Job Description

• Participate and influence department strategy.
• Monitor and track against the plan.
• Develop recommendations and subsequent action plans to enable the delivery of the departmental strategy.
• Day to day interaction with team members to deliver strategy.
• Build and develop effective relationships with relevant stakeholders to highlight and determine best solution to overcome challenges to continuously improve.
• Contribute to delivering strategic plans with suppliers by liaising regularly on trend changes and tactical forecasting.
• Proactive and regular communication with key stakeholders.
• Conduct stock build plans considering capacity raw materials supply etc.

• Understand and optimise supply chain and systems.
• Understand internal and external factors which impact on demand and ensure these are reflected in forecasts.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholder to maximise efficiencies.
• Identify challenges, trends and opportunities.
• Maintain Data and Systems.
• Collate Information and Assumptions.
• Reach Consensus through Alignment.
• Share and Publish the Plans.
• Track and Manage Plans.
• Issuing daily plans/schedules for all production units.
• Resource Shift/ Labor planning.

• Supplier Management.
• Ensure procurement compliance.
• Data Analysis & Reporting.
• Ensure supplier prices do not exceed internal costings.

• Analysis of historical and current performance.
• Understand market / product trends as well as department focus that could impact demand.
• Implement tactical plans to support business decision making (6–18-month focus on capacity, Staffing etc.)
• Implementation and review against long term tactical plans.
• Planning initiatives / Innovation to improve planning.

• Monday to Friday from 06h00 – 16h00

• Beng Industrial or BCom in Supply Chain is required.

• 1 - 2 years’ operational supply chain experience is required.
• Experience in Production Planning & Barnton will be beneficial.
• FMCG experience will be advantageous.

• Operational & Procurement Planning
• Statistical Demand & Forecasting Analysis
• Financial or Economic Background
• Strong Mathematical & Statistical Skills
• Supply Chain
• Project Management

• Applicants from outside the region may apply, provided they are willing and able to relocate to Cullinan at their own cost.  Applicants must confirm their current address and clearly state in their CV that they are willing to relocate at their own cost; otherwise, no feedback will be provided to this candidate.
• Candidates must be able to commute reliably, to meet the Company’s operational requirements and needs.

• Where required, validated and fair assessments (internal and external) may be used.
• Background checks (criminal, qualification and references) must be conducted in accordance with POPIA.

• Reasonable accommodation (if and/ where applicable) will be considered in line with the Code of Good Practice.

• All candidates’ information will be processed for recruitment purposes in line with the POPIA.

• R 23,000.00 - R 27,000.00 CTC per month, depending on experience.
• Please note that no feedback will be provided on CV’s if the candidate’s salary expectations and most recent payslip are not included.
• Death and disability benefits according to the company benefit structure.
• This is a TCTC package – no additional benefits.