Distribution & Supply Planning Manager (Fmcg)

4 days ago

Johannesburg, South Africa the Employment Channel Full time

**Key Requirements**
- Grade 12
- 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 Organization.
- 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

**Team**: 3 Distribution Specialists, 1 Planner, 1 Warehouse Manager, 25 indirect shop floor employees

**Key Responsibilities**:

- 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

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

Pay: R40,000.00 - R50,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Johannesburg, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

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