A well-established manufacturer of agrochemicals is seeking a temporary person for the next 3-6 months to be responsible for coordinating production planning, stock control, and customer orders to ensure efficient operations, optimal resource use, and high service levels.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Must have a National Senior Certificate with Mathematics; A tertiary qualification in production planning/supply chain, administration or analytics or related studies is advantageous
• Minimum 3-5 years’ postgraduate experience in a similar position within the agricultural field in a chemical manufacturing environment
• Previous supervisory experience is advantageous
• Must have sound knowledge of SHEQ Quality Systems and organic certification procedures
• Possess in-depth knowledge of Planning and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and have associated experience
• Knowledge of the OHS Act as well as Safety, Health and Environment standards is essential
• Must have experience in Syspro, SAP or other MRP systems in a chemical manufacturing plant environment
• Computer literate in MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook); Intermediate skills in Excel are preferable
• Must be in possession of a valid driver’s license, have own reliable transport and must be medically fit to drive

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Creating job cards in accordance with the macro plan and additional job cards to accommodate unforeseen product requirements.
• Coordinating with the Buyer and Commercial Managers on the timing of raw materials and packaging supply based on the macro plan.
• Liaising with the Buyer to expedite certain raw materials and packaging when required, and setting up stockholding where applicable.
• Processing stock transfers on Syspro for packaging, stocked items, raw materials, and bulk products across Warehouses 46, 47, and 45.
• Submitting relevant documents for stock transfers via email to the appropriate departments.
• Capturing stock take data for packaging, filing stock take documentation, and investigating significant variances.
• Liaising with external toll manufacturing customers to meet their requirements.
• Meeting occasionally with external toll manufacturing customers to improve service levels.
• Negotiating and updating selling prices for toll-manufactured products in consultation with the Commercial and Production Managers.
• Compiling quotations in response to new product manufacture and packaging requirements.
• Arranging outsourced packing for overflow volumes that cannot be packed internally.
• Reconciling stock and yields of outsourced packing.
• Controlling stock at outsourced packing companies.
• Developing and updating the production plan in line with the macro plan.
• Communicating the production plan to the Production Manager and Commercial Managers.
• Ensuring lead times for packing and raw materials obtained from the Buyer are adequate.
• Resolving conflicts regarding production of different products on the same plant with the Production Manager.
• Matching commercial and sales requirements with production capacities and liaising with relevant parties to find optimal solutions.
• Performing customer order promising for internal and external customers.
• Implementing and authorizing an order release schedule for action by the Procurement Department.
• Actioning changes to the production schedule to meet import demands.
• Checking capacity availability.
• Generating job cards for submission to Production units.
• Addressing deviations of order quantities from the macro plan.
• Ensuring, in conjunction with Production, the best utilization of labour.
• Understanding cost implications of different production requirements and communicating possible additional costs to relevant parties.
• Contributing to management of stockholding levels to maintain acceptable inventory.
• Monitoring and scheduling rework of quarantine stock from redundant warehouses with the Team Leader Quality Assurance.
• Matching sales requirements with production capacities and liaising with relevant parties for optimal outcomes.
• Adopting a tactical approach to the production planning process.
• Acting as first signatory for stocked items and participating in import ordering to remain informed about stock supply.
• Managing the Production Scheduler.

Please note that subsequent to the screening and shortlisting process, all further communication will be entered into only with the shortlisted candidates. If you do not receive any feedback from us within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.