Planning and Forecasting Manager - Houghton Estate, South Africa - SBV Services (Pty) Ltd.

SBV Services (Pty) Ltd.

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Houghton Estate, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

SBV Seeks a Planning and Forecasting Manager who will be handling overall responsibility to ensure effective and accurate planning with regards to ATM and all related inventory and the logistics thereof.

To create and maintain the respective infrastructure (People, systems, equipment etc.) in order to ensure service excellence for clients both internal and external with collaborative Operational Planning.

Responsible for the Planning of the Inventory, resources and logistics for SBV at both tactical, operational and strategic level.

Develop, communicate and implement a long term supply plan strategy taking into consideration both the qualitative and quantitative information by reviewing planning standards and updating them continuously
Accountable for all planning platforms, enabling planning covering inventory, production and capacity planning
Identify exceptions where supply does not meet demand and create plans to address exceptions to close the gap
Identify and recommend the most feasible plan by consulting all the stakeholders involved
Develop, communicate and drive a Contingency Plan for BCM
Obtain data from multiple sources for inclusion in the calculation of stock targets e.g. forecast accurately, production cycle times and order lead times Calculate and interpret cycle and pipeline inventory to facilitate decision making
Responsible to ensure that the cash volumes are forecasted and planned accurately to meet demand.
Optimise cash, including availability levels by using cash modelling tools regularly, reviewing inputs and outputs from the models to ensure appropriate inventory as according to the inventory limit and associated policies and procedures.
Identify bottlenecks on Supply Chain Planning including key suppliers, and recommend to resolve them at optimal cost
Final review of reports on the cash inventory supplied to the regional and general manager on a monthly basis, and report on the cost of funds and cost of transport on a monthly basis Identify, evaluate and report on the Cash in Transit (CIT) routes on a monthly basis
Assist Planners to resolve gaps between the plan and the production schedule by assessing the impact of available options on the supply chain e.g. incur additional costs through overtime, temporary labour etc.
Effectively manage the cash in the centres and ATM's and the national network by delivering the most cost effective plan whilst simultaneously ensuring that there are no service failure

Understanding of IT related aspects with regards to systems

Display a thorough knowledge of planning logic in the various systems in order to thoroughly vet and engage with ICT in the design and creation of a fully integrated Planning system
Implement measures to ensure all planning systems meet the required uptime to support the business.
Verify that all master data is kept current in the planning systems

Create and maintain the infrastructure for accurate and comprehensive execution, reporting and analysis on Supply Chain Planning

Define, implement and maintain metrics in order to measure the cost of quality for Planning
Create the infrastructure (systems, manpower, frequency, etc.) to provide Senior Management with visibility on Planning for SA
Assist with implementation and maintenance of ERP system
Develop statistical and analytical tools to drive deeper reserve trend understanding as well as improving forecast accuracy going forward.
Conduct trend analysis on Cash volumes focusing on inbound and outbound logistics
Analyse the demand statistics in order to forecast accurately

Stakeholder engagement

Build and foster relationships with colleagues, business stakeholders and role players in order to improve overall effectiveness.
Establish Sales and Operations planning process in the business
Engage with external industry participants who influence the planning solution.
Interact with external clients at a senior level to improve forecast accuracy (eg. Banks)
Attend relevant forums where direction is taken in terms of the future development of strategic management and methodology internally and externally.

Adhere to Corporate Governance

Final review of all processes, control requirements and risk management frameworks for the planning department, ensuring that all of it is documented and understood by all members of the team and broader Operations team.
Work with the Risk & Governance department during the scoping of audits to ensure fair coverage.

Manage the
Budget

Develop and manage the internal budget for the planning and forecasting department.
Manage resources within budget guidelines according to company policy and within ethical corporate governance guidelines

Provide leadership to employees within the organisation, creating a winning culture and high morale Lead as an Ambassador and executor of Change