Production Planner - Rainbow Chicken

The successful candidate will develop and manage forward production plans that balance forecasted bird supply, customer demand, production capacity and national planning priorities. This role requires close collaboration with Agriculture, Processing, Quality, Distribution, Sales and other planning teams to deliver customer service targets while optimising product mix and profitability.

• A relevant Degree or Supply Chain diploma.
• SAPICS qualification would be advantageous.

• 3-5 years operational experience in Farms Planning, Outbound Supply Chain Planning or Production Planning.

• Proactive, accountable and deadline driven.
• Detail-oriented and comfortable working under pressure.
• Able to prioritise and plan ahead.
• Confident working with stakeholders at all organisational levels.
• Capable of making sound decisions when complete information is not available.
• Curious, innovative and willing to challenge existing ways of working.
• Effective at influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong understanding of production-planning processes, plant capacity and supply-chain principles.
• Strong spreadsheet and Microsoft Office skills.
• SAP experience or knowledge of a supply-chain planning tool.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making ability.
• Good interpersonal, negotiation, verbal and written communication skills.