Materials Planner at Danone

About the job

• The Materials Resource Planner for Danone South Africa is responsible for generating material planning requirements taking into account various production dynamics and constraints both at Danone and its suppliers.
• Working closely with planning department, suppliers, procurement and site operations ensuring robust planning including (resource capacity constraints, inventory (raw & pack), Supplier SLA adherence on stock holding while ensuring effective communication with all stakeholder and minimising risk to the business
• This role must be capable of performing root cause and trend analysis for critical case volume and inventory valuation data in addition to maximize R&P availability whilst maintaining optimal levels of raw materials, packaging materials and cash whilst and incurring minimal levels of waste.

Experience and Skills

• 3-5  years’ experience in an FMCG production environment in a replenishment role
• Working knowledge of stock control principles and practices
• Proficient in MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint
• A thorough understanding of all supply chain principles and processes
• Previous dairy experience is an advantage
• Previous experience in working with SAP is an advantage
• Negotiation skills
• Persuasion skills
• Administrative skills
• Must understand how a Supply Chain works theoretically and practically
• Planning experiences help candidate with quick onboarding

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIOUR TRAITS – Needed for the job

• Influencing and stakeholder engagement skills. 
• Good communication skills – verbal, written and presentation.
• Customer centric mind set.
• High degree of quantitative and analytical skills, with attention to detail.
• Proficient in MS applications e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook
• Commercial Acumen
• Attention to detail
• Analytical
• Goal-oriented
• Deadline-driven
• Resilient
• Determined
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Proactive
• Ability to persuade
• Ability to influence
• Decision-making ability
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work in an integrated manner with multiple functions