Inventory Planner - P2 at Sandvik

The role

• The purpose of this role is to control and optimise inventory and forecast future customer demand to ensure that Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions can meet sales and production targets while minimizing costs and inefficiencies.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure the timely collection of forecast data from areas of responsibility.
• Perform gap/trend analysis & recommend process improvements.
• Ensure continuous communication and collaboration of forecasting and inventory management data with the regions and key stakeholders.
• Provide feedback and make recommendations to regions to ensure orders are created according to the forecast.
• Provide support to internal departments to improve inventory management.
• Maintain inventory parameters in collaboration with Regional Inventory Manager for all designated stockrooms.
• Perform replenishment planning for designated stockrooms.
• Release orders according to system requisitions and customer orders.
• Manage expediting requests from regions.
• Perform detailed inventory analysis to identify opportunities and optimize inventory levels.
• Work with all relevant stakeholders to establish both short- and long-term inventory strategies.
• Provide back up support for all team members when required.
• Responsible for stock, goods in transit, production stock and obsolescence reserve in the stockrooms of responsibility.
• Responsible for the strategic stock in the stockrooms of responsibility.
• Ensures coordination with relevant stakeholders regarding any improvement activities related with inventory control.
• Responsible for analysis and to drive stock optimization initiatives (i.e.: returns process) on regular bases.
• Participate and support regional/global initiatives or projects as needed.

Your profile

• Matric (Grade 12)/N3 Technical/equivalent (NQF Level 4)
• Relevant Supply Chain, Logistics, Business or equivalent qualification (NQF Level 6)
• Previous mining industry experience (advantageous)
• 3-4 years inventory experience in inventory management
• Strong analytical skills
• Root cause analysis
• Ability to own and implement process changes
• Excellent presentation skills (verbal and written)
• Highly energetic individual with the ability to work in a team
• Knowledge of Sales and Operations Planning processes
• Experience with any forecasting tool
• MS Office skills with advanced-level Excel
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to effectively prioritize work in a fast-paced environment
• High attention to detail