NFT Consult Supply Chain Planner Jobs in Uganda

NFT Consult Supply Chain Planner Jobs in Uganda

Job Purpose:

Facilitate the planning, cost effecting sourcing of inputs, dispatch and delivery of finished products to different customer segments. Key outcome of the role is the effective and cost-efficient operations for the specified role in the value stream.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Core Roles

Responsible for end to end planning of inventory from purchase requisition to customer invoice

Develop production and inventory management plans to support sales and promotions

Facilitate meetings with sales teams to valid forecasts over and above core business sales

Conduct root cause analysis when necessary

Identify current and potential product shortages, develop and execute recovery, advise stakeholders of status and recovery plans

Constant interactions with sales and assessment demand requirements. Reflect changes in SKU level forecast

Achieve consensus on operating plans, inventory goals and dispatch plans

Develop system and procedure required to meet service and inventory turn objectives

Maintenance and daily management of the MRP-SAP B1

Develop master production schedule for specified products and production lines underlining all physical and crewing constraints on the lined planned

Monitor factory performance, challenging and understanding where performance is different from what was expected

Monitor stock cover daily, avoiding stock outs and over stocks where possible, raising these with the right stakeholders to address the same

Monitor the daily availability of materials (packing and raw), challenging as necessary when materials are not available required

Capacity balancing of products across lines if balance cannot be achieved with the constraints of production/crewing, raise this at the scale and operations planning meeting

Ensure run rates, inventory targets, batch quantities, changeover times and other data key to planning accuracy are regularly reviewed and maintained correctly in appropriate systems

Understand forecast for specified products, monitor accuracy and challenge where necessary

Ensure all plans are feasible in terms of material supply, notify all

stakeholders of potential shortfalls

Liaise with the commercial term on day to day dispatch scheduling / stock issues

Coordinate product launches effectively to eliminate unnecessary downtime and packaging/material waste

Ensure complete and comprehensive master production scheduling is generated at the required intervals

Ensure required reports and KPIs are generated at the necessary frequency, monitored and utilized correctly to ensure improvement actions are generated and completed

Manage the monitoring of finished goods and highlight any potential write off in line with the department procedures for planning/commercial decision to be made to minimize impact

Take an active part in the continuous improvement of all operations

Perform other duties as assigned

Key Skills:

Minimum 5 years in Supply Chain role or similar environment.

Substantial previous experience in a complex environment, working with multiple stakeholders.

Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills

Ability to work independently and handle multiple projects

Having strong communication skills to manage the internal and external stakeholder expectations

Strong leadership talent, interpersonal and organizational skills

Ability to make Decisions under pressure

Good commercial and business understanding

Analytical approach and problem diagnostic skills.

Computer literate – preferably SAP Business 1 (ERP) and application packages.

Qualifications

Degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business or related field.

Minimum 5 years in a warehousing, logistics, supply chain or similar environment.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; NFT Consult Supply Chain Planner Jobs in Uganda

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