Supply Chain Specialist (Demand Planner) - Houghton at SBV Services (Pty) Ltd.

Demand Planning

• Compose statistical and trend analysis in order to generate daily forecasts for customer demand.
• Create demand plans in accordance to economic trends
• Perform collaborative forecast meetings with key stakeholders (Retail banks and SARB) to ensure Industry alignment
• Work with Planning Team and relevant stakeholders to drive forecast improvement through the forecast accuracy measurement
• Provide business and industry with long term demand view for planning purposes
• Generate and submit monthly SARB forecasts in line with the agreed accuracy levels
• Assist with cluster planning when required 

Continuous Improvement

• Review company’s business processes for enhancing effectiveness and benchmark with Industry Best Practice
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to implement C.I. initiatives to drive cost reduction and service delivery across the business
• Engage with key internal and external stakeholders to change behaviour to drive process improvement in a positive manner
• Assist and provide information in the compilation of business cases for improvements.
• Plan, evaluate, and improve the efficiency of business processes and procedures to enhance the quality, efficiency and output. E.g. Demand planning

Stakeholder Engagement

• Conduct Monthly SARB reviews
• Engage with SARB regarding forecasting deviations and changes in assumptions
• Create and manage partnerships to manage, maintain and optimise performance toward a future focused innovative Strategy
• Implements a strong collaborative work-ethic with the team and with partners externally, providing support to and seeking support from business partners when necessary 

Live the organisation culture within one’s Business Unit

• Live the department’s values while inspiring confidence and generating excitement, enthusiasm and commitment towards the mission
• Initiate and lead a culture of performance driven output through shared purpose vision and values

Provide leadership to employees within the organisation, creating a winning culture and high morale, Lead as an Ambassador and executor of Change

• Act as a change Champion in periods of change to ensure continuity to operations 

NB: Communication will be limited to shortlisted applicants only.

SBV recruitment is committed to transformation and diversity alignment

Requirements

• 3 years in a Supply Chain environment of which experience in the following is advantageous:
• Planning
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Experience with ERP/Planning/Planning systems
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office suite
• Experience with a Cash Supply Chain environment advantageous

Minimum Requirements: Education

• Engineering (Hons) / Bsc/BTech
• SAPICS certification- advantageous