Supply Planning Manager
Summary
Our client is a leading multinational Fast Moving Commodity Goods (FMCG) company that takes pride in manufacturing of some of the world’s leading foods, home and personal care products.
S/he interfaces between the innovation centre, the sourcing units (both in house factories, third parties and other externally sourced products) to ensure that there are no interruptions in supply and that the highest level of Customer Service is achieved; as well as ensure that all innovations are delivered on time.
The SP Manager also replenishes FG and RM/PM to the set inventory target.
The role reports to SU Director with dotted line to Regional Category Planning Director.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the
supply planning process; focusing on short term supply planning and
inventory management of finished goods.
- Generate
Short/Medium term master production scheduling and material requirement
planning.
- Work closely
with the third party planning team (local and imported packs) to ensure
delivery of customer service, stock and cost requirements.
- Work closely
with the Warehouse & Distribution Manager to ensure delivery of
customer service, stock and cost requirements.
- Work closely
with distribution to understand outbound network constraints and liaise
with the appropriate planning teams (site and third party) to overcome
short/medium term constraints.
- Identify
potential bottlenecks in finished goods production, including liaising
with key suppliers, and propose ways to resolve them at optimal cost.
- Work closely
with Demand Planning Manager to drive complexity reduction in terms of
SKUs.
- Deliver the
business supply planning process, particularly the annual supply planning
process, to ensure a robust supply plan is issued to the manufacturing
sourcing units, third party and sourcing teams for volume and cost
planning purposes.
- Manage the stock
holding policy in order to meet customer service level targets.
- Manages material
inventories and material call offs of RM/PM with suppliers within set
inventory targets.
- Support project
teams and ensure appropriate early management rigour in delivering
innovation through the wider supply chain. This includes early management
of write offs for Finished Goods, raw and packaging materials as a result
of new innovation or re-launches (bleed -in/discontinuation).
- Run up/ run down
of all materials in times of innovations/promotions to ensure limited
business waste and on time availability of new materials.
- Maintain Master
Data integrity in the system
Requirements
- Degree in
Engineering, a Master of Business Administration is a plus.
- Professional
Supply chain (APICS etc) qualification is an advantage
- At least five
(5) Years in Supply Chain operations
- Experience in
FMCG Supply Chain (Planning, Customer Service, Logistics) is desireable.
- Experience on
SAP ERP, APO
- Cross functional
business process knowledge
- People
Management
How
to apply:
Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a day time phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Friday 17th May, 2013.
Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Please note that we do not charge fees for receiving or processing job applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
