Recruitment Room Team

Senior Supply Planner – Fixed Term Contract

Cape Town
3 months ago
Application ends: October 10, 2025
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Deadline date:
October 10, 2025

Job Description


Job description
Job objectives 
·    To effectively develop and achieve replenishment plans based on establishing and maintaining business rules for lead times, safety stock, network, etc. and setting all replenishment parameters
·    To effectively manage and monitor budgets, receipt and inventory flow
·    To effectively validate monthly forecast and manage open to buy budget
·    To achieve Infill and DC Availability metrics
·    To work with vendors and the DC on capacity planning in order to manage cost to serve
·    To provide forward visibility into all replenishment and ordering requirements both DC and store to minimize stock-outs and/or inventory overruns
·    To drive maintaining the distribution network, safety stock levels, and improving customer service by making the product available to meet the demands throughout the distribution network
·    To review and act on out of stocks, anticipated out of stocks and low stocks
·    To work with Demand Planners to create a match between supply and demand
·    To review causal data and determine reasons for inventory overages, underage’s, excess, and aged stock and resolve with relevant stakeholder
·    To review promotional activities while in-flight to determine opportunities
·    To review and approve purchase orders and place manual purchase orders as necessary
·    To ensure sufficient knowledge of all inventory locations and be able to source products from alternate locations to meet demand (deployment)
·    To ensure continuous supplier reviews based on on-time and in full and engage to ensure corrective measures are taken
·    To collaborate with buyers, demand planners, suppliers, stores, warehousing, and transportation on inventory flow opportunities to drive cost savings and improved stock efficiency
·    To ensure effective people management and development