Production and Supply Scheduler

1 month ago

Cardiff, United Kingdom Eakin Healthcare Group Full time

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

Reporting to the Senior Production & Supply Scheduler you will be planning the production across your designated value stream and ordering and expediting a range of finished goods from supplier.

You will work as part of the supply and execution team but have close partnerships with our manufacturing production management teams, supervisors and line leads within the facility.

You will be accountable for generating production schedules across all production lines, including final packing and sampling, to satisfy customer demand and maximise production efficiency.

**KEY ACTIVITIES**
- Provide real time co-ordination and optimisation of materials and production schedules within the immediate horizon.
- Reduce costs and increase efficiency and productivity by creating effective schedules.
- Develop a strong understanding of the production processes and be able to generate and maintain effective daily and weekly schedules. Being the key support to manufacturing on daily operational deliverance, optimising, and balancing production lines for the best financial outcome.
- Solve conflicts, seek to improve processes and systems, and help fulfil company and manufacturing expectations.
- Inventory Management - Support decisions around stock holding policy, monitor stock levels and work with Supply Planner to ensure optimal stock holding to support customer rand business needs.
- Design, develop and document the detailed scheduling processes.
- Provide visibility of production schedules and production order status to all internal stakeholders, and the corrective actions taken in recovering arrears and unscheduled stoppages.
- Provide timely responses to all stakeholder queries and requests.
- Liaise with Procurement team to alleviate any material constraints and provide visibility of future material requirements.
- Interface with wider Supply Planning team, Production and Demand Management to ensure on time delivery of our customers’ orders.
- Recording and reporting of Supply Planning KPIs as requested by Supply Planning Manager.
- Supporting Supply Planning and wider business continuous improvement projects and objectives.
- Supporting the review and maintenance of key planning parameters for FG and sub assembly SKUs.
- Supporting R&D process with scheduling of new product introductions and trials**.**:

- Order and expedite FG SKUs from external Suppliers as required. Resolve invoice queries with suppliers
- Management of intercompany orders within Eakin Healthcare.

**Other**
- To adhere to the company’s Equal Opportunities policy and Dignity at work policy in all activities and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible
- To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the company’s’ Health and Safety policy
- To adhere to the company’s Quality policy and Environmental policy
- To undertake other duties as may be reasonably required

**KEY SKILLS**

**Essential**
- Strong Excel and data analysis skills within Excel.
- A logical thinker with strong numerical, analytical and evaluation skills.
- A desire to work toward best in class.
- Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
- Ability to create and understand reports to make production decisions.
- Demonstrable high standard of IT Skills.
- GSCE’s (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to block out noise and focus on the right priorities.
- Ability to solve problems proactively and an effective decision maker.
- Flexible, adaptable, and eager to learn.

**Desirable**
- Previous experience with Sage X3.
- Recognised Supply Chain qualification / certificate
- Experience of ordering from external suppliers
- An understanding of fundamental lean Six Sigma concepts and tools
- 5S methodologies

**KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS**

**Internal**
- Interact cross-functionally and cross-site within the manufacturing teams, warehousing, and procurement.
- Collaborate within operations team to ensure the immediate and short-term planning and execution plans are well understood and communicated.
- Communicate with and provide best service to sales, customer services and demand team.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
- Occasional Travel Requirements to other sites within UK.
- Working pattern, Monday to Friday based onsite, full-time in Cardiff

**COMPETENCIES**

**Problem solving **- Generates and promotes solutions. Sees clearly which is the best way forward. Able to make decisions and commitments within appropriate time frame.

**Strategic Awareness** - Maintains a strong awareness of long-term goals and plans, keeping the future eventualities and possibilities in mind. Thinks in a global way and sees the bigger picture. Is likely to make impact on future direction and outcomes

**Resilience** - Can work under pressure, remains calm, thinks clearly, and manages emotion under pressure. Addresses issues without being aggressive or c

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