Assistant Supply Planner

7 days ago

Durban, South Africa Puleng Pulane Consultants Full time

**The purpose** of the role is to prepare the short-term supply plans across the hubs and depots in order to maximize customer service while optimizing storage and transport capacity.

**Qualification and Experience**
- Relevant Degree or Supply Chain Diploma (e.g., SAPICS).
- 3 - 5 years of operational experience within any planning function.
- Experience using **SAP, ADEXA**, and **MS Office** is essential.

**KPI**
- Strategic Planning: Execute the degree of forward planning (**3 - 6 months, 2 years etc**.) as defined by
management.Supply Planning:

- Assist with the development of the national supply plan across all hubs and depots by using
the inbound principals’ supply plans to balance against the network (warehousing and transport) capacity and demand plan requirements for the next 18-24 months.
- Understand and use the latest planning standards (agreed volumes, warehouse space constraints, and transportation routes) and tools (ADEXA) to generate the rough-cut supply plan Identify exceptions where supply does not satisfy demand or where supply exceeds demand.
- Develop alternate scenarios to address exceptions by closing the gap between supply and demand (e.g., increase capacity through overtime, building stock in advance, pricing changes to manage demand, and inputting into the supply and demand meeting).
- Assist with the development of the warehouse space requirements plan for the next 12 months on a rolling weekly basis and manage the accuracy thereof.
- Update the demand planning grids with the appropriate supply information (e.g., stock holding, inbound delivery, transport routing) in line with the demand planning timeline.
- Work closely with the principals’ planning teams to ensure that the anticipated production is sufficient to meet the demand in the longer term.
- Assist with the consolidation of the regional warehouse requirements plans into a national warehouse requirements plan.
- Compile a forward warehouse requirement plan monthly, on a rolling 12-monthly basis.
- During peak periods, a weekly view may be required.
- Assist with the consolidation of the transport requirements plan and work closely with the Transport Planning team on a quarterly or monthly basis to ensure adequate transport is available.
- This forward transport requirements plan will be issued at least quarterly on a rolling 12-month basis.
- During peak periods, a weekly view may be required.
- Short Term Supply Planning: On a weekly basis (and daily when stock shortages are experienced), review demand (demand forecasts and actual orders) and stock cover (days) requirements across all regions, depots, and stock holding positions and provide guidance on priorities, both by SKU or customer and by region or depot.
- Ensure all decisions made drive optimal customer service while maximising profitability and minimising transport costs. Update the scorecards with the relevant KPIs on a weekly/monthly basis.
- Understand the variances against targets for key KPIs and provide explanations and corrective actions required.
- Generate the agreed weekly supply planning packs and associated minutes. Information and Data Management:
**Job Category**:Logistics Transport and warehouse**Job Type**:Full Time**Job Location**:Durban

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