Planning Manager – Pharmaceutical Industry Jobs in Cape Town, South Africa at Hire Resolve
Overview
Hire Resolve’s client in the Pharmaceutical Industry is urgently seeking the expertise of a Planning Manager to join their team in Cape Town, Western Cape.
Responsibilities:
Manage, lead, and drive the Supply S&OP and Reconciliation S&OP Process
Lead and manage relevant sales and operations execution meetings with suppliers
Manage, lead, develop, and build strong team relationships for a team of supply planners and logistics coordinators.
Assess stock prioritization, pull forward, and deferral requests based on demand movements in conjunction with demand planner
Analyse and propose stock-to-norm (STN) requirements for all SKU’s
Identify and review items with excess inventory and propose action plan
Manage short-dated stock and drive demand shaping with Marketing and mitigation planning with the Commercial team
Minimise write-off costs on slow-moving stock
Preparation of supply planning-related reports for monthly supplier engagement meetings
Leading Supply S&OP meetings and compiling and presenting presentation decks
Provide reporting and root cause analysis monthly on excess and shortfall stock as well as key drivers to inventory forward
Manage 3rd Party QA on post-importation testing (PIT)
Provide reporting to the commercial team on PIT Results & QA release timelines
Manage replenishment requirement views for maintaining STN
Provide front-end feedback to the supply sites on the latest demand movements
Coordinate discussions with demand planners on the opportunities and risks regarding demand and supply
Track stock supply point delivery vs actual, and conduct required follow-up to ensure service delivery
Manage, support & coordinate the vendor coalitions within the Supply Chain Planning team in the efforts to ensure the supply security of products
Requirements:
Relevant Post Graduate Bachelors University qualification in Supply Chain Management (BComm), Logistics (BComm) or Engineering (BIng)
8+ years of supply planning, supply chain analytics
Must have experience in managing people
Exposure to supply chain and S&OP is a must
Experience in Demand Planning including replenishment forecasting
Previous exposure to working with a statistical forecast
Previous experience in data analytics/science
CPF or CPIM
Experience in the FMCG/Pharmaceutical industries
Strong knowledge of exports/imports
Good working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and BI Platforms
Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
Training & Development
Paid Time Off (PTO) (if applicable)
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Salary: negotiable.
Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
Full Time
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Title: Planning Manager – Pharmaceutical Industry
Company: Hire Resolve
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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