Planner - Material Planner.Commercial Operations SA at MTN

Job Description

• Logistical principles specific to supply chain management.

Key Performance Areas: Core, essential responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Task Complexity:
• Obtain high level Implementation plan
• Receive a high level build / implementation plan from NG (NG Capital projects)
• Compile annual plan EXCEL spreadsheet
• Compile material demand plan
• Plan BOM (Discoverer reports (ORACLE IC), FACTS (Implementation projects), Remedy (FACTS reporting on Remedy), consolidate, MS Access database, correlate data, EXCEL calcs)
• Final demand – supply current stock holding = Outstanding requirement
• Request that purchase order is raised as per requirement
• Compile delivery schedule (weekly on all suppliers (10 major) in line with plan; by supplier, by product number (Access database))
• Monitor supply from suppliers
• Consider equipment delivery lead time
• Cost (value and price) – report from Access database (ORACLE req, PO’s and stock must be up to date)
• Initiates changes to PO’s
• Follow up on queries on discrepancies of delivery / receiving
• Place orders and call off
• Every week say what must be delivered – call off (build plan on monthly, need to be on weekly basis i.e. is it 50 sites in the last week or 10 per week)
• Only cancel order when incorrectly done
• Customer interface e.g. NG, contractors, engineers – query resolution and follow up cycles
• Looking at current queues (warehouse process queue) – follow up or escalate to owner (e.g. Archie)
• Expediting supply in line with build plan
• Initiate instruction that a part number must be loaded on ORACLE IC, so that numbers are not duplicated
• Remedy WMS to ensure that people are up to speed and interface

Supervisory / Leadership / Managerial Complexity:

• None

Role Complexity:

• Interface with suppliers to effectively manage and control the supply chain.
• Lateral Dimensions:.
• Creativities (improvement/innovation inherent)
• Provide input to the strategy for national materials management and control.
• Vulnerabilities (control span)
• Poor planning resulting in excess stock holding and levels
• Call off equipment that is not aligned to Planning and Implementation requirements

Collaboration:

Responsibility towards:.

• direct reports, None
• matrix reports, None
• key customers, Planning, Implementation.
• key suppliers, All network equipment suppliers and Network Group preferred suppliers
• Relations, etc. Network Group, Fixed Assets, Procurement
• Interactions: NG Planning (5%), NG Implementation (15%), Fixed Assets (5%), Procurement (15% incl Ben), Warehouse (45%), Suppliers (15%, but should be 35% because this is where you optimise delivery
• Discretionary Space: The degree to which individuals are allowed to exercise independent thought and judgment.

Independent thought and Judgement:

• Advise on process optimisation and continuous improvement..

Authorities:

• As per approved delegation of authority

Qualifications

Education:

• 3-year Degree/technical diploma in Supply Chain Management