SAP Production Analyst at Rich Products Corporation

The Role

• Consolidate daily usage of raw materials & packaging across all Production Departments. Filing of relevant documentation to ensure traceability is maintained.
• Execute daily consumptions for closed production orders.
• Execute consumptions for WIP production orders to enable accurate reconciliation & functionality for the MRP process.
• Analyse all closed production orders for exceptions & raise queries with respective production managers.
• Draw usage variance reports for closed production orders & circulate to production & finance team. This included trending of components that show repeated losses.
• Facilitate BOM changes to ensure accuracy of product costing
• Audit shop floor controls relating to daily movement of stock and finished product (system movement to correspond to physical movement)
• Support CI team during Mass Balance exercises to ensure correct losses are built into BOM.
• Annual review of standard losses and identify opportunities for improvement / cost reduction.
• Review all COGI Transactions to assess root cause. Work with Production Managers to eliminate challenges
• Training of Production Team for shop floor movement of stock using the Scanners.
• Conduct monthly health check on system hardware (scanner / docking station) to ensure 100% availability.
• Control system hardware from an Asset Management perspective. Coordinate repairs with external 3rd parties where required.
• Represent Production Team at the monthly service review with 3rd party service provider. Escalate challenges or opportunities for improvement

Key Deliverables

• Weekly usage variance reports for all closed shop order
• Exception reports on production orders.
• Compile / Update relevant Dashboards
• Weekly report of plant performance metrics, root cause analysis and subsequent action priorities     

Minimum requirements

• 3 – 5 years FMCG experience
• National Diploma, B-Tech or BCom in Finance
• Tertiary qualification in Production/Operations Management
• SAP knowledge including Usage Variance analysis is critical
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Solid grasp of manufacturing processes and systems.
• Proficient using MS Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint). Excel advanced is recommended
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time performing tasks requiring analytical and logical thinking
• Ability to utilize a personal computer to identify and resolve process issues
• Ability to clearly communicate business process improvement concepts in writing or orally.