Demand Planner

Location: Bluff

Demand Planner
- Home Textile Manufacture
- Durban

Our manufacturing household textile Client is looking for a Demand Planner based in Mobeni

The Demand Planner is responsible for developing accurate demand forecasts to support production planning, inventory management, and supply chain operations. This role acts as a bridge between sales, quality assurance dept and production teams to ensure we meet customer delivery efficiently

Reporting Line:
Supply Chain Planner

Education and Skills
- Supply Chain Qualification advantageous
- Matric with Maths
- 1-2 years’ experience as a Demand Planner
- Sync experience advantageous
- Strong communication
- Analytical
- Excel knowledge
- Understanding of manufacturing operations and supply chain dynamics

Key Responsibilities:

- Full responsibility of managing finished goods stock levels in line with company policies to achieve a 100% on time and in full delivery record.
- Managing inventory to strike a balance between meeting customer demand and avoiding exces inventory
- Ensuring all excess/obsolete stock is depleted timeously.
- Production Coordination:
Collaborating with the production and manufacturing teams to ensure that finished goods are produced in line with customer delivery within the required lead times.
- Vendor Management:
Working with suppliers and vendors to ensure on-time deliveries and to resolve any supply chain issues that may impact finished goods availability.
- Reporting and Analysis:
Generating reports on inventory levels, stock turnover, customer demand
- System integrity:
Ensuring the administrative process flow is managed correctly via the system and via relevant schedules
- Completing tasks that support the senior MRP planner to maintain customer service levels and company objectives

Please take note: if you have not been contacted within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.