Qualifications

• Grade 12 / Matric 
• National Diploma in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Commerce, Operations Management, Business Process Management, Analytics, Information Technology, or equivalent.(NQF Level 6) 
• Affiliated with MCIPS (Chartered institute of Procurement and Supply); PMP (Project Management Professional); SCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional); SAPICS (The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management)

Experience

• 3 Years’ experience within a Procurement or Supply Chain production environment
• 1 Year experience using Demand Forecasting and/or Advanced Planning and Organising tools
• 1 Year experience in Procurement and Strategic sourcing 

Duties

Leadership and Decison Mkaing: 

• Lead and coordinate the agreed demand planning process with the relevant commercial teams of the business
• Create and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with key stakeholders in Sales to foster an intimate understanding of commercial demand planning needs
• Attends and contributes to the demand and supply meetings by reviewing performance metrics, issues, gaps, risks and opportunities
• Ensure that all planning activities are measured, monitored and managed

Governance and Compliance : 

• Ensure that all supply and demand planning processes and practices, across the supply chain life cycle, strictly align with all governance requirements
• Ensure and initiate steps to protect the company’s assets, through appropriate insurances to mitigate risk
• Ensure all relevant savings from supply and demand planning activities are effectively tracked and remain auditable
• Formally track risks in line with the business risk assessment approach as it pertains to supply chain management
• Assist in monitoring changes in the regulatory environment and ensure that appropriate operational controls are implemented to address new requirements related to supply and demand practices
• Ensure adherence to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures within scope of control
• Ensure that delegations of authority are adhered to in terms of the Procurement and Supply Chain process

Demand  Planning : 

• Manage the demand planning tools required to support the demand planning activities and needs expressed by business
• Coordinate and facilitate the relevant demand planning activities as per SOPs (standard operating procedures) :
• Maintain the history and links between related items of supersessions
• Review statistical forecasts and advise on issues that require intervention 
• Manage the forecasting process, provide relevant input and challenge unreliable forecasts
• Provide expert input and assist sales and marketing in the development and maintenance of sales forecasts
• Reconcile volumes and mix variations in the forecast 
• Update demand forecasts
• Facilitate agreement of the demand plan and secure sign-off consensus of the forecast

Supply Planning : 

• Manage the supply planning tools required to support the supply planning activities and needs expressed by business
• Coordinate and facilitate, with the use of applicable supply planning tools, the relevant supply planning activities as per SOPs: 
• Create and agree the make plan (master production schedule (MPS))
• Create and agree the buy plan (procurement spend)
• Plan and agree any stock-build needed due to constraints
• Determine, evaluate and communicate gaps in supply that may cause service failures o Identify supply constraints, which would require constraining the demand plan o Facilitate agreement of supply plans (buy, make, move, store plans) and secure sign-off consensus
• Manage material usage against bill of material and escalate issues for resolution
• Manage inventory levels (finished goods, raw and packaging materials) and escalate issues for resolution 
• Maintain all pertinent planning information and relevant master data to support planning and execution processes at all times, including safety stock parameters and order parameters
• Coordinate all supply planning for new product introductions and the phasing out of redundant products.