Production planning and Scheduling
Ford Motor Company
The position will also support allocation changes, management reporting, process improvements, and identification of opportunities to improve planning processes, technology, and business outcomes.
- Develop the Operating Plan (Op Plan) in alignment with the monthly sales program and demand requirements.
- Develop optimized and buildable operating plans for manufacturing plants, considering demand and operational constraints.
- Prepare and maintain production schedules for plants based on agreed operating plans.
- Collaborate with Sales and Plant teams to understand demand changes, production constraints, and business priorities.
- Evaluate and support change requests affecting operating plans and production schedules.
- Support interim product or volume allocation changes arising from changing business conditions.
- Prepare and maintain key management reports related to production planning and operational performance.
- Contribute to the creation, implementation, and continuous improvement of planning principles, processes, and standards.
- Take ownership of assigned deliverables, including work estimation, planning, coordination, and communication with process analysts and stakeholders.
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve business processes, planning technology, and operational efficiency.
- Identify potential requirement gaps, dependencies, and planning risks and communicate them proactively to relevant stakeholders.
- Work cross-functionally to maintain alignment between sales requirements and plant production plans.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (B.E./B.Tech) or an equivalent relevant qualification.
- Understanding of production planning, manufacturing planning, or production scheduling.
- Ability to translate sales demand into feasible plant production plans.
- Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to coordinate effectively with Sales, Manufacturing/Plant, and business stakeholders.
- Ability to manage changing priorities and respond to business-driven planning changes.
- Ability to identify planning gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities proactively.
If applicable to your environment, consider specifying the actual planning systems required, such as:
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Python ,SQL
- Supply chain planning or Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) tools
- Power BI for management reporting