Manufacturing Planner

Manufacturing planner

The job

The ManufacturingPlanner will ensure product delivery in line with customer requirements. By planning the workload and proposing manufacturing assumptions, he/she will help decide on the best manufacturing strategy. He/she will ensure that quality KPIs are met and continuously improved to support the company's objectives.

The Manufacturing Planner must have strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders. The ability to communicate detailed, technical and forecasting information is mandatory to ensure the team meets key performance indicators (KPIs), internal compliance procedures and overall customer satisfaction.

The Manufacturing Planer will often travel (all AAF sites, customer sites, supplier sites etc).

**Tasks:

• Analyze the Funnel and convert into factory loading plan.
• Define the different factory loading at short and long term.
• Identify, classify, and plan the needs of strategic supplies and (filter element, material, transport, fabrication)
• Convert the SIOP in sub assembly and parts short term and long-term forecast.
• Follow up the factory’s capacities through Celoxis, check the important milestones regularly with Business support engineer, project management and factory’s managers.
• Define standard schedule by product by factory including the supply chain.
• Define the factory capacity and its efficiency.
• Identify the loading modulation opportunities.
• Create a visual follow up of the order portfolio and clearly categorize the project (standard, nearly standard, project )
• Follow up industrialization process and FPQ of product.
• Define the risk and opportunities linked to products and manufacturing locations.

The **ideal profile:
He or she has/knows:

• At least 2/3 years' higher education in supply chain or logistics.
• Previous project management training.
• An experience as a manufacturing planner
• Background in a manufacturing or engineering company.
• Background in international sourcing, cost reduction, supplier improvement, lean.
• Background in of planning software, ideally Celoxis and MSPN
• Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems
• How to work on several projects at the same time
• How to use a wide range of software

General **skills:

• Be open-minded and a force for change
• Analytical skills
• Good communication skills (internal and external)
• Able to collaborate with all levels of the organization.
• Adaptability, flexibility
• Fluent english
• Enjoys traveling (frequent trips between AAF sites, customer sites, etc.).

Who we are

AAF International is a global leader in the design and manufacture of Air Filtration Systems, Acoustic Systems and associated products and services. We are part of a global powerhouse that uses Filtration to transform the world.

We invest in our people, and our people invest in our customers and communities. This mutual commitment is a foundation for our growth. So is an inclusive culture that encourages everyone to come to work as their whole selves and come together as a team that welcomes unique ideas, perspectives and backgrounds.

We’re not just innovating on the outside. We’re innovating on the inside to unlock people’s unlimited potential and bring out the diverse and ground breaking ideas that will help us solve today’s most pressing challenges.

We offer more than a pay check. AAF is where you’ll be heard, be valued, belong — and be able to make your mark.

Our Company Values:
We endeavour to create a work environment that reflects the culture of the company, and we encourage every member of our staff to embrace our commitment to be:

• Professional
• Quality Driven
• Goal Orientated
• Customer Focused
• Flexible
• Open & Integrated
• Continuously Improving