Material Planner: Snacks & TreatsTiger Brands

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  Lead and manage the materials requirements planning processes
• Upload forward plan orders into ORACLE and retrieve material shortage reports
• Plan orders for materials to meet demand
• Issue purchase orders to suppliers and maintain delivery due list
• Review and maintain forward material requirements within working capital targets for packaging and raw materials - i.e. minimize stockholding whilst ensuring sufficient supply.
• Check shortages in production and review with warehouse and production planners the supply challenges (e.g. shortages, late deliveries etc.)
• Ensure best delivery days through collaboration with warehouses and supplies and check in conjunction with warehouse/ development/ laboratory on any suspect material to ensure continuity in factories
• Ensure communication between the Units and Procurement for all price negotiations and track Working Capital on packaging and raw materials weekly
• Supply information to the Central Procurement team for updating supplier quantity contract/ source lists
• Provide suppliers with a rolling 13-week forward estimate on a weekly basis and rolling monthly material requirements plan
• Collaborate with key suppliers to manage supply, risks and opportunities
• Maintain and optimize MRP tool in Oracle (e.g master data, housekeeping of PO’s)
• Manage material write-offs at launches, re-launches and discontinuations
• Highlight and resolve short term exception between production and supply on critical raw and packaging materials
• Support supply review process by evaluating raw and packaging risks with action plans
• Attend the supply review (SR) and help to prepare Supply Review pack.
• Ensure correctness of SAP MRP through parameters/Stock Norms etc.

WHAT YOU WILL BE MEASURED ON

• Stock Cover Days & Value
• Supplier OTIF
• Customer Service
• Conformance to Plan & BIAS
• Waste _ SLOBS Value: raws & packaging & obsoletes 
• ORACLE data input accurate
• MRP screens maintained
• Inventory Model that meets group policies
• Updated database, risk’s & opportunity/contingency plans

QUALIFICATIONS

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE

Key Professional Competencies

• Core knowledge – Materials Planning Best Practices (process & technology), Project Management, The Interrelation customer service, product management, demand planning, procurement, Inventory management (materials (raw/ packaging), Supply Chain KPI’s

Key foundational competencies 

• Academic – Analytical Skills, Negotiation Skills, Problem solving, Decision making, Degree / Diploma in Industrial Engineering & BCOM-Logistics.
• Leadership – Influencing others, driving long-term results, developing myself & others, staying a step-ahead, managing change
• Personal Effectiveness – Effective communication, Interpersonal skills, Integrity, Creativity, Continuous learning

Experience

• Function: 3+ years' experience in planning, Experience in supplier, retail & make to stock environment preferred
• Industry: Experience in FMCG industry desirable