Production Planning Associate Analyst

Overview

The Production Planner Associate Analyst is responsible for supporting short-, mid-, and long-term production and materials planning to ensure product availability, optimal capacity utilization, and efficient supply chain performance. This role requires strong analytical skills, cross-functional coordination, and the ability to work with ERP and planning systems to maintain accurate data and resolve operational issues.

Key Responsibilities

Production & Materials Planning

• Develop and update weekly and monthly supply, production, or materials plans to ensure service levels, capacity alignment, and product availability.
• Monitor material requirements (MRP), production schedules, and capacity constraints to ensure synchronization between finished goods demand and supply capabilities.
• Provide long-term planning support through data and scenario analysis for extended production or network planning cycles.

Inventory & Network Health

• Track inventory performance across the network, identifying risks such as shortages or overstocks.
• Recommend adjustments to improve inventory health and distribution efficiency.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with production, logistics, procurement, and quality teams to resolve constraints and maintain an aligned end-to-end supply plan.
• Communicate planning changes, risks, and mitigation actions to stakeholders.

Issue & Exception Management

• Identify planning deviations, delays, or gaps in material availability.
• Analyze root causes and propose corrective actions using ERP tools and planning methodologies.

Required Skills & Knowledge

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (desirable), preferably related to Supply Chain.

Language

• Advanced English (B2, C1, or C2).

Excel Proficiency (Intermediate)

• Formulas & Functions: VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, IF statements, and conditional formatting for data analysis.
• Data Organization & Cleaning: Sorting, filtering, Remove Duplicates, Text to Columns, Flash Fill.
• Pivot Tables & Charts: Categorizing data by product, date, or quantity and using filters to extract insights.
• Data Validation: Creating drop-down lists, restrictions, and error messages for data accuracy.
• Conditional Formatting: Highlighting trends, outliers, and key indicators.

ERP Systems

Experience working with planning or supply chain platforms such as:

• SAP ECC/S4
• OMP
• Oracle
• IBP

Experience

• 1 to 3 years of experience in planning roles involving:
• Short-, mid-, and long-term planning
• Production and materials planning (MRP)
• Inventory and network monitoring
• Cross-functional supply chain alignment