Vacancy title:
Distribution Requirement Planner

Jobs at:
Unilever

Deadline of this Job:
30th November 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 19 November 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:

MAIN JOB PURPOSE

•  Fully responsible for stocks conformance at all ESA (East and Southern Africa) distribution centers (ensure stock norms are kept.)
  
•  To maintain finished goods stock levels on consolidation warehouse as per the inventory policies individually set for storage location/SKU.
  
•  To create distribution model and deployment plans for new/modified product launches/promo campaigns.
  
•  To maintain and analyze tolerances for supply alerts.
  
•  Manage innovations across the ESA distribution centers.
  
•  Participate in costing exercise of the finished products.
  
• Ensure ICSA, ICQA and SLAs are in place with Unilever SU’s (Intercompany Sourcing Agreement/Intercompany Quality Agreement and Service Level Agreements).
  
•  Responsible for optimizing overall stock holding by reviewing stock model for finished goods into the specific ESA country.
  
•  Drive Business Waste improvements and supply distribution cost reductions.
  
•  Generate cost savings by transport optimization.
  

JOB SUMMARY

•  To deliver the finished goods replenishment plan for export markets by calculating replenishment requirements on all levels of the primary supply chain on a weekly & monthly basis based on market demand.
  
•  To ensure availability of timely and accurate information for the replenishment requirements and deployment plans for the export markets.
  
•  Identify potential inventory liabilities / issues and escalate.
  
•  To manage exceptional requests through the supply chain to ensure the most effective response whilst balancing the needs of the end market, other customers and Operations.
  
•  To contribute to regular reviews of inventory policies for finished goods and on storage location/SKU level.
  
•  Reduce distribution center freight costs resulting from coordinated shipments.
  
• Reduce inventory levels by accurately determining what product is needed and by when.
  
• Decrease warehouse space requirements because of inventory reductions.
  
• Reduce customer freight costs because of fewer back orders.
  
•  Improve inventory viability and coordination between logistics and manufacturing.
  
•  Enhance budgeting capability by effectively simulating inventory and transportation requirements under multiple planning scenarios.
  
•  Work with planning and marketing department to improve ability to anticipate shortages in advance and mitigate them.
  
•  Improved inventory coordination with other enterprise functions by facilitating a common set of planning numbers.
  
•  To ensure the distribution plan provides high product availability whilst maintaining the most optimal stock levels and resource utilization.
  
•  To prepare reports on Inventory planning data to enable the control cycle to be executed on time.
  
•  Maintain relevant planning data in SAP to facilitate accurate planning and execution
  
•  Align distribution plans across Service and NPI Functions and be aware of all product/EM requirements to ensure smooth transition during project changes
  
•  Highlight any shortfalls or risks on delivering exceptional customer requirements
  
•  To effectively build, manage and improve upon relationships between the Planning function, Service team, end market supply/distribution teams and NPI.
  
•  Continually seek out opportunities for improvement within operations to deliver improved business results and the elimination of financial waste within the cluster
  

KEY REQUIREMENTS

•  Bachelor’s Degree: Operations, Logistics, Business Administration, Supply Chain or any other relevant subject.
  
•  At least 4years supply chain experience preferably in exports transport planning
  
•  Strong SAP knowledge and skills especially Order to Cash
  
•  Previous experience of transport planning ideally in the FMCG or manufacturing environment
  
•  Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills
  
•  Understanding of country specific export regulations for East & Southern Africa.
  
•  Knowledge and experience in inventory management
  
•  Good understanding of supply chain processes and their interdependencies
  
•  Understanding of supplier relationships and some experience of working with suppliers
  
•  Knowledge on lean techniques and continuous improvement program may be advantageous
  
•  Commitment to work towards professional accreditation with an industry related body