Planning Engineer

About the Role

HARTING Technology Group is a leading international supplier of industrial connectivity, connecting customers to their digital future.

Key Responsibilities

• Review MD06 daily for in-house production material.
• Customer Order Handling:
• Including part creation, BOM, routing, and workflow.
• Create material codes for finished goods and sub-parts.
• Create production flow and routing until production.
• Verify order elements (part number, quantity, price, delivery terms, payment terms) against quotations or SAP workflows.
• Create customer master data, conditions, and customer material numbers in SAP (transactions: XD01, VK11, VD51).
• Input sales orders in SAP (transaction: VA01).
• Monitor sales order changes (delivery schedule, order quantity, price) and record reasons.
• Obtain customer acknowledgement for any order changes.
• Monitor backlog sales orders daily and reschedule by BOP.
• Handle customer cancellation requests for global “A” & “E” articles, recording the reason and selecting "Reason For Rejection".
• For global “C”, “K”, “Z”, “G” articles, cancellation is not allowed unless excess material costs are absorbed by the customer or other written agreements exist.
• Purchase Order Handling:
• Call up MRP list (MD06) and Stock/Requirements list (MD04) after MRP run.
• For global materials, verify purchase orders are placed with GRAG vendors.
• For local materials, convert Planned Orders to Purchase Requisitions to Purchase Orders manually.
• Verify purchase price, delivery/payment terms.
• Print PO for approval.
• Send approved POs to suppliers and follow up for acknowledgement within 2 working days.
• Input PO confirmed date into SAP for local materials.
• Maintain close connection with suppliers to follow up on POs and adjust delivery dates as needed.
• Coordinate with Customs Clearance/shipping and suppliers for efficient and economic transportation.
• Monitor/fix backlog purchase orders daily and follow up on any delays.
• Identify supplier shortages and communicate with relevant parties to develop a recovery delivery plan.
• Check shipment discrepancy reports and follow up on credit notes, debit notes, or replacements from suppliers.
• Work with suppliers and SQE for replacement or credit notes for non-conforming material.
• Cooperate with Purchasing to evaluate supplier service regularly.
• Communicate forecast information to suppliers to improve delivery performance.
• Production Orders:
• Create Production Orders or fix Planned Orders in MD04 after checking component status to confirm customer orders within three days.
• Create and issue Production Orders to the shop floor.
• Notify relevant departments if finished goods material status is “03” or "05".
• Monitor backlog Production Orders daily and coordinate with departments to ensure timely completion.
• Inform production supervisors of any delays and identify root causes to develop a recovery delivery plan.
• Confirm Production Orders upon completion of production/deliveries.
• Inventory Maintenance & Safety Stock:
• Monitor and adjust safety stock and minimum lot size monthly based on consumption and forecast.
• Maintain records of safety stock adjustments.
• Monitor stock levels and identify stock days on hand.
• Work with relevant departments or suppliers to define proper lot size or MOQ.
• Control inventory to a reasonable level.
• Maintenance of Inventory, Inbound, outbound monitoring, Material Put away, Raw materials, WIP, FG maintenance and Reporting.
• Workflow Releasing:
• Release workflow based on information from GPM or project leader, following company-defined rules.
• Inform LS timely when workflow is done in the system.
• Cross-check TP, MOQ, and LT released based on the responsibility matrix.
• Maintain the link between *YYC and non-YYC parts if part numbers end in *YYC.

Benefits

• Staff insurance coverage (APAC).