Supply Planner

An exciting opportunity exists within NBL for a Supply Planner.

The successful candidate will report to the Planning Manager and will be based in Bryanston.

Duties & Responsibilities

Key Performance Areas:

• Manage service levels - Targets set by the business.
• Provide a production plan each week.
• Manage finished good stock levels within predetermined target days cover (this includes stock builds for promotions, line shutdowns, and peak build for seasonality).
• Work closely with the Factories, Sales, and Marketing teams to ensure that stock is available when needed.
• Work closely with the distribution and the deployment team to ensure that all regions have sufficient stock to meet the demand.
• Manage forecast accuracy - Set by the business.
• Run monthly forecasting meetings.
• Maintain planning parameters within SAP and Barnton Planning tool.
• Manage new product launches to ensure that suitable stock covers are achieved before the launch date.
• Hold weekly feedback sessions to highlight service level, production, stock, or sales issues with key stakeholders in the various business units.
• Take part in monthly New Product Development meetings to discuss new products and available capacity etc.
• Do weekly/monthly reporting as required.
• Be able to do scenario planning and give feedback to the business units on capacity constraints and the view going forward.
• Collaboration with the Customer DC Planners and/or Deployment Planners.

Desired Experience & Qualification

Experience:

• At least 8 years’ experience gained in an FMCG environment of which a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Planner in FMCG.

Qualifications:

• A completed degree or equivalent qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Procurement or similar.
• CPIM will be advantageous.

Additional Requirements:

• SAP experience required.
• Experience using Barnton or any other Supply Chain planning software.
• Advanced MS Excel skills.
• MS PowerPoint skills (presentations).
• FMCG experience.
• Analysing Data.
• Deciding and initiating action.
• Relating and Networking.
• Planning and organising.
• Delivering Results.

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