Planner

Position

The Production Planner is the cornerstone of production planning, ensuring alignment between market demand and the company's production capacity.

Job responsibilities

• Define and implement long-term, medium-term, and short-term production plans in collaboration with the Business Unit, ensuring resource optimization and alignment with the Company objectives.
• Constantly monitor production progress and adapt plans in collaboration with the Business Unit based on demand variations and market needs.
• Ensure the preparation of executive summaries and reporting deliveries for the entire company as well as for the Corporate Management.
• Deeply analyze demand, identifying trends and seasonality.
• Establish production priorities based on commercial needs and resources availability.
• Ensure timely deliveries according to the Go To Market calendar.
• Oversee the planning of restocks, capsules, events, uniforms, PR/VIC garments, to promptly respond to commercial requests (also in terms of feasibility).
• Ensure the planning of Essentials, monitoring their progress (needs analysis, evaluation of raw material availability and their replenishment, supplier capacity and lead times, production order launches).
• Constantly monitor inventory levels of raw materials for Essentials and Carry Over, optimizing replenishment processes.
• Work closely with other Supply Chain functions (Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, etc.) to ensure an efficient flow of materials and finished products.
• Promote continuous information exchange between Supply Chain functions and other Company's functions, with the aim of ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Constantly collaborate with IT and the relevant Company's functions, both internal and external to the Supply Chain, for the refinement of planning processes and the updating/development of IT tools.

Profile

• Bachelor/Master’s degree in Engineering/Statistics/Mathematics
• Professional knowledge of Microsoft office (in particular, Excel, Access and Power Point)
• Strong analytical skills with attitude to details and critical thinking
• Great communication and collaboration skills
• Preferred: 2 years of experience in a consultancy firm or in the Supply chain / Planning department of medium/big companies
• Proficiency in English