Supply Planning Manager - Adept Systems Management Consultants in Nairobi

Job Title: 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.

The Supply Planning Manager is responsible for Supply Planning for the short to medium term to optimise customer service at minimal cost and facilitate SC delivery of innovation.

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.

Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke

Deadline:17/05/2013