Analyst

Analysts

Salary

Responsibilities

• Creates a robust and feasible packed goods deployment plan of what needs to be shipped from the source plant location across the distribution network to ensure that stock availability is maximised, and stock obsolescence is minimised.
• Responsibility for handling the production planning processes for the items manufactured within their portfolio, ensuring that we have the right products, at the right time and in the right place to meet customer demand and inventory targets.
• To create a robust and achievable 24-month production plan for finished goods and all intermediate oils.
• Reviews supply shortage alerts daily, takes corrective actions, completes Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and develops and actions Continuous Improvement (CI) plans.
• Leads the demand inputs into SNP from the business Market Demand Managers to ensure the DRP Planners are using the right demand signals.
• Works directly with the Market Demand Managers to ensure that the sales forecasts in APO are robust and reflect the latest demand plans of the business. Works directly with the business Demand Managers to ensure demand control processes are in place and effective and that any changes to the demand forecasts are understood.
• Creates an achievable production plan for the next 24 months based on the Distribution Requirements Plan, grouping the highest level of complexity, and required capacity levelling at blending level and filling level.
• Reviews supply shortage alerts daily, takes corrective actions, completes RCA and develops and actions CI plans.
  

Eligibility

• 1 year of relevant experience
• Highly analytical, numerate with a strong attention to detail.
• Proven experience working across a variety of supply chain planning roles.
• Knowledge and experience of Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) and a good understanding of its importance to the business.
• Solid understanding of planning systems, preferable Kinaxis Rapid Response.
• High degree of digital literacy including advanced knowledge of Excel spreadsheets and business reporting tools
• Can operate with ease at different levels of planning (operational, tactical and strategic).