Supply Planner (81195) - Bellville at Cipla

Accountabilities

• Support, analyse and reporting for Supply S&OP Process
• Lead and manage relevant sales and operations execution meetings with suppliers
• Assess stock prioritization, pull forward and deferral request based on demand movements in conjunction with demand planner to maintain optimum stock levels.
• Manage, analyse and propose stock to norm (STN) requirements for all SKU’s. Ensure stock holding conforms with inventory policy and targets and investigate deviations for
• corrective actions. Alternatively provide scenarios for decision making on proposed stock holding.
• Identify and review items with excess inventory and propose action plan.
• Manage short dated stock and drive demand shaping with Marketing, mitigation planning with Commercial team.
• Minimise write off costs on slow moving stock by proposing change in stock policy or demand shaping actions to reduce write off.
• Preparation of supply planning related reports for monthly supplier engagement meetings,
• Supply S&OP meetings and compiling of presentation decks
• Providing commentary monthly on excess and shortfall stock as well as key drivers to inventory forward.
• Support Section 21 supply process
• Liaise with Cipla India for SA Market supply commitment visibility
• Manage 3rd Party QA on post importation testing (PIT) (where applicable)
• Provide replenishment requirement views for maintaining STN
• Provide front end feedback to the supply sites on latest demand movements
• Coordinate discussions with demand planners on the opportunities and risks regarding demand and supply.
•  Provide input to supply points in developing inventory strategies on existing, new and phased-out products
•  Track stock supply point delivery vs actual, conduct required follow up to ensure service delivery
• Support API/RM/PM availability for finished good products where needed.
• Project Manage and drive resolution of product robustness products with various business units.
• Support annual planning processes with analytics and data provision
• Support the planning team on any reporting requirements

Education Qualification

• Relevant Graduate Bachelors University degree in Supply Chain Management (BComm), Logistics (BComm) or Engineering (BIng)

Relevant Work Experience

• 3+ years experience in supply planning, supply chain analytics, industrial engineering
• Exposure to supply chain and S&OP is advantageous
• Experience in Demand Planning including replenishment forecasting is a plus
•  Previous exposure on working with statistical forecast is a plus
• Previous experience in data analytics/science is a plus
• CPF or CPIM an advantage
• Experience in the FMCG/Pharmaceutical industries is advantageous
• Knowledge of exports/imports is advantageous
• Good working knowledge with ERP systems (SAP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and BI Platforms