Supply Planning Manager at PZ Cussons

Main Functions

  • Plans and coordinates production activities of all production units for optimal output and adherence to plan with the aim of achieving the following:
  • Keep the plants running optimally (>70% Capacity Utilization)
  • Ensures Raw and Packaging materials are always available for production
  • Ensure availability of Finished Goods for sale
  • Ensures the plants’ ability to supply demand plan
  • Ensure accurate records of inventory for reporting and planning

Reporting Relationships:

  • Peer Relationships
  • Attach organization chart showing manager and direct reports as well as peers
  • Reports to Head of Site, with dotted line relationship with the Production Managers
  • Peers are Managers on similar grades from other Departments
  • Direct reports are all planning data officers and planner

Dimensions:

  • To operate within departments budget
  • Current team size N/A
  • Also has dotted line relations with all plant operators

Principal Accountabilities:

  • Schedule usage of production materials to ensure optimal production levels
  • Identify and resolve problems relating to inventory
  • Manage deadlines based on project expectations
  • Ensures stock levels of all raw, packaging, and finished goods products are in conformance to inventory policy
  • Ensures loss due to stock shelf life of all raw, packaging, and finished goods products expiration is avoided
  • Ensures items are purchased to maintain agreed stock norms/inventory positions
  • Ensures planned Raw materials, Packaging materials, Oil quantities and requirements are adequate to for planned production
  • Plans purchase of Raw & Packaging and oil
  • Ensures production performs to plan
  • Ensures Stock Norm adherence
  • Ensures finished goods do not go out of stock
  • Must be conversant with production processes and timelines to ensure production meets plan
  • Jointly responsible with procurement for timely Purchase processes
  • Enforces SHE, Food Safety, AIB and GMP rules and policies of the company
  • To identify training needs of reports and develop training plans for leadership approval
  • Maintains discipline in the team
  • Renders appropriate reports to Head of site on timely bases, such as:
  • Oil Plan
  • Daily, weekly and Monthly Production Plans
  • Purchase Request report for approval
  • Business Planning inputs
  • Planning precision report
  • Inventory monitoring
  • SLOB reporting
  • Any other job assigned by Superior/leadership

Internal & External Relationships:

  • Production team (Refinery, Packing Plant)
  • Engineering and Maintenance Team
  • Operation, Planning, Supply & Distribution Team
  • Technical team (Q.A., SHE etc.)
  • Warehouse/Stores team
  • Human Resources (H.R.)

EXTERNAL:

  • DELOG
  • EZAK
  • OTHER CONTRACTORS
  • RM & PM Suppliers

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Needed:

  • List any qualifications required to do the job
  • Be specific about the experience needed
  • Focus on type of experience not the time served
  • Degree or Equivalent in Engineering, or Mathematical Sciences,
  • 5-7 years work experience in a similar position
  • Computer literate
  • Good understanding of the industry market trends and conditions
  • Exceptional organizational and time-management skills

Job Context & Special Features:

  • Explain any special features or context in which the job operates
  • Detail any language or mobility requirements
  • Ability to take decision decisively.
  • Ability to grasp complex concepts easily.
  • Meticulous and diligent
  • Excellent planning, negotiating, and organizing skills.
  • Able to sit, stand and move around for long hours at a time
  • Ability to motivate co-workers, colleagues and others.
  • Ability to display self-confidence
  • Ability to operate in a systematic and logical manner.
  • Analytically sound
  • Excellent communication abilities
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to PZ Cussons on pzcussons.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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