Planner: Deployment

Clover is looking for a Planner: Deployment to join the Supply Chain Planning team. The successful individual will pllan and monitor stock deployment between factories, CDC's & Branches. This position is based at Clover Head Office based in Roodepoort.

• Degree
• Relevant experience in applying job related concepts, techniques and processes at the required level
• Computer literacy (Advanced)
• Experience in working with senior management
• Code 08 Driver's license

Maintain stock levels per warehouse

• Plan stock deployment to branch to ensure 98% OFR to trade
• Maintain optimum stock levels (target days)
• Monitor stock age daily and take action to prevent obsolete stock
• Investigate and report on obsolete stock

Create a deployment forward plan

• Create a monthly forward plan for warehouse
• Communicate to primary transport and warehouse
• Communicate and monitor deviations from the plan and take action
• Distribute loads evenly to assist primary distribution

Create daily loads and monitor activities

• Identify and prioritise urgent stock and ensure stock is on load
• Ensure fair share in case of shortages
• Plan loads and link different delivery and loading points together
• Request Primary Transport and ensure that a TR number is received per load
• Ensure planned loads are actual is correctly actioned in Tower?

Monitor warehouse space and forward planning

• Monitor available space and adjust plan accordingly
• Daily space check on each branch incoming and outgoing????????
• Co-ordinate space constraints with Principals/Planners

Report on all deployment activities

• Report daily on warehouse utilisation
• Report on Primary, pallet and weight utilisation weekly
• Report on picking freshness per CDC daily, month to date, actioned weekly
• Report on stock levels within parameters actioned weekly
• Report and analyse daily short supply and coordinate with warehouse and SCP Planners
• Report daily to warehouse: OFR, warehouse utilisation, top 20 short supplies, picking freshness, SDS risk stock
• Double handling
• Compile weekly and monthly reports on all Deployment activities

Review and correct planning parameters

• Review and correct Multiple order quantities on item route level monthly, bi weekly
• Review and correct Min and Max stock levels parameters
• Review and correct Distribution Calendar