Kenafric Industries Supply & Demand Planner Job in Kenya August 2017

Kenafric Industries Employment Position

Jobs opportunity for Supply & Demand Planner August 2017

Kenafric Industries Limited
Job Title: Supply & Demand Planner
Department & Section: Supply Chain
 
Reports To: Head of Supply Chain
 
Location: KIL / KML

Main Purpose of this Position:
Leading the Implementing the departmental strategy while Managing the company’s Supply Chain Planning Processes by ensuring consumer demand is always

met and by optimizing the company’s inventory through effective Demand & Supply Planning as well as ensuring timely delivery of material from the company’s suppliers to the company designated storage points in order to meet company requirements through efficient and effective metrics and monitoring tools.

Key Deliverables for this Position

  1. Demand and Supply Planning to achieve Demand Plan Accuracy
  2. Order delivery   performance and process management
  3. Cost Reduction through inventory optimization
Key Responsibilities
  • Implementing the departmental strategy through processes and procedures/standard achieve the institutions objectives
  • Generate monthly Supply Schedules for Finished Goods, Raw & Pack Materials
  • Generate Rough Cut Capacity Schedules with yearly horizons and requisite proposals for decision making
  • Communicate Supply Plans to all stakeholders internally and externally
  • Maintain complete and accurate Supplier Lead Time details for all raw & pack materials.
  • Synchronize Supplier promise dates to Supply Plans that meet the company’s strategic objectives
  • Manage plan achievement by ensuring adherence to set plans and producing monthly reports to highlight non-adherence and taking time-bound steps with relevant departments to reduce shortage of product or materials.
  • Benchmarking and implementing best practices in manufacturing & respective areas of work
  • Re-engineering of the existing and development of new processes to help the company maintain and improve service levels of Customer Service and stock delivery timeline requirements:
  • Deploy Demand & Supply Planning processes that meet company requirements
  • Evaluate ERP performance to support Supply Chain Planning processes and if necessary design changes to cater for changing business needs
  • Maintain Master Data elements for ERP for Inventory & Planning
  • Develop a high performing and motivated team and guide staff to achieve their career goals.
  • Supply Chain Reporting
Direct Reports: Supply Chain Planning Executive
Key Interfaces

Internal

  • All
External
  • Suppliers
Academic Qualifications
  • Undergraduate Degree in Supply Chain Management or business related field.
  • MBA desirable
Professional Qualifications
  • Diploma in Supply Chain Management.
  • CISP
  • CIPS
Job / Functional Skills
  • SAP and IT skills
  • Leadership Skills
  • Reporting skills
  • Relationship* Management
  • Decision Making Skills
  • High integrity and ethical standards
General Skills
  • Teamwork
  • Communication Skills
  • IT skills
  • Customer Service
  • Time Management
Behavior
  • Customer Centric
  • Ownership
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Leadership
Relevant Experience
  • At-least 5 year(s) relevant experience with 3 Yrs. in Supply Chain Planning
How to Apply
If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your application letter and CV quoting the job title on the email subject (Supply & Demand Planner) to recruit@kenafricind.com by 12th August 2017



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