Supply Planner - JHB at AVI Limited

NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world-class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead, and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee, and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.

An exciting opportunity exists within NBL for a Supply Planner. The successful candidate will report to the Planning Manager and will be based in Bryanston.

Job Specification: 

Key Performance Areas:

Minimum Requirements:

• Manage service levels - Targets set by the business.
• Provide a production plan each week.
• Manage finished good stock levels within predetermined target days cover (this includes stock builds for promotions, line shutdowns, and peak build for seasonality).
• Work closely with the Factories, Sales, and Marketing teams to ensure that stock is available when needed.
• Work closely with the distribution and the deployment team to ensure that all regions have sufficient stock to meet the demand.
• Manage forecast accuracy - Set by the business.
• Run monthly forecasting meetings.
• Maintain planning parameters within SAP and Barnton Planning tool.
• Manage new product launches to ensure that suitable stock covers are achieved before the launch date.
• Hold weekly feedback sessions to highlight service level, production, stock, or sales issues with key stakeholders in the various business units.
• Take part in monthly New Product Development meetings to discuss new products and available capacity etc.
• Do weekly/monthly reporting as required.
• Be able to do scenario planning and give feedback to the business units on capacity constraints and the view going forward.
• Collaboration with the Customer DC Planners and/or Deployment Planners.

Experience:     

• At least 8 years’ experience gained in an FMCG environment of which a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Planner in FMCG

Qualifications:  

• A completed degree or equivalent qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Procurement or similar
• CPIM will be advantageous

Additional Requirements:

• SAP experience required
• Experience using Barnton or any other Supply Chain planning software
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• MS PowerPoint skills (presentations)
• FMCG experience

Competencies:

• Analysing Data
• Deciding and initiating action
• Relating and Networking
• Planning and organising
• Delivering Results