Senior Supply Planner - 6 Months Fixed Term Contract

Clicks Group; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in South Africa, Wes-Kaap, is seeking a Senior Supply Planner for a 6 months fixed term contract. The successful candidate will execute the inventory strategy, ensuring optimum inventory levels are maintained across categories. Ideal candidates will have 5-7 years of experience in supply chain management. This position offers an opportunity to collaborate cross-functionally and manage supplier relations in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years re-buying experience and/or inventory analysis.
• Experience with retail buying or supply chain.
• Understanding of S&OP processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and achieve replenishment plans.
• Manage budgets and inventory flow.
• Collaborate with vendors on capacity planning.
• Drive the distribution network and safety stock levels.
• Ensure partner collaboration on inventory flow.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Forecasting trends

Presentation skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Problem solving

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Math, Logistics, Supply Chain

Tools

MS Office Excel

MS Office Word

MS Office PowerPoint

Job description

Senior Supply Planner - 6 Months Fixed Term Contract

Introduction

Clicks is looking to recruit a Senior Supply Planner. The Purpose of this role is to effectively execute the inventory strategy in assigned categories to manage inventory flow into DC’s and out to stores thereby ensuring optimum inventory levels

Job description

Job objectives

• To effectively develop and achieve replenishment plans based on establishing and maintaining business rules for lead times, safety stock, network, etc. and setting all replenishment parameters
• To effectively manage and monitor budgets, receipt and inventory flow
• To effectively validate monthly forecast and manage open to buy budget
• To achieve Infill and DC Availability metrics
• To work with vendors and the DC on capacity planning in order to manage cost to serve
• To provide forward visibility into all replenishment and ordering requirements both DC and store to minimize stock-outs and/or inventory overruns
• To drive maintaining the distribution network, safety stock levels, and improving customer service by making the product available to meet the demands throughout the distribution network
• To review and act on out of stocks, anticipated out of stocks and low stocks
• To work with Demand Planners to create a match between supply and demand
• To review causal data and determine reasons for inventory overages, underage’s, excess, and aged stock and resolve with relevant stakeholder
• To review promotional activities while in-flight to determine opportunities
• To review and approve purchase orders and place manual purchase orders as necessary
• To ensure sufficient knowledge of all inventory locations and be able to source products from alternate locations to meet demand (deployment)
• To ensure continuous supplier reviews based on on-time and in full and engage to ensure corrective measures are taken
• To collaborate with buyers, demand planners, suppliers, stores, warehousing, and transportation on inventory flow opportunities to drive cost savings and improved stock efficiency
• To ensure effective people management and development

Minimum requirements

Job related knowledge

Essential:

• Industry insight related to supply chain management, inventory management and vendor relationship management.
• FMCG, Supply Chain and Logistics
• Commercial acumen – external focus
• Working knowledge and ability to adjust and managedistribution networks, safety stock levels, replenishment parameters and customer service level needs.
• Requires knowledge on S&OP(Sales and Operations Planning) and consensus processes.

Desirable:

• Understanding of customer needs and wants, trends, competitive environment and market share
• Deep understanding of the consistent management and planning of the supplier base performance metrics, promotional planning cycle, product lifecycle, supply chain optimization for their products, business analysis and reporting
• Financial planning models and methodologies

Job related skills

Essential:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, to build relationships and drive consensus and collaboration across functional groups
• Forecasting consumer trends and buying habits 9 – 24 months in the future
• Presentation skills with focus being on oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency on MS Office Excel, Word, Outlook and Power Point
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Problem solving
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills
• Analytics required to enable above
• People management and development

Desirable:

• Merchant math capability (variance to last year, percent of total, turn, Open-to-Buy etc.)
• business and financial analysis skills and knowledge to solve business problems and influence decision making
• Business math acumen and analysis to comprehend financial information and reporting to make business decisions

Job experience

Essential:

• 5-7 years re-buying experience and/or inventory analysis
• Experience with retail buying or supply chain

Desirable:

• Experience with Demand Planning or Supply Planning software preferred
• Experience in managing and leading teams preferred

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Math, Logistics, Supply Chain

Job related competencies:

• Leading & Deciding
• Analyzing
• Organising and Execution
• Adopting and Coping
• Enterprising and Performing