Inventory Deployment Planner at The South African Breweries (SAB)

The key purpose of the Inventory Deployment Planner is to  coordinate the movements of finished goods and empty containers between Breweries, DC’s and Distributors to ensure key KPI’s are delivered. This is a shift-based position outside of normal working hours and business days. Responsible for managing relations across all levels internally and externally to ensure that stakeholders are aligned to finished goods replenishment.. The incumbent is also responsible for the on-time deployment of empty containers to eliminate packaging downtime. To achieve the objectives of this role, the incumbent is responsible for delivery of Inventory Deployment KPIs as defined and within SAB standards

Key roles and responsibilities

The key accountabilities for this role include but are not restricted to:

•  Plan and optimise finished goods stock levels between Breweries, DC’s and Distributors
•  Revision of the DSNP plan to protect service levels
•  Revision of the Shipment Scheduler plan to increase weight per shipment
•  Amendments of the Deployment plan to ensure continuity within the operation
•  Load prioritization and allocation to prevent out of stocks
•  Review of supply plans vs Ret Pack availability to eliminate packaging downtime
•  Optimisation of finished goods and empty container movements to reduce Tier 1 cost (VLC)
•  Continuous management of service levels and routine reporting and analysis
•  Ensuring Inventory policy adherence and delivering KPI’s
•  Management of the Distributor order form to increase customer service and enable sales
•  Management of queries regarding inventory levels and recovery plans to internal and external stakeholders
•  Implementation of key deliverables as defined in the LCP handbook for Inventory Deployment
•  Value realization of the inter regional DAG process by ensuring end to end adherence

 Minimum Requirements

•   Relevant Bachelors degree in Planning, Supply Chain Management or Logistics 
•  3 – 5 years operational or planning experience in FMCG 
•  Deep Knowledge of NoCC Logistics and Planning processes, specifically inventory management 
•  Understanding of SAB Logistics and Planning principles 
•  Improvement through root cause and trends analysis using Belt methodology 
•  Demonstrable problem-solving skills with an ability to manage complexity and ambiguity 
•  Must be able to work under continuous pressure for extended periods 
•  Clear and strong communication skills 
•  Innovative thinker 
•  Critical decision-making ability  
•  Customer centric