Supply Planner at AVI Limited

Job Description

• National Brands Limited (NBL) is seeking a Supply Planner based in Bryanston to manage inventory, sales forecasting, and supply planning in line with business targets.
• The role focuses on optimising working capital, minimising operational costs and lost sales, ensuring material availability, and supporting strategic planning for new product launches and capacity requirements.
• The successful candidate will also prepare and present weekly and monthly Sales and Operations Planning reports while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

Key Areas of Impact: 

• Drive and maintain customer service levels above 97% and minimise lost sales whilst managing finished goods working capital and targeting zero write-offs. Balancing supply and demand through effective labour planning to maintain and improve operational efficiencies, warehouse and transportation planning.
• Achieve and continuously improve forecast accuracy in line with world standard of 80%.
• Generate reports and acquire information used for strategic decision making across the business. Including tactical scenario-based and sales and operations planning.
• Manage master data in SAP, New Product Launch and Planning applications.
• Ensure accurate MRP requirements to minimise lost sales, costs related to strategic procurement decisions and prevent operational disruptions.
• Excellent communication skills required to build and maintain good relationships with key stake holders in the business.

Experience:     

• A minimum of 3 years’ planning experience (demand / production planning)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel 
• SAP experience - WMS Warehouse Management System
• Barnton experience
• SQL (Sales Business Intelligence report)
• Knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint
• Understanding of Labour regulations (Overtime/Short time/FTC)

Qualifications:  

• A completed Diploma / Degree qualification in Logistics or Supply Chain Management
• APICS accreditations (CPIM, CSCP) will be advantageous

Additional Requirements:

• Weekly factory visits
• Extended work hours
• After hour availability

Closing Date 24 November 2026