MRP Planner - HQ Sandton at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Supplier management (operational level)
• S&OE and S&OP implementation and management
• Provide ST & LT material requirements to key stakeholders
• Ensuring material supply against requirement
• Stock level management as per Inventory Policy at Brewery and Supplier
• Expediting of urgent deliveries
• Materials management for NPD, promotions and discontinuations
• Obsolescence tracking and management
• Risk identification and mitigation
• System and Master Data maintenance
• Identify and implement cost avoidance and cost reduction initiatives
• KPI tracking, reporting on Supply Chain Overheads
• Reports
• CP process implementation and maintenance

Minimum Requirements:

• Commerce, supply chain/logistics or engineering degree preferred
• Ability to negotiate with and influence Suppliers
•  Strong analytical skills
• Strong Problem solving ability
• Familiarity with Supply chain principles, from Purchasing through to manufacturing
• Ability to use SAP, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
• Excellent presentation, report drafting