The Master Planner is responsible for generating the Master Plan, Monthly and Weekly Production Plan and set the overall production priorities to meet customer demand, forecasts, finished goods inventory and production line efficiency goals.

He / she leads the production planning and scheduling activities to ensure continuity of supply to the bottlers.
Other key activities include collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment activities with the bottling system.
The Master Planner is a key member of the CPS Shanghai plant, who sets the priorities for production to ensure optimal production and continuous supply / fulfilment to the regions.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:
1. Develops the Master Plan
- Establish the master plan and weekly production plan for the company by converting demand (forecast, customer orders, customer schedules, commercialization timeline etc) into a feasible production plan to ensure matched sets of materials and capacities are available to meet the needs of customers in a cost-effective and production efficient manner. Ensure production plan and manufacturing schedules covers immediate and future demand.
- Revisit and revise plan (if necessary) to incorporate changes either internally or externally driven (eg, changes in customer prioritizes). Drive and communicate the plans to all functions responsible for execution.
- Identify, negotiate and drive resolution of any conflicts related to material availability, capacity and order promise integrity.
- Maintain production stability, optimum inventory levels and resource utilization per the business rules, while meeting the needs of the customers.
- Support supply point optimization initiatives for the region.

2. Collaborative planning, forecast and replenishment
- Lead in the collaborative planning, forecast and replenishment activities with the bottling system. It encompasses production scheduling and finished goods inventory management.
- Ensure operation leads Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) routines are periodically held with all bottling operations.

3. Lead in the Monthly S & OP Review
- Lead in the Monthly S & OP Review, highlight critical business issues and bottlenecks that may potentially impact the achievement of the Master Schedule and overall plant objectives. Examples include impact on customer satisfaction and product availability, production capacities, bottle-neck areas and inventory levels.

4. Maintenance of Planning System / tools / processes
- Ownership of MRP II / SCE measures.
- Documentation of planning / scheduling guidelines and processes.
- Support the analysis, development and implementation of new planning system / process, if required.
- Conduct and support ad hoc business analysis and Management Reviews.
- Drive and replicate supply chain operational excellence and best practices.

5. Support Business Planning
- Generate the annual production budget and support long range planning activities.