on the up to date production plan and real-time customer orders.
• Function as the focal point in creating a production schedule using the best combination of MRP system and Excel.
• Responsible to provide a means to track and manage daily manufacturing workload, provide feedback to Supply Planner on manufacturing hours, and provide regular reporting on manufacturing status. The production schedule will provide an in-depth report on production requirements, manufacturing capacity, schedule, and workforce size.
• Monitors, analyses, and reports performance to schedule of production activities utilizing information derived from material and production control systems.
• Responsible in chairing weekly planning meeting, RMPM meetings.
• Responsible in creating manufacturing process order (PO) in SAP.
• Manually bring back materials and input inside some Process Orders
• Monitoring rework status & plan for reworks base on available campaign run in the production schedule.
• Create OBD to bring back materials for sample requisition or for rework/reject material.
• Chairing cross department meeting to finalize monthly production schedule prior to release it officially for firm production.
• Request change of manufacturing date for down packing or other required materials
• Maintain Planning Overview (this is grey area between Supply Planner and Scheduler)
• Attend weekly production downtime meeting.
• Coordinate with project managers and production to sequence manufacturing.
• Assist the manufacturing department to actively manage the production schedule. Coordinate with departments as needed to identify and regarding delivery status. Monitor service and delivery issues and take corrective actions as needed.
• Provide continual improvement of the scheduling and reporting processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager

• The Production Scheduler should be in possession of a Degree in Finance/Business Admin or other related discipline from a recognized university.
• The Production Scheduler should have a minimum of three years working experience in supply/demand planning environment.
• Experience in ISO 9001 Quality System, GMP & HACCP systems, as well as Halal & Kosher application will be essential.
• Good command in English is required.
• Computer Skills: The Material Call Off should be an advance user of Microsoft Excel. Able to build spreadsheet model. SAP experience would be an advantage an advance user of Microsoft Excel. Able to build spreadsheet model. Able to make effective formal presentations with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge manufacturing, master production planning, distribution requirements planning and inventory planning methodologies.