Planning Coordinator – Port Elizabeth

SUMMARY:
Our client in the Agricultural Industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ a Planning Coordinator.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

• Minimum requirement of a National Diploma.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Must be innovative and detail-oriented.
• System driver and computer literate.
• Capable of managing multiple and high-priority tasks.
• Strong interpersonal skills to develop good working relationships at various levels.
• Strong organizational skills to ensure that daily operations run efficiently.
• Ability to manage processes effectively and meet firm deadlines.
• Strong analytical minded.

• Request and review all supply and demand forecast integrity and reliability.
• Construct a 4-week demand and supply forecast to be discussed with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare detailed plan for following week's pack execution to be discussed and signed-off by relevant stakeholders.
• Create, consolidate and distribute detailed packing Instructions for all relevant packhouses.
• Keep all relevant stakeholders up to date with packing progress on a daily basis.

• Create and distribute detailed logistics plan in order to firm cold room capacity and vessel bookings.
• Review and update logistics plan daily.
• Liaise with the logistics team to get vessel stack dates for key customer/programs on weekly basis and communicate with relevant Packhouse Managers.

• Monitor order packing progress x3 daily.
• Track and review customer programme fulfilment daily.

• Create a detailed YTD and ROY supply forecast report for Management.

• Define carton stock requirement per week per packhouse.

• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement within planning and cross functional departments.

• Material Code creation – SAP.
• Visit packhouses / farms on weekly basis to build good relationships and assist with implementing processes to align with our way of working.