Weekly SN Planner

About the role

The Weekly SN Planner plans and optimises weekly production and inventory across South Africa's supply network in line with the demand plan. The role links supply chain from sales through to production, logistics and finance by producing feasible weekly packaging, brewing and inventory plans that meet service levels while avoiding unnecessary distribution and obsolescence costs. The position is based at the HQ in Sandton.

Key responsibilities

• Generate, optimise and manage weekly production and inventory plans for the supply network over a 16-week horizon.
• Manage the WSNP planning system(s) and master data.
• Communicate daily or weekly with Supply (Breweries), MRP, Circular Packaging, T1 VLC, Demand Planning, Inventory Deployment and Major Equipment Outages Planning.
• Analyse 16-week plan inputs such as brewery capacity, demand plan, gross line yield, downtime and material availability to minimise costs and drive KPI achievement.
• Follow up on the execution of the production and inventory plan, and report weekly on KPI and production performance, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Analyse supply network data to identify trends, variances and improvement opportunities, and analyse deviations to plans to drive performance.
• Drive OTIF delivery (service level) and VILC savings.
• Prepare for and take part in Weekly S&OE meetings.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Engineering or another relevant commerce qualification.
• Preferably 1-3 years of working experience.
• Experience in the FMCG industry is an advantage.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders, interpret trends, solve problems and manage complexity and change.