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Job Description
As a Supply Planning Manager, Manage inventory replenishment, including review of factory production plans, stock balancing between LCs (shuttles), highlighting service risks, and proactive communication
Responsibilities
- As a Supply Planning Manager, Manage inventory replenishment, including review of factory production plans, stock balancing between LCs (shuttles), highlighting service risks, and proactive communication
- Review and challenge monthly/weekly production, inventory deployment, and, capacity plans to ensure proper flow of finished goods across the product supply chain for assigned consumer products.
- Work closely and coordinate efforts with Operations, Distribution Planning, L.C. Centers, Sales Forecasting, and Marketing.
- Manage inventory levels for raw, pack materials, Finished Goods, and W.I.P. categories.
- Manage Orders, ERP, DRP, and supply relationships with Co-packers & key material suppliers/vendors
- Support project managers in planning the launch of new products. Responsible for the inventory plan from launch through the product life cycle.
- Take a lead role in using SAP/SNP to the fullest extent in support of planning activities.
- Reacts to MRP system messages while maintaining and supporting the system on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
- Recommending improvement to inventory the system where errors could affect the replenishment systems, financial position, credibility, or overall operation.
- Report, resolve, and communicate situations that will impact customer service promptly.
- Develop inventory strategy for all items
- Calculate and maintain target inventory levels (safety stock)
- Lead weekly reason code process for items & OOS/Distress process (file prep and attend weekly call)
- Leads and executes the allocation process for supply (stock availability, weekly execution, and communication)
Qualification
- Must have a bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or another related discipline.
- Must have 2 – 3 years of professional planning experience which could include: inventory, supply chain management, production planning, distribution and logistics, shipping and receiving, or forecasting.
- Work experience within the fast-moving consumer goods industry.
Location: Lagos, Nigeria.
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