Production Planner

University of Fort Hare; Durban; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG company is seeking a Production Planner to join their Durban team. In this role, you will coordinate the Sales and Operations Planning process, manage demand planning, and ensure adherence to supply chain processes, requiring a relevant qualification and at least 3 years of experience in a supply chain environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in FMCG within a supply chain environment.
• Experience in a multinational setting is advantageous.
• Understanding of MRP principles.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and steer the S&OP process for demand planning.
• Develop and execute product demand plans to achieve organizational goals.
• Analyze supply chain data and improve processes to reduce costs.

Skills

Cost Reduction

Efficiency Improvement

Forecasting

Demand Planning

Data Analysis

Education

Qualification in Supply Chain Management or Logistics

Job description

R 240000 - R 276000 Annually Cost To Company

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.

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted