Planning Manager

Closing Date: 2026/02/18

Reference Number: RCL
260208-1

Company:
Siqalo Foods

Job Title:

Planning Manager

Functions:
Supply Chain

Job Type: Permanent

Location:

Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Siqalo Foods, manufacturer of brands like Rama, Flora and Stork, and in partnership with RCL Foods is on the hunt for a Planning Manager to join the Supply Chain Division based in Boksburg. The purpose of the role is to manage the overall processes and resources of Inbound Raw and Packaging Material Store, 3rd Party onsite store, Production Planning, Demand Planning, overseeing the 3rd party production and Planning Customer collaboration.

The role will report to the Planning and Logistics Executive.

• Degree, preference given to the fields of Supply Chain Management and Finance.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a planning role, Management of a team is advantageous.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Supply chain operational role, preference given to specific Planning experience.
• Fully operational in “Plan” processes
• Working knowledge of S&OP
• Understanding of “Make” and “Source” processes.
• Factory based experience
• Demand Planning

• Define the degree of forward planning (3 - 6 months, 2 years etc.) and execute accordingly.

• Ensure the agreed SIA is implemented through team targets and that these targets align cross functionally within area of responsibility.

• To assist in driving the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process by reviewing the customer demand and supply resources, in order to reconcile the GAP and achieve the S&OP “one number”.

• Drive the delivery of a detailed production plan to the factory taking into account factory constraints (line capacity, labour/ shift patterns), distribution constraints (warehousing and transport) as well as internal inbound constraints (transporting of inhouse materials from other facilities) and external supplier constraints (e.g.: ingredients and packaging materials).

• Pro-actively manage national stock covers within the targeted range, considering capacity constraints, product innovation, discontinuations, slow moving and obsolete stock across all stock holding points.

• Drive continuous improvement in both forecast bias and customer service excellence by making recommendations for change using facts and trends learnt through appropriate analysis of data.

• Work closely with the sales team to complete promotional effectiveness analysis and provide input into pricing decisions where appropriate.

• Work with Marketing and Customer teams to develop the forecast for new products and to manage the discontinuation of products out of the business.

• Complete the data analysis to provide input into discussions on portfolio management.

• Work closely with the extended supply chain team to deliver customer service excellence (using data analysis on ordering patterns to make recommendations on lead times, order quantities, frequency of deliveries and input into the distribution incentives process).

• Manage the maintenance and setting up of master data and hierarchies in accordance with both demand planning and sales requirements.

• Responsible for the monthly 52 week Blend and Oils Forecast which will be used by the Commodity team to inform their buying strategy.

• Participate as an integral member of cross functional teams to deliver business projects.