Purpose of the role
To control and manage the Planning, Procurement and Logistics departments to exceed customer expectations and liaison with other business functions to ensure effective running of Planning Procurement and Logistics environment with competent and empowered employees.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure effective management of stock.
- Ensure company policies and procedures are adhered to
Ensure optimum stock levels
- Ensure monthly stock taking according to procedures.
- Ensure effective management of blocked/quality stock
Ensure effective buying Management.
- Ensure effective procurement of Dry goods according to production plans and forecasts
- Ensure sourcing of best options for items not on Group Purchasing contracts (Outline agreements).
Manage and control through monthly variance reports
- Maintain good supplier relationships and ensure effective reporting on supplier performance
Ensure effective Production Planning Management
- Ensure effective and accurate production planning.
- Ensure monthly bottling forums are held where applicable
- Interface with sales, marketing, forecasting, promotions and new launches
Ensuring improvement of cost-effectiveness.
- Reduce variable and fixed cost.
- Review and improve efficiencies.
Reduce L & M losses.
- Compile, manage and control budget.
- Produce cost effectively by allocating required resources effectively, minimize re-work and limit waste
Quality management systems
- Ensure compliance to the QMS (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BRC, IFS, HACCP, Organic, ISO 17025, SANS 1841) where applicable
- Ensure crew complies and adheres to all relevant policies, procedures, work instruction and SOPs at all times
Accept the role of HACCP team member (if required)
- Accept the role of Environmental team member (if required)
- Accept the role of Food Defense team member (if required)
Competent and motivated people Leadership behaviour
- Lead team according to Supply Chain Manufacturing Operating Principles to achieve line objectives
- Ensure sound employee relations, corrective and grievance procedures are effectively managed in department
Performance management is applied effectively.
- Ensure optimal utilisation of resources in the department.
- Ensure training and coaching in department takes place
- Ensure culture of continuous improvement is developed and maintained at all levels
Risk, Health and safety
- Ensure compliance to OHSACT and all Heineken Beverages Risk, Health and Safety procedures and statutory requirements.
- Ensure that unsafe conditions are reported and rectified.
Innovation and business improvements in support of operational and segment goals
- Achieve Improvement Plans
- Support and encourage the values of the company
- Actively involved in Problem solving
- Managing projects and initiatives
Requirements
Education
- Relevant Tertiary Degree in Supply Chain, Procurement
Experience
- Proven track record of working within a supply chain, warehouse, purchasing and planning management environment
- Excellent analytical skills and problem solving abilities
- Strong leadership capabilities and ability to manage people with diverse backgrounds.
- Sound IR knowledge
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
- Proven Computer literacy in MS Office/ SAP
- Ability to work independently and under pressure.
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