Demand Planner

Gauteng, East Rand
- R500 000 - R600 000 Annually (Performance Bonus)

We have an opportunity for a Demand Planner at a Multi-national FMCG company based in the East Rand.

**Requirements**:

- Relevant Tertiary qualification
- 10+ years working in a similar role

**Key Performance Areas**:

- Monthly Production planning for Factory and 3Ps
- Planning of RM/PM Procurement after Running the MRP Planning of Export Shipments
- New 3Ps identification and activation as per Business Requirement
- NPD execution & Planning
- S&OP Process

**Responsibilities**:

- **Monthly Production planning for Factory and 3Ps**
- Monthly FG S&OP Discussion with Sales team and Export Team to determine forecast for the next 3-6months - S&OP to be closed by the 10th of each month with business head
- Final FG Requirement discussion as per safety stock and Stock on Hand.
- Inhouse and Outsource mix Finalisation as per Product MIX
- Handover of Inhouse Production plan to Production Team
- Issuing Pos to 3Ps for Outsource Production and to ensure ICPO's are in place for stock transfer
- Daily Review of Inhouse production vs. Months plan
- Weekly out of stock reports to be sent to the sales team along with clear recovery timelines in place
- **Planning of RM/PM Procurement after Running the MRP**
- To run the MRP after Final FG requirement discussion by the 20th of each month
- To discuss and align on the months PR's for RM/PM Procurement with Purchase Team before the 25th of each month
- Ensure that business slob on RM's and PM's do not exceed 5% of total procurement purchases for the month
- Daily Review on Critical Rms and PMs with Purchase Team
- **Planning of Export Shipments**
- Execute end to end process for export orders along with FG warehouse team.
- Discussion of FG forecast with Export Team and close before the 10th of each month
- Closure of FG Orders with Export Team as per forecast and available stock by the 10th of each month
- loading plan to be executed based on stock availability and communicated to export team timeously
- **New 3Ps identification and activation as per Business Requirement**
- To identify 3Ps as per New Products and Business requirement
- To Brief the requirements for Project and Discussion on Final Pricing
- Yearly discussion of Pricing with active 3Ps
- **NPD Planning**
- RM/PM Codes creation for all NPDs
- Product Hierarchy creation of NPDs
- FG BOM Creation for NPDs
- Bulk and FG Routing creation for all NPDs
- Planning of RM/PM Procurement for all NPDs
- Scheduling of NPD production as per Timelines
- **SNOP Process**
- Discussion of Retail/Wholesale and Export Forecast with Respective teams to be closed and signed off before the 10th of each month
- Closure of Production volume as per final FG Requirements with a view of 3-6months
- To discuss and share the lines which are slow moving or Non moving with sales team with clear actions in place monthly
- For more information please contact:

- Vasti le Roux