Demand and Supply Planner

The Supply and Demand Planner is responsible for the management and coordination of all forecasting and supply chain planning activities which support Omnias strategic supply chain objectives through the finalisation and implementation of formal demand and supply plans. The role plays a key support to the supply chain process and drives the alignment with relevant cross functional partners.

• Grade 12 / Matric
• National Diploma in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Commerce, Operations Management, Business Process Management, Analytics, Information Technology, or equivalent.(NQF Level 6)
• Affiliated with MCIPS (Chartered institute of Procurement and Supply); PMP (Project Management Professional); SCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional); SAPICS (The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management)

• 3 Years experience within a Procurement or Supply Chain production environment
• 1 Year experience using Demand Forecasting and/or Advanced Planning and Organising tools
• 1 Year experience in Procurement and Strategic sourcing

Leadership and Decison Mkaing:

• Lead and coordinate the agreed demand planning process with the relevant commercial teams of the business
• Create and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with key stakeholders in Sales to foster an intimate understanding of commercial demand planning needs
• Attends and contributes to the demand and supply meetings by reviewing performance metrics, issues, gaps, risks and opportunities
• Ensure that all planning activities are measured, monitored and managed

Governance and Compliance :

• Ensure that all supply and demand planning processes and practices, across the supply chain life cycle, strictly align with all governance requirements
• Ensure and initiate steps to protect the companys assets, through appropriate insurances to mitigate risk
• Ensure all relevant savings from supply and demand planning activities are effectively tracked and remain auditable
• Formally track risks in line with the business risk assessment approach as it pertains to supply chain management
• Assist in monitoring changes in the regulatory environment and ensure that appropriate operational controls are implemented to address new requirements related to supply and demand practices
• Ensure adherence to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures within scope of control
• Ensure that delegations of authority are adhered to in terms of the Procurement and Supply Chain process

Demand Planning :

• Manage the demand planning tools required to support the demand planning activities and needs expressed by business
• Coordinate and facilitate the relevant demand planning activities as per SOPs (standard operating procedures) :
  • Maintain the history and links between related items of supersessions
  • Review statistical forecasts and advise on issues that require intervention
  • Manage the forecasting process, provide relevant input and challenge unreliable forecasts
  • Provide expert input and assist sales and marketing in the development and maintenance of sales forecasts
  • Reconcile volumes and mix variations in the forecast
  • Update demand forecasts
  • Facilitate agreement of the demand plan and secure sign-off consensus of the forecast

Supply Planning :

• Manage the supply planning tools required to support the supply planning activities and needs expressed by business
• Coordinate and facilitate, with the use of applicable supply planning tools, the relevant supply planning activities as per SOPs:
  • Create and agree the make plan (master production schedule (MPS))
  • Create and agree the buy plan (procurement spend)
  • Plan and agree any stock-build needed due to constraints
  • Determine, evaluate and communicate gaps in supply that may cause service failures o Identify supply constraints, which would require constraining the demand plan o Facilitate agreement of supply plans (buy, make, move, store plans) and secure sign-off consensus
  • Manage material usage against bill of material and escalate issues for resolution
  • Manage inventory levels (finished goods, raw and packaging materials) and escalate issues for resolution

• Maintain all pertinent planning information and relevant master data to support planning and execution processes at all times, including safety stock parameters and order parameters
• Coordinate all supply planning for new product introductions and the phasing out of redundant products.

Technical Competencies:

Financial :

• Ability to determine Total Cost of Ownership for specific value streams
• Understanding Cost of Sales
• Basic understanding of the concepts of Cash Flow and Working Capital management

Knowledge & Innovation:

• Quantitative and analytical skills to interpret historical and actual data
• Use applicable forecasting tools to determine trends such as seasonality and to make fact-based decisions based on the outcomes
• Has skills in Time management, persuasiveness, assertiveness and prioritisation
• Stakeholder management
• Exposure to IT systems (Power Bi, AX, Microsoft tools & systems)
• Business Sustainability Policies and Targets

Behavioural Competencies

Continuous Improvement :

• Ability to influence ways of thinking, for improvement
• Ability to identify opportunities, for improvement in ways of working
• Ability to drive the adoption of changes in ways of working
• Ability to work with and negotiate effectively with stakeholders

Information :

• Company : Omnia (Pty) LTD
• Position : Demand and Supply Planner
• Location : Fourways, Gauteng
• Country : ZA