Synchronisation Manager (Supply Planning) at Lactalis South Africa

Job Description    

• Join Lactalis at our office in Western Cape and take on the challenging role as a Supply Chain Synchronisation Manager.
• In this role you will be responsible for planning one of our 6 key categories.
• You will need to coordinate with our Demand Planning and Manufacturing teams to ensure stock levels are maintained using an effective stock build strategy.
• You will be responsible for developing the short to medium-term production plan as well as replenishment of stock to our regional DCs, employing strategies that will reduce instances of out of stocks while keeping waste to a minimum.
• You will need to constantly employ a continuous improvement mindset and develop strategies, processes and tools to drive business sustainability within the Supply Chain Planning environment.

Required Skills    

• Bachelor’s degree (Business, Engineering or Supply Chain Management) such as Industrial Engineering or B.Com Logistics
• 5-8 years’ experience in a Supply Chain Planning or a Logistics environment
• Excel VBA, PowerBI, Qlik Sense, SQL, Python (or similar) is highly advantageous.
• Project Management experience advantageous
• Very strong interpersonal skills to work cross-functionally
• A continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to work independently

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Generate weekly and monthly production plans for your respective category that is aligned with our stock build strategy.
• This plan must take the following into account: Production Capacity and Efficiency; Scheduled Maintenance, Sales Forecast Accuracy, Customer Service and Waste.
• Develop replenishment plans to ensure sufficient stock levels are kept at each regional DC to limit out of stocks while managing waste and space constraints.
• Form a sense of joint ownership with the industrial and commercial functions through the implementation of effective processes and communication channels.
• Ensure “On-Time-Delivery”, by maintaining close communication with relevant stakeholders and support “On-Shelf-Availability” through integrated support of company and customer service objectives.
• Consistently identify, outline and complete continuous improvement projects within your category timeously.

Closing Date    

• 2025/06/30