Production Planner SAAB Abu Dhabi

An exciting job opportunity has been announced by SAAB for the job role of Production Planner in Abu Dhabi. The selected candidate will contribute to all Production and Supply Chain activities, focus on production planning  as well as storage management.

Duties of A Production Planner

• Implement MRP for supply chain activities including building structure.
• Create Manufacturing Shop Orders using MRP. Review and update all open shop orders as needed.
• Create Material Requisitions for Purchasing, including quantities and required dates.
• Manage that material is available in time for production.
• Storage management and focus on stock turnover.
• Support manufacturing by creating production schedules.
• Collaborate with Supply chain and Engineering to coordinate Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
• Collaborate with cross functional groups including Logistics, Supply Chain, Sales and Engineering.
• Be a subject matter expert of the production/material process flow and be a partner to the Manufacturing team.
• Work with manufacturing and support teams to establish and improve processes.

Requirements of Production Planner

The requirements for role of Production Planner are as under:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience in Supply Chain Planning, Master Scheduling, Inventory, and/or Operations Planning.
• Experience in scheduling manufacturing and production control techniques.
• Prefer experience with ERP systems and planning software.

Skills & Knowledge Desired

• Strong communication, presentation, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Sound leadership qualities and demonstrated good judgment.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office experience required.
• Electronics or Electromechanical industry experience preferable but not essential.
• Understanding in ISO-9001, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma is highly desirable.
• Ability to communicate well with all levels of staff and with other departments.
• You must be able to express yourself in English, both oral and in written word.
• Driver’s license essential.

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