Supply Chain Planner

Royal Van Zanten; Brits; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative breeding company is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to bridge demand and production planning for in vitro plant propagation. This full-time on-site role in Brits, South Africa, requires proactive and analytical individuals who can manage supply for biological systems. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and experience in supply chain planning, particularly in the agricultural sector. Join a passionate team dedicated to quality and continuous development, and enjoy a competitive salary and great secondary conditions.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Career Development Opportunities

Passionate Team Environment

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain planning with strong analytical skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for long-term and short-term planning for Alstroemeria.
• Communicate between demand planning and stock initiation.

Skills

Supply Chain Planning

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Automated Data Processing

Education

Degree in Biological Sciences

Diploma in Biological Sciences

Job description

At Royal Van Zanten, our people and our shared passion make us unique. It is our purpose to pass on the passion that we share for our flowers and plants and for growing our business.

Van Zanten Breeding is an innovative and internationally operating breeding company in the dynamic world of flowers and plants. With a strong home base in the Netherlands, clients on all continents and production locations in the Netherlands, Uganda, South Africa and Colombia, we are busy every day breeding, propagating and marketing beautiful, inspiring and sustainable varieties. Passion and enjoyment in our work is paramount!

At our laboratory in Brits (South Africa), we are looking for a SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNER

a key role between Demand and Production Planning for our in vitro plant propagation

The breeding and propagation operations take place at our modern nurseries in Rijsenhout, the Netherlands and in our state of the art laboratory in Brits, South Africa. Van Zanten Breeding is the leader in the market for Alstroemeria.

This is a fulltime on-site position, based in Brits, South Africa.

Your responsibilities

You are responsible for the Long-term and Short-term planning for Alstroemeria, Pot Alstroemeria and Aster.

You communicate between Demand planning and stock initiation in The Netherlands.

And ensure that the mother stock level is in line with the demand. Traceability and risk planning is key in success in this role.

Regarding the short-term planning you will be reporting on stock availability to guide demand planning and reporting on any shortages and surplus during production season.

You are unique

• You are proactive, accurate and customer and result-oriented
• You have good communication skills, both verbal and written
• You are agile and understand the challenges and limitations of planning supply for biological systems
• You are analytical and work in a structured manner

We are looking for candidates who

• Have experience in supply chain planning with strong analytical/computational work and thinking level. Experience in the Agricultural sector, biological system and a degree/diploma in Biological Sciences will be an advantage
• Have good communication skills, both verbal and written in English
• Have experience with automated data processing

Royal Van Zanten has a lot to offer

We offer you a career in an international work field and an opportunity to keep developing your work and yourself. It is our strategy to invest in the continuous development of our people, products, processes and the overall quality.

We are ambitious, and we hope that you are too. We offer a competitive salary, great secondary conditions and – most importantly – a passionate team of colleagues that will make every day of working with Royal Van Zanten a pleasure.

Are you enthusiastic? We would love to hear from you. You can send us your application at [e-mail]. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Ajay Sood, Managing Director, Royal Van Zanten SA Ltd, tel: [phone].

About Royal Van Zanten

Royal Van Zanten is an international leader in breeding and propagation of cut flowers and potted plants. Our goal is to pass on the passion that has characterized our organization since its founding in 1862.

Our shared passion is one of the 5 values that characterize our culture: Passion, Quality, Better every day, Ambition and Royal. This last value is inspired by the Royal designation our company received in 1901. Today, the value stands for customer focus and respect for the people around us. Royal Van Zanten employs over 1,200 people, at our home base in the Netherlands and at our international breeding and production sites in Uganda, South Africa and Colombia.