WEEKLY SN PLANNER

The South African Breweries; Sandton; Sur place; ZAR 360 000 - 540 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The South African Breweries seeks an experienced Supply Chain Planner to optimize weekly production and inventory across SAB’s South Africa network. You will connect sales, production, logistics and finance to generate feasible 16-week plans that meet service levels while minimizing obsolescence and costs.

Candidates should hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree and have 1–3 years FMCG experience. Occasional travel to breweries may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in SCM, Logistics, Engineering or related Commerce field.
• 1–3 years FMCG experience preferred.
• Occasional travel to breweries may be required.

Responsabilités

• Generate weekly production and inventory plans for the supply network over 16 weeks.
• Manage WSNP planning system(s) and master data.
• Communicate with Supply, MRP, Packaging, Demand Planning, and other teams.
• Review inputs (capacity, demand, yields, downtime, material availability) to minimize costs and meet KPI targets.
• Track execution of production/inventory plans and report KPI performance.
• Identify trends, variances, and improvement opportunities from data.
• Drive OTIF delivery and VILC savings.
• Prepare for Weekly S&OE meetings.

Connaissances

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Problem solving

Change management

Formation

Bachelor's degree in SCM / Logistics or related

Outils

MRP systems

Description du poste

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose of this role is to plan/optimise weekly production and inventory across South Africa’s supply network in line with the demand plan. This role connects the supply chain from sales through to production, logistics and finance by generating feasible weekly packaging, brewing and inventory plans that meet desired service levels while avoiding unnecessary distribution and obsolescence costs.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Generate, optimise and manage weekly production and inventory plans for the supply network over a 16-week horizon.
• Management of WSNP planning system(s) & master data.
• Daily/weekly communication with various teams including Supply (Breweries), Material requirements planning (MRP), Circular Packaging, T1 VLC, Demand Planning, Inventory Deployment and Major Equipment Outages Planning.
• Understand, analyse and review 16-week plan inputs (e.g., Brewery capacity, Demand plan, Gross Line Yield, Downtime, Material availability) to minimize costs while driving KPI achievement.
• Following up on the execution of the production/inventory plan.
• Analyze supply network data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
• Reporting weekly on KPI/production performance highlighting areas of potential risk or opportunities in the 16-week plan.
• Identify and analyse deviations to production/inventory plans to drive performance improvement.
• Drive OTIF delivery (Service Level) & VILC savings.
• Prepare for and actively participate in the Weekly S&OE meetings.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders across all levels within the organization.
• Ability to understand and interpret trends.
• Good leadership qualities.
• Operational excellence.
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity.
• Resilient and able to manage change effectively.

Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Engineering or any other relevant Commerce qualification.
• Preferably 1-3 years working experience.
• Experience working in the FMCG industry is an advantage.

Additional Information:

• Band: VII
• Occasional travel to the breweries may be required.

SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.