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Job description / Role
Distribution Requirements Planning / Replenishment
- Determines and ensures execution of deployment strategies for Finished Goods i.e. push vs pull
- Understands and influences the planning parameters (In-House and External) and assumptions i.e. production cycle time, sequencing, volatility
- Derives Finished Goods (FG's) stock policy using inventory planning models by stock holding location
- Determines gross requirements by distribution centre or market
- Understands warehouse and transportation capacity planning
- Manages and influences customer relationship s e.g. Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)
- Understands the customer requirements in the short term (e.g. Lead time / min max stock)
- Ensure first In and First Out (FIFO) is applied to materials distribution
Master Production Scheduling (MPS)
- Understands and influences the planning parameters (In-House and External) and assumptions e.g. stock-building, warehouse Constraints etc.
- Develops and implements the run strategy
- Creates cost contingency plans and scenarios, supported by the Finance team
- Agreeing Constrained Supply Plan
- Conducts effective dialogue on assumptions and articulation of facts and evidence
- Negotiates and influences the decision making process
- Understands and manages the functional and individual biases
- Determines and agrees key outputs e.g. constrained supply plan, costed supply plan, inventory plan
- Determines continuous improvement plans and raises for discussion in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) meeting
CUSTOMER SERVICE DUTIES:
- Building longer-term relationships with suppliers that offer quality, value, a willingness to collaborate and the flexibility to meet changing supply requirements.
- Timely customer communication and technology-enabled visibility allows companies to monitor product flows and collaboratively respond to potential delivery problems
- Ensure customers receives their products in a timely manner and good condition
- Maintains staff job results by counseling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
Skills and Knowledge:
- Good knowledge and ability to handle pressure and make decision as and when required
- Good in Logistics and Transportation Management
- Excellent in Operations/Logistics Strategy Development
- Knowledge in Warehouse Management
About the Company
A leading FMCG food manufacturing company. Producing brands well known for their high quality and vast range of products; boasting ISO 9001 and HACCP certifications.
Using state of the art technologies, our products are highly appreciated for their consistent quality and value to consumers.
The company has presence in more than 23 countries across the MENA region, African, European and Asian markets.