Replenishment Planner Foods

Overview:
**We are PepsiCo**

PepsiCo is proud to be one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio — including Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker — consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.

In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice &

**Responsibilities**:
**What we’re looking for**:
We are looking for a Replenishment Planner to join our dynamic team. The role is physically located in Malmesbury, Western Cape reporting to the Supply Planning Manager.
- Deliver a daily optimised multi-site Distribution plan for transfers, Inter-Factory transfers and Internal CDC’s & DC’s and manage the PDC’s schedule adherence to this plan in order to maintain the target stock holding of all SKU’s within the network thus delivering the targeted Service levels
- Through the building of an effective weekly distribution plan manage the daily amendments through the balance of network locations and centralised planning by working closely with the supply/production planner understanding stock availability
- Manage the weekly Planning process ensuring systems accurately reflect current SOH including GIT and Inter-factory loads, driving efficient plans reflective of Warehouse capacity and best fit / optimised fleet scheduling per CDC & DC.
- Liaise with haulier about extra transport requirements over and above current vehicles in matrix.
- Track and execute business decisions relating to Finished Product in the event of any Product Quality holds and/or Product Recall(s) impacting produced product that has already been dispatched to CDC’s & DC’s. Co-ordinate the return of such stock where this may be required and collaborate with the National quality manager regarding destruction decisions and procedures.
- Support NPD launches by ensuring appropriate planning systems are set up in advance and effectively communicate and support new launches to the CDC & DC teams, then communicate the launch plan through the appropriate channels.
- Provide daily gap analysis of causes of service failures. Circulate this information to the Supply and CS &L team(s) for both Co-man and Internal teams to help prevent reoccurrence.
- Conduct weekly analysis of Service to DC’s vs forecast, identifying trends up or down on Forecast Accuracy and communicate back to Demand Planning team for incorporation into demand planning activities.
- Develop and maintain capability to track and report on KPI’s daily, weekly & monthly inclusive of Inter-factory load plan forecast accuracy & conformance, Co-Man load plan forecast accuracy & conformance, Primary Freight Plan accuracy & conformance and Inventory health at CDC’s & DC’s
- Manage product discontinuation in an effort to minimise financial impact to business.
- Create cross-functional synergy between different departments to support a wider involvement in supply chain towards a fully integrated supply chain execution
- Responsible for Defined Platform Planning processes, functional and leadership.
- Parameter set up & maintenance in IBP
- Deliver a daily optimised cross site replenishment supply plan for Internal sites and manage the sites SOH levels in order to maintain the target stock holding of all SKU’s within the network thus delivering targeted Service %
- Manage low code risks through interrogation of potential at risk SKU’s through analysis of the Supply Plan identifying opportunities to manage the risk and support the clearance through identification to the commercial teams.
- Close working relationship with Planning, Supply Chain team and Operations team.

Qualifications:
**What will qualify you for the role**
- Bachelor’s Degree/ Diploma in Supply Chain/Logistics/Industrial Eng
- 7 - 10 years in a Planning role
- 10 years Experience in FMCG
- Advanced Exc