Junior Planner needed at Southern Oil Ltd
Job title : Junior Planner
Job Location : Western Cape, Swellendam
Deadline : December 22, 2024
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Responsibilities
Relationship Management of Business Partners
- Monitor the Customer or Business Partner inquiries and complaints and ensure they are resolved professionally.
Implementation of Control Measures and Ad Hoc Management Support
- Assist to ensure open communication channels between the Production departments.
- Providing Management support where necessary.
- Ensuring the Planner is involved or aware of the relevant matters affecting the business.
Production Planning and Scheduling
- Schedule and review orders and demands for a long-term period, and maintain a production plan to meet customer demands.
- Analyze data on supply and demand to optimize production planning.
- Ensure minimum and maximum stock levels are maintained at the centralized and external warehouses.
- Indicate and follow up on the purchases of raw materials to maximize and optimize production planning, and to ensure sufficient lead time for purchasing.
- Work closely with the Production and Maintenance departments to ensure the most effective production plan and downtime.
- Assist with production planning of affiliates and ensure collaboration with centralized warehouse.
- Monitor product inventory within the Company.
- Ensure the balancing of supply and demand functions.
Reporting and Analyzing
- Identify and develop reporting systems where necessary.
- Implement and train relevant employees to update and analyze reports.
- Forecast accuracy improvement.
- Promotional impact analysis.
Analyzing Business Profitability and Efficiency
- Identify and analyze production and procurement cost-saving opportunities.
- Analyze and maintain operational data for the Company.
Health and Safety
- Participate in safety forums created by Soill for example safety meetings and safety talks
- Follow-up on any activities assigned through safety meetings / committees / representatives / management
- Report all safety incidents to the relevant people
- Attend safety education and refresher programmes
- Comply with safety policies and procedures at Soill
- Distribute safety information as and when required
- Wear protective clothing (where applicable) at all times
Requirements
Qualification and Experience
- A relevant tertiary qualification (Degree) required, preferably in Supply Chain Management or a related field.
- Further tertiary qualification in Planning and Inventory Management would be advantageous.
- 1 to 2 years working experience in a similar role recommended
- An understanding of manufacturing processes and production planning principles will be advantageous
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite, especially Excel, for data analysis and reporting
- Experience within an FMCG/ manufacturing environment would be an advantage.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of planning and the critical elements/ components thereof.
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