Central Planner

**Job ID**:13216**Position Type**:Full-Time**Job Function**:Planning**Workplace Type**:Head Office**Division**:TFG Design Centre**Province**:Western Cape**Location**:Cape Town North**Suburb**:Parow (Parow)Position Description:
**Central Planner** **-** The Design Centre

South Africa-Western Cape

Full-time

**Travel**

- 10%

**The Design Centre has an exciting and challenging Central Planner position available within their division. If you would like the opportunity to join a leading retailer in South Africa, and if you possess the following abilities then this is the ideal position for you.**

**Key activities include**:

- Prepare and manage the seasonal factory listing
- Prepare the three-year capacity projection file based on factories ability to expend within existing facilities or additional facilities
- Communicate seasonal calendar to the merch plan
- Review planning data in centric (Planning system) and communicate discrepancies identified
- Prepare pre-seasonal workings and communicate identified opportunities and capacity constraints
- Prepare High-Level seasonal strategy working papers and present to relevant team
- Maintain the Fast-React planning Master data
- Align seasonal demand with available Capacity within Fast-React
- Agree strategic CMT’s with Planning Managers and Key Accounts Managers
- Calculate the cost of manufacturing and ensure the standard minute rates are adjusted in the system seasonally.
- On a Monthly basis monitor the alignment between Seasonal, Commitment and roll-up plans, communicating significant(material) differences to planning managers
- Compile and communicate GAP/Overruns report weekly
- update the seasonal manufacturing period dates
- Ad-hoc planning responsibilities aligned to the business strategy
- Follow and maintain existing and new supporting processes, but also continuously looking at improving and implementing where and when required.

**Key Requirements**:

- Matric and relevant qualification (degree/diploma)
- Proven working experience in a Manufacturing and Planning environment (3-5years)
- A high degree of numeracy and an analytical, detailed and strategic approach to work
- Strong planning & administration skills and the ability to problem solve
- Computer literacy in word and excel (Moderate to Advanced)
- Good organisational and interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- The ability to work under pressure