Ability to: collect and interpret sales and/or market forecast information, such as liaising with sales departments/functions and/or direct contact with customers identify production priorities to meet customer/market expectations identify and confirm resource requirements to meet the schedule, such as stock levels, equipment availability and capacity, personnel, storage capacity, and transport, and where required, identify alternate sources of supply for resources in short supply develop a schedule to match production priorities to available resources, such as consulting relevant personnel to confirm schedule feasibility, and notifying relevant personnel of any possibility that demand cannot be met within required timeframe record and communicate the schedule in appropriate formats, such as use of software and communicating information to meet workplace and audience requirements monitor actual production and materials usage levels against production plan to identify variances and take appropriate corrective action, including assessing the consequences of any adjustments to the schedule for the customer, the company and resource availability adjust the schedule in response to typical and atypical variables affecting achievement of schedule respond to unplanned events to minimise disruption and optimise efficiency confirm that resources and personnel are available to meet amended schedule and, if not, take action to secure requirements communicate schedule changes to affected personnel track and investigate variance to identify cause follow review procedures to identify opportunities to improve scheduling process follow procedures to adopt and communicate improvements to the scheduling process use planning and systems control software according to enterprise procedures match work allocation to competencies available in the work team according to enterprise procedures use communication skills to interpret and complete work information to support operations of work team or area use communication skills to consult and communicate with relevant personnel demonstrate and support cooperative work practices within a culturally diverse workforce |