Production Planner

Manpower SA (Pty) Ltd; Durban; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a Production Planner to join an FMCG team in Durban. The role involves coordinating the Sales and Operations Planning processes, managing demand planning, and improving forecast accuracy. Applicants should have at least 3 years of experience in FMCG within a Supply Chain context and the ability to demonstrate cost reduction and efficiency improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of FMCG experience within a Supply Chain environment.
• Demonstrated experience in reducing costs or improving operational efficiency.
• Experience in a multinational company is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and steer the Sales and Operations Planning process.
• Perform root-cause analysis of supply chain metrics and act accordingly.
• Develop and execute product demand plans to achieve organizational goals.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Logistics knowledge

Cost reduction experience

Efficiency improvement

Analytical skills

Education

Relevant qualification in Supply Chain Management or Logistics

Job description

FMCG is seeking a Production Planner to join their team in Durban.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for coordinating and steering the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process
• Ensures adherence to the outlined processes for S&OP and demand planning
• Root-cause analysis of relevant front-end and back-end supply chain metrics and taking suitable action
• Ensuring the completion of action items decided in S&OP meeting
• Develop and execute product demand plans to meet organization goals.
• Manage demand planning and management processes for new and existing products.
• Work with sales team, customer input and supply chain management to improve forecast accuracy
• Obtain, analyze and interpret supply chain relevant data.
• Use analysis results to improve supply chain processes, performance and to reduce costs.
• Perform analyses with this data using analytical models and mathematical analysis
• Forecasting, capacity planning, demand planning, warehouse capacity planning, production planning

Requirements

• Relevant qualification in Supply Chain Management, Logistics is preferred but not essential
• MIN 3 years FMCG working experience within a Supply Chain environment
• Demonstrate experience reducing cost or improving efficiency in previous jobs
• Working experience within a multinational is an advantage
• Knowledge and understanding of MRP principles.