Production Planner

About the position

Our client based in Durban SA, in the manufacturing industry provides a wide range in oil and fat products in Southern Africa.

Role: Production Planner

Industry: Manufacturing 
Location: Mobeni - Durban SA

Start Date: Immediate
 

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Must have Grade 12, Matric or NQF4 equivalent qualification. Must have a clear criminal record.
• Relevant qualification in Supply Chain Management, Logistics is preferred but not essential
• MIN 3 years FMCG working experience within a Supply Chain environment
• Demonstrate experience reducing cost or improving efficiency in previous jobs
• Working experience within a multinational is an advantage
• Knowledge and understanding of MRP principles

Desired experience and qualifications

• Responsible for coordinating and steering the Sales and Operations Planning ( S & OP) process
• Ensures adherence to the outlined processes for S&OP and demand planning
• Root-cause analysis of relevant front-end and back-end supply chain metrics and taking suitable action
• Ensuring the completion of action items decided in S & OP meeting
• Develop and execute product demand plans to meet organization goals.
• Manage demand planning and management processes for new and existing products.
• Work with sales team, customer input and supply chain management to improve forecast accuracy
• Obtain, analyze and interpret supply chain relevant data.
• Use analysis results to improve supply chain processes, performance and to reduce costs.
• Perform analyses with this data using analytical models and mathematical analysis
• Forecasting, capacity planning, demand planning, warehouse capacity planning, production planning

         
* Working Hours: 08:00 to 16:30 Monday to Friday


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Desired Skills:

• Production Planner
• FMCG
• Suppliy Chain