Analyst: Supply Chain at Capitec Bank

About the role

• As a Supply Chain Analyst you will be responsible for contributing towards the effective functioning of the cash management supply chain, and especially the Cash Planning function through applying analytical and various process management techniques to identify areas of improvements / enhanced efficiency within the cash management supply chain, whilst providing support for the greater cash planning team, Identification of cost saving methods to support the development of a more sustainable cash management function and  effective operational planning and execution of the cash value chain and life cycle.

Our ideal candidate has

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering
• 5+ Years of experience in a Supply Chain and Logistics in FMCG, Manufacturing environment
• Experience in resource planning and scheduling.
• Data visualisation tools and technologies
• Proficient in Excel

Knowledge

• Supply chain management
• Continuous improvement techniques and methodologies
• Process management techniques
• Data and analytics
• Planning and forecasting processes and technologies Basic knowledge of project management principles
• Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) accreditation and principles

What you will be doing

Planning, Forecasting and Scheduling

Responsible for making the relevant adjustments to the client demand forecasts, in line with the short to medium-term environmental variables and influences.

• Verify and adjust daily system recommendations to align with market influence.
• Inventory buffer profiles and level determinations.
• Identify trends relating to areas in forecasts that needs to be adjusted, and address discrepancies on system-level.
• Raise adjusted forecasts at forecasting committee to inform managerial decision making.
• Determine resource requirements based on the forecast and conduct resource capacity planning to ensure timely movement of cash.

Executing And Expediting Load Plan

• Track progress of orders (cash deliveries to devices) and monitor vendors or stakeholders (suppliers / technical teams / maintenance teams / property teams) to determine delays.
• Escalate discrepancies or delays to relevant parties to resolve.

Continuous Improvement

• Support Manager: Cash Planning with data and analytics to motivate suggestions for improvement and prioritisation of solutions.
• Work with Manager: Cash Planning and provide data that will inform continuous improvement of Cash Planning Processes.
• Actively participate and deliver analytical support during cross-departmental / cross-functional projects and Initiatives 
• Take ownership of allocated small-scale end-to-end process enhancement initiatives (operational in nature).

Verification Analysis and Reporting

• Identify trends in service delays (internal and external) and process deviations. Propose solutions to optimise resources in the longer term.
• Monitor performance of vendors / third parties against Service Level Agreements (SLA) and raise poor performance to Management.
• Analyse statistics relating to cash availability across devices and report on performance.
• Analyse, compare and verify cash planning inputs vs. outputs in line with agreed targets. Highlight discrepancies and propose corrective action to support operational decision making.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with stakeholders inside and outside of the Function, and build effective working relationships that will support the achievement of Cash Planning and Management objectives.
• Support the Head: Cash Management with data and analytics during Reserve Bank interactions.
• Educate relevant internal stakeholders across the Bank on Cash Planning initiatives and clarify roles and responsibilities in order to execute on commitments and project deliverables.