Production Planning Manager
• Daily Odoo MRP run: execute the daily MRP cycle translating stock positions and demand signals into Work Order releases.
• Phased Sales WO release coordination (SL-G04): manage the phased release of Work Orders in line with the, in coordination with the Sales Operations Officer.
• Master Production Schedule: own and maintain a 4-week rolling production schedule balancing the 8 production sections against the elevators/day target.
• Material readiness coordination: coordinate daily kit availability with the Group Warehouse and factory-internal Store Keepers to prevent stock-outs on the active MTS SKUs.
• MTS Kanban pull-flow management: manage the 7-level Kanban system end to end (raw material → machine operating → forming → welding → coating → assembly → dispatch), maintaining Safety Stock, Reorder Point and Max Stock discipline per ABC SKU classification.
• Team leadership: manage and develop the Scheduling Officer, who owns the daily dispatch plan and real-time Work Order progress monitoring.
Skills
• 3+ years of production planning experience in a Make-to-Stock (MTS) manufacturing environment
• Working proficiency with Odoo or an equivalent ERP/MRP system
• Strong Excel and MRP / material-planning analytical skills
• Industrial or manufacturing sector background; elevator or MEP component manufacturing is an advantage
• Working English required; Arabic an advantage