Production Planning Manager, CRM

Production Planning Manager, CRM

As one of the world´s leading manufacturers of cardio
- and endovascular medical devices, BIOTRONIK is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and represented in over 100 countries by its global workforce. The work of our committed, highly specialized, exceptionally skilled employees results in crucial advancements in the world of cardiology and changes the lives of patients every day.

The Production Planning Manager will be accountable for meeting the department goals, responsible to provide reliable production schedule in the manufacturing line, monitor and control schedule to meet demand fulfillment. In addition, ensure that master data in SAP are setup and maintained according to actual performance to ensure data integrity, consistency and accuracy.

The Production Planning Manager maintain close alignment with supply chain counterparts in headquarter (HQ). To ensure production continuity, raw material supply management is also part of his/her responsibility, to work closely with inter-department to ensure that there are sufficient supplies availabilities. To maintain cost effectiveness, he/she tracks and controls inventory of all materials within the entire manufacturing site, providing timely feedback to inter department as required.

He/she establishes and maintains effective leadership and communication with employees, internal/external customers and other stakeholders.

**Your Responsibilities**:

- Lead production planning function, ensure that there is alignment according to business goal among interdepartmental activities within the entire CRM business unit
- Ensure accurate forecast for budgeting of costs, resources and timelines for all production planning activities
- Participate in project reviews to assess new product or variant planning processes to ensure effective transfer.
- Identify improvement on reporting and monitoring to increase data transparency within entire CRM Operations to enhance operational efficiency. Collaborate with internal and global partners to develop & visualize data through the introduction of QlikSense, Business Intelligence/Object Report
- Develop and maintain production planning and inventory management key performance indicator (KPIs) such as inventory, lead time, aging and WIP status that support the key business drivers and be responsible for each metric’s performance
- Communicate effectively with the Operations Director and other functional departments, informing and updating them regularly with regards to delivery status, materials availability, and operation problems
- Manage and motivate the team to encourage efficiency and adherence to quality standards. Maintain a positive department attitude and ensure that all employees under supervision are aligned with the company goals
- Develop, plan, manage and maintain a systematic workflow to meet delivery schedules in an efficient and cost-effective manner
- Manage and implement continuous improvement and lean projects to enhance planning process efficiency and reliability using Six Sigma methodology
- Carry out supervisory responsibilites in accordance with company policies and applicable laws. Supervisory responsibilites include the selection, training, and development, assigning work, conduct performance review and performance management of employee
- Develop and maximise contribution of team members, assess talent, identify promotional opportunities and develop succession plans

**Production Planning Responsibilities**:

- Translating demand requirement to production planning & prioritization, escalation when there is risk to fulfill
- Perform production reporting in SAP and planning systems (WayRTS)
- In accordance to planning cycle of the entire supply network, analyze constraints and propose resolution
- Support strategic growth planning and execution, correlating long term demand to capacity, establish capacity requirement planning (CRP) for all current and future products
- According to planning parameters influence to demand and supply requirements, perform SAP master data maintenance of to optimize planning outputs and efficiency
- Analyze manufacturing orders performance and work closely with inter department to maintain highest level of data integrity in SAP.
- Perform data analysis to enhance effectiveness and efficiency
- Enhance planning tracking and provide data transparency through dashboard reporting and status updates

**Demand and Supply Management**:

- Maintain close collaboration with inter department such as production, quality, engineering, purchasing, logistic, supplier, etc. to ensure customers’ requirements are met in timely and efficient manner
- Generate MRP in SAP based on demand and capacity planning
- Determine safety stock level keeping for all material types based on demand and lead time
- Monitor material availability to ensure no line interruption and escalate material shortage timely
- Work closely with customers and inter department dur