Supply Chain Planner
Job description
Supply Chain Planning and Inventory Management
- Manage and maintain all parameters to support procurement activities and material availability.
- Prepare and analyse material forecasts.
- Monitor and maintain optimal inventory levels to meet customer demand and operational readiness requirements.
- Analyse SAP-generated order proposals and take appropriate action.
- Execute inventory buffer strategies to optimise stock levels and working capital while ensuring customer service requirements are met.
- Establish optimal inventory levels and pallet space requirements for optimal warehouse capacity and utilisation.
- Identify and recommend inventory and warehousing improvements to accommodate changes in demand.
- Generate inventory reports and provide recommendations to the Supply Chain Manager.
- Provide consolidated planning information to the Production Planner to support production scheduling and forecasting.
Supplier Management
- Collaborate with suppliers to:
- Prioritise and deliver materials in line with production requirements.
- Ensure on-time delivery of materials to support production plans.
- Maintain purchase order accuracy.
- Resolve purchase order, delivery, and product quality issues.
- Proactively communicate material availability concerns and supply risks.
Supplier Invoice Verification and Processing
- Perform first-line review and approval of all supplier invoices related to purchased materials and services.
- Verify invoice accuracy against approved purchase orders, goods received quantities and agreed supplier pricing.
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies
- Liaise with suppliers, Quality, Procurement, Warehouse, and Finance teams to ensure timely resolution of invoice queries and disputes.
- Ensure all supplier claims, credit notes, and debit notes arising from quality rejections or supply discrepancies are processed and resolved accurately.
- Ensure supplier invoices are approved within agreed timelines to support on-time supplier payments and maintain strong supplier relationships.
Quality, Compliance and Safety
- Support the achievement of Zero Customer Complaints through effective quality management.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant Lotus South Africa Manufacturing standards
Profile
Education
- Degree in Supply Chain Management or equivalent qualification.
Experience
- 2-3 years' experience in a Supply Chain Planning role.
- SAP experience advantageous
- Microsoft Excel skills
- Detailed knowledge of logistics, inventory management, and supply chain planning principles.
- Strong understanding of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes.
- Analytical and mathematical skills.
- Experience with forecasting and statistical analysis.
Personal Competencies
- High professional and ethical standards.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively across all organisational levels.
- Bilingual proficiency.
- Commitment to meeting deadlines and achieving business objectives.
Offer
- A chance to be part of a growing, international company.
- A company culture where passion, team spirit and open dialogue are the main drivers.
- Tons of on the job learning.
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