Depending on the business, the nature of the job of the production planner may vary. However, in general, the duties of a production planner will be production-related activities.
When enterprises expand production, the demand for related positions also increases. In particular, a production planner is a significant position and plays a pivotal role in the development of a production company or organization. Do you know what a production planner does? Are the recruitment requirements high? Navigos Search will provide you with the most accurate answers via the sharing below.
1. What are the duties of a production planner?
In most businesses, the duties of a production planner are:
- Receive production orders
- Conduct production planning: completion time, materials, machines, labor, etc.
- Follow up and monitor the progress of the implementation according to the plan set
- Manage all records and related documents
- Adjust and overcome problems such as lack of raw materials, shortage of production workers, or mechanical equipment failure
- Support related parties in the plan implementation
- Ensure production quality is under regulatory standards
- Proactively contact customers to get feedback or resolve complaints when the project completes
- Report work and suggest methods to improve performance (if any) to superiors
This position undertakes multitudinous duties
2. Common mistakes in the profession of production planner
Overestimate profit in production plan
It's widely thought that putting high-profit numbers into business planning will attract many investors. However, this is a misconception because giving high business profit figures compared to reality will make investors underestimate the business's plan.
Have no clear goals and plans
Another mistake of production planning is not giving a clear target. If there is no specific goal for each stage, investors will think the business is delusional and uncertain.
Make financial plans incompletely
The general tendency of managers before investing in a field is to know clearly how much money they invest and what the business uses that money for to generate profits. Therefore, if the production planner makes plans that do not clarify this issue, it will not be appreciated.
Do not understand the principle of distribution operation
The distribution system is a primary factor in production because it is the way for enterprises to bring products to customers. In practice, however, many enterprises still have not clearly stated the costs of input, production operation, and contingency, as well as expenses incurred in the current production and business reports. That will make production more difficult.
The most common mistakes
3. Indicators of a professional production planner
A professional production planner will have good qualifications, work experience, and many other factors. Based on that, enterprises recruiting production planners will have specific criteria to evaluate potential candidates for this position judiciously.
Extensive expertise and experience
This position plays a crucial role in the business, so it is necessary to have extensive expertise. They must be well-trained in production, sales, or marketing, have at least two years of working experience in a similar position, and understand production activities, plans, fields, or production lines of the company they want to work for.
Proficiency in high-tech support tools
Professional production planners must have computer skills. In addition to Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, they need to be proficient in using production software and support tools to do multiple jobs at once, helping save time.
Plan-making and process planning skills
Plan-making and process planning skills are also some of the most critical skills for this position. When getting the gist of the production planner's job and mastering the requirements, criteria, stages, and attributes of the product, production planners will create the most appropriate plans for the production process.
Logical thinking
The ability to think and analyze is necessary for production planners to handily research and understand market and user needs to flexibly adjust and change the production plan effectively.
Candidates need to arm themselves with many skills and qualities
Agility and ability to solve problems
During the production process, it is inevitable that problems will arise. Therefore, the person undertaking this position must have excellent problem-solving skills. They need to quickly and calmly learn about the cause of the problem and then come up with the best solution to avoid affecting the business and customers.
4. The salary of production planners
The salary of a production planner will usually range from VND 7 to VND 15 million per month. Experienced people can get a higher salary. When undertaking this position well for 3 - 5 years and continuing to improve capacity, production planners can be promoted to senior positions such as Head of Production Planning, Production Manager, or Chief Product Officer in the business to earn a high income.
5. Recruiting excellent production planners at Navigos Search
Established in 2002, Navigos Search is currently Vietnam's leading middle and high-level "talent hunting" company.
Our consultants are all experienced recruiters and specialize in one or a few specific areas. With professional knowledge and scientific working process, they will accurately grasp the recruitment requirements of your business to conduct a thorough search, screening, and interview and bring you the best candidates.
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