Position Title

PLANNING OFFICER.

Description

We seek applicants with required skills and competencies to occupy the following position in our company.

Responsibilities

To ensure prompt materials requirement planning and issuance of purchase requisitions for procurement of direct materials for production use.

•   Prepares monthly/quarterly/annual material requirement plans as per the sales forecasts and production phasing to ensure timely procurement of materials for production use.

•   Participates in the Sales and Operations Planning Process (S&OP) through relevant planning reporting and summary of key planning constraints.

•   Ensures purchase requisitions are executed promptly as required to foster effective procurement of materials.

•   Responsible for monitoring raw and packaging materials stock levels, to avoid sudden stock outs.

•   Maintains optimum inventory stock levels by reducing material wastages due to overstocking and expiration of materials.

•   Maintains strong communications with production team and procurement officers to confirm production/shipping schedules and monitor open purchase orders.

•   Establishes effective relationships with key internal stakeholders to achieve quality standards and improvements on a continuous basis.

•   Prepares monthly report on planning activities.

•   Any other responsibility as assigned by the Head, Planning and Procurement.

Qualifications

•   Good knowledge of best practices in planning and procurement

•   Analytical and Proactive

•   Meticulous and detail-oriented

•   Excellent oral and written communication skills

•   Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders

•   Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (MS Excel and other analytical tools), ERP – Microsoft Navision

•   A B.Sc. in Science or related discipline.

•   Minimum of 4 years cognate experience in similar role.

•   A B.Sc. in Science or related discipline.

•   A B.Sc. in Science or related discipline.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

•   Frequency of material stock-outs

•   Inventory holding

•   Purchase requisition timelines

•   Openness, transparency and efficiency of the planning process

Job Benefits

Attractive and negotiable.

Education

B.Sc

Experience

4 year

Job Location

Ota, Ogun, Nigeria

Working Hours

Full Time

Date posted

July 12, 2024/h6>

Valid through

July 19, 2024

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Method of Application

Interested candidates should send their CV within one (1) week of the date of this publication to the botton below.