Production Planner

Production Planner - Draeger UK & Ireland - Job-ID V000006854

Blyth

**The Job Responsibilities**
All employees have a responsibility to comply with the Integrated Management System (IMS) and minimise any impact on the environment whilst carrying out their duties.

**Daily Planning Process**
- Generation of daily production schedules
- Review and resolve MRP exceptions using SAP reports and transactions.
- Maintain the production firm zone for all sub assembly components within your work package. (2 weeks Rolling)
- Attend the daily production meeting to discuss plan attainment, capacity, inbound materials and quality concerns. Ensure any open issues are dealt with effectively following the Draeger escalation process if necessary.
- Review, plan and release abnormal demand report ensuring decisions are focused on what is best for the whole customer base.
- Review, plan and release intercompany orders using our Draeger bespoke plant to plant process (ZPTP)
- Review order revising system for improvement requests (UK & Ireland), review materials, capacity and re-plan where possible.
- Review planning books to identify fluctuations in demand, where possible use production levelling techniques to balance flow lines.
- Review Draeger bespoke forecasting tool (ZDPS) for items which fall outside of acceptable stocking parameters and ensure most suitable options are utilised.

**Master Data Creation & Maintenance**
- Responsible for the creation and maintenance of SAP views MRP1, MRP2, MRP3, MRP4, Forecasting, Work Scheduling, GPD / Storage 1 & GPD Storage 2.
- Manage deletion workflows to ensure master data on obsolete items is up to date in the SAP system.
- Working alongside material expediting you will periodically review safety stocks on inbound materials to ensure continuity in supply whilst also maintaining cycle turn targets.
- Periodically review abnormal demand quantities based on global guidelines.
- Periodically review lot size parameters based on global guidelines using ABC/XYZ methodologies.
- Maintain lead time off-set in production BOM’s to ensure production schedules are aligned to current manufacturing methods.
- Review DCR/DCO requests and make any necessary adjustments to the SAP system to minimise slow moving stock or dead inventory. All exceptions are to be flagged in SAP using the low cycle turns indicator for reporting purposes.
- Maintain total replenishment lead times for all materials based on the latest business conditions or lead time reduction initiatives.
- Maintain business model criteria ATO/MTO/CTO/PTO based on global guidelines and local knowledge of material types.
- Maintain planning profile on materials which are deemed as suitable for forecasting based on analysis of past sales and business plans.

**Business Support**
- You will become a member of the Draeger Cross Functional Excellence team (GFE) attending daily stand up meetings using the Agile project management philosophy to solve problems and implement new initiatives.
- Provide general support to production helping to resolve booking issues and other ad-hoc requests which could impact customer OTIF or create inaccuracies within the system.
- Raise works orders and plan bespoke build requests working alongside design engineers and production engineering.
- Where possible create works orders to handle rework requests and seek opportunities to release blocked stock into unrestricted.
- You may be expected to represent the planning department as project support for new product introductions, changes to existing product or changes to the manufacturing processes.

Provide information to the warehouse function on overdue line items which are impacting customer OTIF along with recovery plans.

**Your Qualifications**
- Preferably degree educated in a technical discipline or extensive experience in high volume repetitve manufacturing

**The Dräger Workplace** Benefits**

25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to purchase up to 5 additional days

Subsidised canteen

Discounted critical illness cover, dental cover and partner life assurance

Gym membership discounts - up to 25%

Healthcare cash plan

MyClub Nissan car scheme

Discounted shopping & leisure vouchers

Flexi scheme

Hybrid working available

Charity Giving scheme

Cycle to Work

**Who we are**

**What we offer**

**If you have any questions, please contact**
Nicole Stoker