Production Planning Specialist
- Schaeffler
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- ZAR 450,000 – ZAR 600,000
Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.
Your Key Responsibilities
Analyse open customer orders and formulate a production schedule based on customer forecasts, requirement dates, production capacities and material/component availability;
Arrange, schedule and prioritize sequences, quantities and target date based on DCC (demand capacity checks);
Determine daily work order sequence and level weekly sequence planning on a daily basis. (Production scheduling);
Execute load balancing calculations and cooperate with master planning for optimized plans;
Monitor deliveries as scheduled and propose measures in case of deviation.
Your Qualifications
- National Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Logistics or Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering or equivalent;
- Experienced professional with 5 to 10 years experience in production planning in a similar environment;
- Experience in SAP mandatory;
- Proficient in English as a working language;
- Analytical thinking skills and results oriented;
- Ability to handle and manage stress.
We look forward to your application.
Your contact
Schaeffler South Africa (Pty.) Ltd.
Georgiana-Eliza Ungureanu
Keywords: Experienced; Professional; Full-Time; Unlimited; Supply Chain Management;
Skills
- SAP
- Production Planning
- Demand Forecasting
- Supply Chain Management
- Load Balancing
- Analytical Thinking
- Stress Management








