Planner: Deployment needed at Clover S.A. Proprietary Limited

Job Advert Summary    

• Clover is looking for a Planner: Deployment to join the Supply Chain Planning team. The successful individual will pllan and monitor stock deployment between factories, CDC’s & Branches. This position is based at Clover Head Office based in Roodepoort. 

Requirements    

• Degree 
• Relevant experience in applying job related concepts, techniques and processes at the required level  
• Computer literacy (Advanced)  
• Experience in working with senior management 
• Code 08 Driver’s license  

Competencies    

• Ability to influence  
• Achieves Results Effectively  
• Acts with honesty and consistency  
• Approaches situations with an open mind and solves problems creatively  
• Maintains high standards  
• Proactive and action orientated  
• Solves problems through effective decision making. 
• Brings a strategic contribution  
• Business acumen  
• Collaborate with others to achieve a common objective  
• Commitment and motivation  
• Interpersonal effectiveness  
• Ability to plan and organize  
• Administrative capabilities  
• Communicates effectively  

Duties and Responsibilities    
Maintain stock levels per warehouse 

• Plan stock deployment to branch to ensure 98% OFR to trade  
• Maintain optimum stock levels (target days)  
• Monitor stock age daily and take action to prevent obsolete stock  
• Investigate and report on obsolete stock 

Create a deployment forward plan 

• Create a monthly forward plan for warehouse  
• Communicate to primary transport and warehouse  
• Communicate and monitor deviations from the plan and take action  
• Distribute loads evenly to assist primary distribution 

Create daily loads and monitor activities  

• Identify and prioritise urgent stock and ensure stock is on load  
• Ensure fair share in case of shortages  
• Plan loads and link different delivery and loading points together  
• Request Primary Transport and ensure that a TR number is received per load 
• Ensure planned loads are actual is correctly actioned  in Tower? 

Monitor warehouse space and forward planning 

• Monitor available space and adjust plan accordingly  
• Daily space check on each branch incoming and outgoing????????  
• Co-ordinate space constraints with Principals/Planners 

Report on all deployment activities 

• Report daily on warehouse utilisation  
• Report on Primary, pallet and weight utilisation weekly  
• Report on picking freshness per CDC daily, month to date, actioned weekly 
• Report on stock levels within parameters actioned weekly  
• Report and analyse daily short supply and coordinate with warehouse and SCP Planners  
• Report daily to warehouse: OFR, warehouse utilisation, top 20 short supplies, picking freshness, SDS risk stock  
• Double handling  
• Compile weekly and monthly reports on all Deployment activities 

Review and correct planning parameters  

• Review and correct Multiple order quantities on item route level monthly, bi weekly 
• Review and correct Min and Max stock levels parameters  
• Review and correct Distribution Calendar

Deadline:15th October,2025