Downstream Planner

Your Mission:

Responsible for converting demand forecast and customer orders into executable production and supply plans. The main goal is to ensure product availability whole optimising production efficiency, inventory and service levels.

What will you do?

Production Planning

• Translate demand plans into weekly or daily production schedules.
• Align with manufacturing, procurement, replenishment and logistics to ensure component and capacity availability.
• Optimise production sequencing to minimise waste and delays.
• Monitor and adjust plans to meet changing demand or supply disruptions.

Performance Management

• Track and report on performance KPIs such as OTDS, Plan Adherence, BOL etc
• Meet daily, weekly and monthly production targets for quality, service and line output.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis for missed plans and take corrective actions
• Record non-conformances and support in Root Cause Analysis and corrective implementation.

Cross Functional Coordination

• Contribute ideas to improve productivity and process reliability.
• Collaborate with Demand Planning, manufacturing, Sales, Procurement and Logistics.
• Support and participate in the SIOP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) process.
• Communicate production constraints and propose trade offs when demand exceeds supply.

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

• Industrial engineering, supply chain, operations management or related.
• +3 years in production scheduling, material planning, or supply chain coordination.
• Strong understanding in Supply Chain principles production processes and planning systems.
• Experience with ERP systems and planning tools (e.g. SAP, Kinaxis Oracle)
• Proficiency in excel and data analysis.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World's most sustainable corporations

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and 'inclusion' is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

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Client-provided location(s): Johannesburg, South Africa

Job ID: Schneider_Electric-https://careers.se.com/jobs/101286?lang=en-us

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-11-07T18:43:40