Distribution & Supply Planning Manager

3 days ago

Olifantsfontein, South Africa SISOL Labour Projects Full time

Manage production forecasts and supply planning from beginning to end
- Maintain good morale in the department with good relationships with internal and external contacts
- Ensure the department operates according to the standards agreed in the Supply Chain KPI's and constantly strive to improve productivity, reduce cost and waste.
- Monitor and manage the supply planning processes to produce accurate and efficient supply plans to achieve target customer service level
- Drive improvements in the Supply Planning processes, including supply planning optimization
- Ensure that optimized stock cover policies are implemented and respected
- Manage resources and stock in line with agreed budgets
- Ensure high levels of stock accuracy and housekeeping
- Ensure stock control procedures are implemented and signed off from an audit perspective
- Establishing, managing and improving Inhouse and Outsourced warehousing and logistics processes and procedures
- Warehouse monitoring of stock on hand, transport and other costs
- Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) - production planning, scheduling and inventory control
- Promoting continuous operations benchmarking and development of KPI’s while driving continuous improvement in terms of cost management
- Overall accountability for the implementation and maintenance of the Warehouse and Distribution systems
- Ensure improved management reporting, information flow and organizational planning
- Effectively allocate resources to service production in terms of stock availability and usage reporting
- Compliance to all SHEQ and financial audit requirements
- Adherence to site meeting roster
- Provide support for exception management resolution through key meetings
- Set/review objectives and conduct performance appraisals for team

**Key Performance Indicators**
- Cost control
- Service level attainment
- Supply chain quality management
- SHEQ, audit and financial compliance

**Key requirement**
- Degree in B Com Supply Chain/ B Com Finance or similar
- 3-5 Years in a Distribution/ Production Planning Manager role, with a further 3-5 years’ additional experience in an operational distribution/ planning role
- Solid production planning & distribution experience
- Highly meticulous, analytical
- Strong understanding of integrated demand and supply planning systems
- Advanced knowledge in Excel, Word, PowerPoint essential
- Stakeholder/ Relationship management and ability to communicate at different levels of the Organisation.
- Budget management experience
- Ability to work calmly and accurately under pressure; Attention to detail and accuracy and deadline driven
- Be able to self-manage and ability to work independently with no supervision

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Education**:

- Bachelors (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Distribution/ Production planning: 5 years (preferred)
- Operational distribution: 5 years (preferred)

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