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.#J-18808-Ljbffr