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Planning Coordinator – Port Elizabeth

Reference PE003079
Location Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth
Salary Interval Monthly
Package None-negotiable
Description Our client in the Agricultural Industry based in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ a Planning Coordinator.

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.
 
Responsibilities and expectations but not limited to:
Fresh fruit supply and demand:                                                                                                                        
  • 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.
Logistics:                                                                                                                                                                  
  • 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.                                      
Planned vs Actuals:                                                                                                                                               
  • Monitor order packing progress x3 daily.
  • Track and review customer programme fulfilment daily.
Integrated Business Planning - Local Supply:                                                                                 
  • Create a detailed YTD and ROY supply forecast report for Management.                       
Material Planning:                                                                                                                                                
  • Define carton stock requirement per week per packhouse.                                                     
Continuous Improvement:                                                                                    
  • Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement within planning and cross functional departments.                       
Other Tasks:                                                                                                                                                           
  • 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.                                                                    
If you do not hear from us within two weeks of applying, you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.

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