Supply Planner

Company Overview:

Metayb is one of the largest and fastest growing advisory firms specializing in technology, process and platform. It enables leaders to envision, implement and realize the benefits of digital transformation in the areas of Finance, Supply Chain, Big Data and Analytics and other cutting edge domains like AI and ML. Companies that are equipped with the right information, have the know-how, and the enabling technology to consistently leverage analytics will gain a competitive advantage. Our people are recognized as some of the best minds and most committed people in the industry. We believe in quality. We appreciate creativity. We recognize individual contributions, and we place trust in our team members. We come with deep functional and technical expertise specializing in serving clients in the FMCG, Retail, Manufacturing and Financial Services industries. Our business and technology professionals provide a unique perspective, proven experience, with an innovative and collaborative approach to achieve results for clients.

Our key areas of expertise lie in Digital Transformation, Data Science, SAP Implementation, Workflow Automation, Dashboarding, Visualization, Finance and Supply Chain services. We strongly aspire to venture into IOT, AI/ML & Virtual Reality.

The Supply & Inventory Planner is responsible for

Maintaining finished goods stock levels in DCs and raw materials stock levels in plants.

Issuing purchase requisitions for raw materials procurement through MRP

Releasing production plans to plants and dispatch plans to sales teams in Africa.

Mission in Supply Chain Digitalization

• Measure and improve supply chain performance indices such as forecast accuracy and supply accuracy.
• Manage supply and inventory level including ramp-up & ramp-down according to sales forecast.
• Manage supply risk by setting strategic stock & escalate to Procurement or HODs
• Review cross-country logistics costs & stocking policy for FM/SM consumer goods.
• Manage the continuous needs/resources balance (MRP) for raw material and packaging materials.
• Track daily, weekly, MTD, YTD production and identify areas for improvement.
• Manage stock of raw materials and packaging materials to ensure uninterrupted supply.
• Ensure timely new product launches by reviewing new launch calendar with product development team.
• Coordinate with digital team and build dashboards to improve efficiency in supply chain.
• Build a resilient supply chain by providing required visibility to vertically integrated plants.

Hard Skills

• Advanced knowledge with ERP systems (SAP)
• Advance level in Analytics such as Business Intelligence (Power BI)
• Advanced skills in supply & inventory management
• Advanced level in Excel. Six sigma certification is a plus.

Soft Skills

Results oriented / Pragmatic / Team player with good communication skills.

Experience: from 3 to 5 years in similar roles - few years in Operations in FMCG plants will be appreciated

Qualification: bachelor's Engineering degree. Masters in global supply chain is a plus.

Schedule:Full-time

If you enjoy working in a collaborative environment and you're a self-starter, this role is for you.

What's on Offer

Hybrid working opportunity enabling a good work-life balance with an enabling learning environment, international travel, collaborating with teams across geographies and benefit from best-in-class employee policies.