Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, January 28 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Sales and Operations Planning Manager (Master Planner) reports to the Supply Chain Director. The successful candidate will be responsible for working with all relevant stakeholders to develop and implement Integrated Business Planning (IBP) to ensure supply reliability & productivity at optimized cost.

Key Responsibilities
• Manage process and timing for demand and supply reviews to ensure sales and operations planning (S&OP) is conducted effectively and efficiently.
• Facilitate pre-S&OP meetings to compare and reconcile demand and supply, align with financial plans, identify issues and risks, and prepare and analyze scenarios, spearheading the development of financial operating models to aid demand pack mix decisions.
• Share input into supply chain’s overarching processes, in support of stock availability and operational, tactical, and strategic plans.
• Collaborate effectively across in-country teams to ensure all relevant information is captured in the S&OP processes, including demand plans, supply plans, new product development and customer contracts to ensure delivery on business plans.
• Engage with functional heads, one center S&OP, and stakeholders to identify issues and opportunities for improvement and to guide the S&OP strategy going forward.
• Work with one center S&OP and other stakeholders to identify and implement key metrics and measurement systems to monitor effectiveness of decisions and optimize the supply chain and its resources to deliver on the strategic plan, including customer delivery performance and gross margins.
• Enable informed decision-making and cost optimization through forecasting stock levels, setting, and executing safety and strategic stock levels and maintaining accurate record of inventory levels at all locations within the supply chain.
• Present molasses & packaging plans that provide a set of realistic operational deliverables balancing sugar production supply with product demand & the Business’ Inventory Policy.
• Provide daily pack planning to production management team.
• Integrate & balance the supply of packaging and raw materials, production and the movement of finished goods across the supply chain to deliver against the service level objectives.
• Develop a consensus demand plan in the form of an Available To Promise (ATP) for 18 – 30 month horizon.
• Oversee and maintain S&OP master data.
• Facilitate S&OP meetings towards active engagement on the information, with effective decision-making and articulation of the execution plans.
• Drive benchmarking and continuous improvement analysis to highlight gaps and optimize value in the supply chain on a monthly basis.
• Work with the Supply Chain Director and one center S&OP, to identify and implement ‘fit for purpose’ technology to enable an effective S&OP.
• Promote and adhere to ABF Sugar procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).

Minimum Requirements
• Full Grade 12 School Certificate.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Economics or Industrial Engineering.
• Must possess 5-10 years’ management experience in an operations environment, with practical experience in either a demand or supply planning function (preferably in FMCG environment).
• Should possess knowledge of relevant software (warehouse/logistics) and management systems.
• Must have a solid understanding of supply chain management constraints, costs, and flexibility, as well as new product development, new product life cycles and product phase-out processes.
• Must possess conceptual ability to develop models, standards & tools, leadership.
• Must possess strong project management, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Must possess commercial & financial acumen.
• Must have experience in production planning and management.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to review, analyze and document business processes/information.
• Ability to engage and align diverse stakeholders to drive sound decision-making.
• Suitably qualified applicants must provide certificates which have been verified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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• Should you be interested in applying for this role, please submit your detailed CV, copies of relevant qualifications, registrations and ID/Passport for the attention of HR Business Partner
indicating “Application – Sales & Operations Planning Manager (Master Planner)” in the subject line.
• Closing date for applications is 6th February 2025.
• Candidates that responded to the earlier advertisement need not re-apply.
• Applicants shall be required to complete pre-employment checks (qualification, credit, security, background, and medical assessments) as part of the recruitment process where applicable.
Should you not hear from us within 4 weeks after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

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