Assistant Supply Planner at RCL Foods

• The purpose of the role is to Manage the supply planning process for the Category and the coordinating of the long-term supply plans from the frozen period to the end of the 24 month horizon in order to optimise customer service at minimal cost and inventory investment.
• To manage the reconciliation of supply and total demand for the lines planned and escalate, where exceptions exist to South Africa and export hub respectively and Co-ordinates the resolution of short-term service gaps. Structurally addresses service losses.
• Interface between the Sourcing Units and the broader supply chain and business functions to ensure that there are no interruptions in supply and that the highest level of customer service is achieved.
• Manages the launch of planned innovations post market ready gate and manages the delivery of renovations throughout the innovation process, with minimal write off costs (is accountable for business waste management and minimization irrespective of the type of innovation).
• Identifies and reviews stock norms for finished good in order to achieve working capital and service aspirations.
• Own the season planning process to manage supply with all relevant stakeholders during seasonal demand periods namely; Black Friday amongst others

Minimum Requirements    

• University Degree / Diploma, Supply Chain qualification 
• Working Knowledge of Operations Planning / Supply Chain modelling and optimisation
• Working Knowledge of Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement and Innovation Delivery.
• Strong excel skills
• Three years’ experience in Supply Chain Management

Duties & Responsibilities    
Service

• Driving CSL by working alongside the Customer Service Excellence controller
• Responsible for stock availability loss in the CSL loss tree

Supply and Demand Reconciliation

• Reconcile demand and supply through Barnton and Cube reporting
• Flag any supply risks to the business where production is unlikely to close gaps
• Scenario planning with production & demand planner for demand activities (promotional, innovation) and Supply activities (force majeure downtime, RMPM risks) and flagging impact to the business
• Finished Goods Inventory Planning
• Monitor SOH Vs sales and service daily and address potential issues with the relevant teams
• Maintain minimum, maximum and target stock levels, reviewing as appropriate.

Working Capital Management:

• Actively manages and tracks total category working capital values against agreed target levels.
• Uses FG inventory modelling tools, regularly reviewing inputs and outputs from these models to ensure appropriate stock holding policy in order to meet customer service level targets.
• Manages the finished goods obsolete and excessive stocks in the total network, and works with the supply chain and customer teams in order to prevent write offs.
• Owns and drives the category strategic stock reduction programme.
• Managing slow and obsolete FG and ensure that provisions are raised timeously.

Reporting and Communication

• Decision support on S&OP (weekly ops, supply, input into shape)
• Cost, service, cash & quality trade offs
• Understand drivers behind variances and explain Supply Chain KPI’s to rest of business
• Management of SAP master data and ensure only active FG exist.

Master data

• Verify master data inputs and changes relating to imports related innovation and renovation.
• Creation of material master data to support imports and Innovations

Closing Date    
2023/05/25