Supply Planner

Description:

National Brands Limited (NBL) , a leading subsidiary of AVI Limited , is one of South Africa’s top FMCG companies with iconic brands like Willards , Bakers , Five Roses , and House of Coffees . For over 173 years, NBL has been a key player in the South African food sector, expanding its reach across Southern Africa and delivering high-quality products that impact daily lives.

At NBL, we embrace a culture of high standards, teamwork, and accountability. Our employees are driven by excellence and innovation, always prioritising customer satisfaction. We celebrate our South African roots and foster a workplace where collaboration thrive.

Why Choose NBL?

• Make an Impact: Influence daily lives through South Africa’s most iconic brands.
• Innovative Growth: Help drive continuous improvement in product development and marketing.
• Career Opportunities: Access diverse roles across world-class facilities in Isando, Rosslyn, Westmead, and Durban.
• Collaborative Culture: Thrive in a supportive, team-focused environment with AVI’s backing.

Shape the Future with Us! We’re looking for a passionate Supply Planner to join our NBL Head Office in Bryanston, Johannesburg . This role will be responsible for managing service levels, production plans, and stock levels, ensuring sufficient inventory for promotions, seasonality, and demand.

Reporting Structure:

• Reports to : Planning Manager

Key Areas of Impact:

• Manage service levels - targets set by the business.
• Provide a production plan each week.
• Manage finished good stock levels within predetermined target days cover (this includes stock builds for promotions, line shutdowns, and peak build for seasonality).
• Work closely with the factories, sales, and marketing teams to ensure that stock is available when needed.
• Work closely with the distribution and the deployment team to ensure that all regions have sufficient stock to meet the demand.
• Manage forecast accuracy - set by the business.
• Run monthly forecasting meetings.
• Maintain planning parameters within SAP and Barnton planning tool.
• Manage new product launches to ensure that suitable stock covers are achieved before the launch date.
• Hold weekly feedback sessions to highlight service level, production, stock, or sales issues with key stakeholders in the various business units.
• Take part in monthly New Product Development (NPD) meetings to discuss new products and available capacity etc.
• Do weekly and or monthly reporting as required.
• Be able to do scenario planning and give feedback to the business units on capacity constraints and the view going forward.
• Collaboration with the Customer DC Planners and or Deployment Planners.

Experience:

• At least 8 years’ experience gained in an FMCG environment of which a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Planner in FMCG
  

• A completed degree or equivalent qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Procurement or similar
• CPIM will be advantageous
  

• SAP experience required
• Experience using Barnton or any other Supply Chain planning software
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Advanced MS PowerPoint skills (presentations)

Requirements:

• Make an Impact: Influence daily lives through South Africa’s most iconic brands.
• Innovative Growth: Help drive continuous improvement in product development and marketing.
• Career Opportunities: Access diverse roles across world-class facilities in Isando, Rosslyn, Westmead, and Durban.
• Collaborative Culture: Thrive in a supportive, team-focused environment with AVI’s backing.

• Reports to : Planning Manager

• Manage service levels - targets set by the business.
• Provide a production plan each week.
• Manage finished good stock levels within predetermined target days cover (this includes stock builds for promotions, line shutdowns, and peak build for seasonality).
• Work closely with the factories, sales, and marketing teams to ensure that stock is available when needed.
• Work closely with the distribution and the deployment team to ensure that all regions have sufficient stock to meet the demand.
• Manage forecast accuracy - set by the business.
• Run monthly forecasting meetings.
• Maintain planning parameters within SAP and Barnton planning tool.
• Manage new product launches to ensure that suitable stock covers are achieved before the launch date.
• Hold weekly feedback sessions to highlight service level, production, stock, or sales issues with key stakeholders in the various business units.
• Take part in monthly New Product Development (NPD) meetings to discuss new products and available capacity etc.
• Do weekly and or monthly reporting as required.
• Be able to do scenario planning and give feedback to the business units on capacity constraints and the view going forward.
• Collaboration with the Customer DC Planners and or Deployment Planners.

• At least 8 years’ experience gained in an FMCG environment of which a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Planner in FMCG
  

• A completed degree or equivalent qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Procurement or similar
• CPIM will be advantageous
  

• SAP experience required
• Experience using Barnton or any other Supply Chain planning software
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Advanced MS PowerPoint skills (presentations)