273 Materials Planner jobs in South Africa
Inventory and Materials Planner
Posted 7 days ago
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A leading FMCG manufacturing company is seeking an experienced Inventory & Materials Planner to join their team.
This role is responsible for managing the full Raw Materials & Packaging portfolio, ensuring the factory’s production needs are met while optimizing inventory levels, costs, and supplier performance. The ideal candidate will bring strong planning expertise, SAP proficiency, and proven experience in manufacturing or FMCG environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee material planning and scheduling to ensure consistent supply of raw and packaging materials.
- Develop accurate material requirement plans and adjust planning parameters based on usage trends and business forecasts.
- Manage procurement processes, supplier contracts, and relationships to ensure on-time delivery and compliance with business objectives.
- Monitor supplier performance, track orders vs. deliveries, and identify risks or supply disruptions.
- Drive inventory efficiency by minimising obsolete stock, improving cost control, and maintaining ERP data accuracy.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Production, Quality Assurance, Warehousing, and Commercial.
- Resolve issues related to material shortages, quality discrepancies, and delivery delays.
- Support sustainability and ethical sourcing initiatives.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by developing systems and processes that enhance efficiency and accuracy.
Requirements
- Relevant tertiary qualification (BTech/University Degree in Operations, Logistics Management, or related numerical sciences).
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in materials or production planning within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
- SAP experience (essential).
- Proven ability to manage inventory levels, lead times, and optimise stock usage.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Competencies
- Supply chain and inventory knowledge.
- Financial and commercial acumen.
- Vendor management and negotiation skills.
- Strong leadership and team management abilities.
- Proactive, agile, and solutions-driven approach
Materials Planner Pretoria North
Posted 19 days ago
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A leading company in the red meat industry is looking for a Materials Planner with a degree and operational supply chain experience to execute daily Materials Plans schedules/plan for all production units, capacity planning, KPI reporting, procurement functions and measure adherence to processes.
Duties & ResponsibilitiesJob Purpose
To execute daily Materials Plans schedules/plan for all production units, capacity planning, KPI reporting, procurement functions and measure adherence to processes. Ensure master data is updated daily, monitor variances in forecasts daily, cover for materials planner when necessary. Materials planner will also need to communicate all the above to the relevant stakeholders when required.
Output:
Strategic Planning
- Participate and influence department strategy.
- Monitor and track against the plan.
- Develop recommendations and subsequent action plans to enable the delivery of the departmental strategy.
- Day to day interaction with team members to deliver strategy.
- Build and develop effective relationships with relevant stakeholders to highlight and determine best solution to overcome challenges to continuously improve.
- Contribute to delivering strategic plans with suppliers by liaising regularly on trend changes and tactical forecasting.
- Proactive and regular communication with key stakeholders.
- Conduct stock build plans considering capacity raw materials supply etc.
Operational Planning
- Understand and optimise supply chain and systems.
- Understand internal and external factors which impact on demand and ensure these are reflected in forecasts.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholder to maximise efficiencies.
- Identify challenges, trends and opportunities.
- Maintain Data and Systems (Master Data BOMS, MOQ’s, Rounding values leadtimes etc.).
- Collate Information and Assumptions.
- Reach Consensus through Alignment.
- Share and Publish MRP the Plans.
- Track and Manage Plans and escalate supply shorts.
- Issuing daily plans/schedules for all production units.
- Resource Shift/ Labor planning.
- Manage space in warehouses in line with plans.
- Manage redundant and obsolete stock.
- Manage relationships with suppliers.
- Provide daily/weekly/monthly forecasts with supplier.
- Purchase order management and ensure accurate order placement on all aspects.
- Keep updated price lists on all items. Communicate price increases internally to relevant parties.
- Conduct price negotiations with suppliers.
- Ensure supplier splits are adhered to.
- Deal with supplier claims and GRVing issues, returns to suppliers and price dispute variances.
- Analysis of historical and current performance.
- Understand market/product trends as well as department focus that could impact demand.
- Implement tactical plans to support business decision making (6-18 month focus on capacity, Staffing etc.).
- Implementation and review against long term tactical plans.
- Planning initiatives/Innovation to improve planning.
- BBusSc / BCom in Supply Chain.
- Valid drivers license and reliable vehicle.
- 1 - 2 years operational supply chain experience.
R 20 000 – R 23 000 CTC pm
#J-18808-LjbffrInventory and materials planner
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Materials Planner R 20 000 – R 23 000 CTC pm
Posted 19 days ago
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A leading company in the red meat industry is looking for a Materials Planner with a degree and operational supply chain experience to execute daily Materials Plans schedules/plan for all production units, capacity planning, KPI reporting, procurement functions and measure adherence to processes.
Duties & ResponsibilitiesJob Purpose
To execute daily Materials Plans schedules/plan for all production units, capacity planning, KPI reporting, procurement functions and measure adherence to processes. Ensure master data is updated daily, monitor variances in forecasts daily, cover for materials planner when necessary. Materials planner will also need to communicate all the above to the relevant stakeholders when required.
Output:
Strategic Planning- Participate and influence department strategy.
- Monitor and track against the plan.
- Develop recommendations and subsequent action plans to enable the delivery of the departmental strategy.
- Day to day interaction with team members to deliver strategy.
- Build and develop effective relationships with relevant stakeholders to highlight and determine best solution to overcome challenges to continuously improve.
- Contribute to delivering strategic plans with suppliers by liaising regularly on trend changes and tactical forecasting.
- Proactive and regular communication with key stakeholders.
- Conduct stock build plans considering capacity raw materials supply etc.
- Understand and optimise supply chain and systems.
- Understand internal and external factors which impact on demand and ensure these are reflected in forecasts.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholder to maximise efficiencies.
- Identify challenges, trends and opportunities.
- Maintain Data and Systems (Master Data BOMS, MOQ’s, Rounding values leadtimes ETC).
- Collate Information and Assumptions.
- Reach Consensus through Alignment.
- Share and Publish MRP the Plans.
- Track and Manage Plans and escalate supply shorts.
- Issuing daily plans/schedules for all production units.
- Resource Shift/ Labor planning.
- Manage space in warehouses in line with plans.
- Manage redundant and obsolete stock.
- Manage relationships with suppliers.
- Provide daily/weekly/monthly forecasts with supplier.
- Purchase order management and ensure accurate order placement on all aspects.
- Keep updated price lists on all items. Communicate price increases internally to relevant parties.
- Conduct price negotiations with suppliers.
- Ensure supplier splits are adhered to.
- Deal with supplier claims and GRVing issues, returns to suppliers and price dispute variances.
- Analysis of historical and current performance.
- Understand market / product trends as well as department focus that could impact demand.
- Implement tactical plans to support business decision making (6-18 month focus on capacity, Staffing etc.)
- Implementation and review against long term tactical plans.
- Planning initiatives / Innovation to improve planning.
- BBusSc / BCom in Supply Chain.
- Valid drivers license and reliable vehicle.
- 1 - 2 years operational supply chain experience.
R 20 000 – R 23 000 CTC pm
#J-18808-LjbffrSAP Production Planning Lead
Posted 19 days ago
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We're in need of a Lead with the powers to transform our production from chaos to coordination. If you can juggle schedules like a circus performer and make SAP Production Planning your playground, apply now and let's craft the perfect formula for success!
Qualification and Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in IT
- Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in SAP S/4 HANA, SAP MM, WM, PP or SD module(s)
- Ability to debug SAP ABAP will be advantageous
- Knowledge of Supply Chain processes will be beneficial
The Job Requirements:
- Solid experience as an SAP Business Analyst within one or more of the following modules: MM, WM, PP or SD
- Knowledge and experience of how to plan projects, define deliverables and to control quality and cost matters
- Demonstrated ability to foster an environment for ideation, prototyping and production
- Demonstrated business acumen to take from design to implementation and preferably experience scaling a concept
- Experience leading a product team will be of advantage
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the planning and coordination of activities required to steer the product to align with its strategic future roadmap
- Evaluation, documentation, scoping, and prioritization of new requirements
- Promote continuous improvement through implementation and management of new processes to enhance productivity output
- Participate and provide feedback on any activities where QA practices and risks are to be considered from the writing of user stories, pre-development testing notes and executing QA testing activities in accordance to processes and quality guidelines to identify defects / quality concerns in projects
- Responsible for creating, implementing, and evaluating the product budget
- Effective communication and feedback between IT product team and Business stakeholders
Sap production planning lead
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Production Planning Lead Eastern Cape
Posted 19 days ago
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We're in need of a Lead with the powers to transform our production from chaos to coordination. If you can juggle schedules like a circus performer and make SAP Production Planning your playground, apply now and let's craft the perfect formula for success!
Qualification and Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in IT
- Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in SAP S/4 HANA, SAP MM, WM, PP or SD module(s)
- Ability to debug SAP ABAP will be advantageous
- Knowledge of Supply Chain processes will be beneficial
The Job Requirements:
- Solid experience as an SAP Business Analyst within one or more of the following modules: MM, WM, PP or SD
- Knowledge and experience of how to plan projects, define deliverables and to control quality and cost matters
- Demonstrated ability to foster an environment for ideation, prototyping and production
- Demonstrated business acumen to take from design to implementation and preferably experience scaling a concept
- Experience leading a product team will be of advantage
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the planning and coordination of activities required to steer the product to align with its strategic future roadmap
- Evaluation, documentation, scoping, and prioritization of new requirements
- Promote continuous improvement through implementation and management of new processes to enhance productivity output
- Participate and provide feedback on any activities where QA practices and risks are to be considered from the writing of user stories, pre-development testing notes and executing QA testing activities in accordance to processes and quality guidelines to identify defects / quality concerns in projects
- Responsible for creating, implementing, and evaluating the product budget
- Effective communication and feedback between IT product team and Business stakeholders
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Production planning lead eastern cape
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Inventory Management Specialist
Posted 13 days ago
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We're the global leader in providing energy solutions that help businesses grow and communities thrive.We work as a team and we’re proud of the difference we make to customers, to local communities, and towards a sustainable future for the world.
We are seeking an Inventory Management Specialist who has proven Inventory & Materials Management forecasting expertise with strong analytical capabilities, excellent communication skills and customer service expertise .
Why Join Aggreko?
Role to be based in Johannesburg, South Africa
Competitive compensation
Retirement Annuity Scheme
Aggreko’s Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan
Ad-hoc travel across Africa and potentially UAE / global may be required from time to time.
Role Overview : As Inventory Management Specialist, you will be responsible for Africa’s inventory forecast, analyses, optimization, compliance and budget fulfilment. This role requires close collaboration with our warehouse / store’s personnel at various clients’ sites across Africa and other stakeholders (including supporting our UAE central warehouse).
What you’ll do :
Inventory Forecast & Planning based on fleet profile and consumption for each site.
Ability to perform complex analyses for inventory optimization opportunities identification, including SLOB (Slow-moving and obsolete) stock.
Organize & support quarterly stock counts across all sites. System coordination to enable effective stock levels, MRP and full lead times are considered.
Analyze and improve $ / kVA and inventory turns performance by site / country
Stakeholder communication / collaboration to review critical parts requirements, monitoring inventory levels daily to avoid stock-outs, etc.
Budget and ISO / audit compliance fulfilment.
You’ll have the following skills and experience :
5 years of experience in supply chain management with a deep understanding of inventory, logistics and materials management
Advanced skills in MS Excel will be advantageous (formulas, tables, analyses, etc.)
Ability to identify improvement areas and experience with systems and process changes
A positive can-do attitude, highly motivated individual, committed to delivering results
Willingness to take ownership of problems and drive solutions. A proactive problem-solver, creative thinking and innovative solutions / ideas to complex supply chain challenges
Skilled at relationship building, bringing people together across multiple interfaces and ability to collaborate with stakeholders throughout the supply chain
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Responsible for the correct storing, movement and stock take of all dry goods / consumables and product inventory according to company procedures with specific focus on stock intake and investigation of any stock variances throughout the stock flow process.
Finance Analyst/Inventory Management
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Friday, May 30, 2025
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Job Purpose
Responsible for the correct storing, movement and stock take of all dry goods / consumables and product inventory according to company procedures with specific focus on stock intake and investigation of any stock variances throughout the stock flow process.
Reporting to:
Head: Financial Reporting and Analysis
Output:
Inventory
- Responsible for the movement and control of all product inventories, including carcasses / boxes from internal and external suppliers according to company processes and procedures.
- Responsible for the movement, control and issuing of all dry goods / consumable inventory according to company processes and procedures.
- Ensure accurate and adequate labelling and positioning of all labels.
- Orchestrating all paperwork to creditors department on stock intakes (On-and offsite locations)
- Weekly stocktaking (including the posting of stock batches) of all dry goods / consumables and product inventory according to agreed SOP’s.
- Weekly/Monthly reconciliations of Inventory movements and investigating all discrepancies/deviances to implement corrective actions.
- Weekly/Monthly reporting of Inventory movements and variances.
- Recognizing and reporting on patterns and trends in weekly/monthly Inventory movements and variances.
- Serve as Finance support to the Plant Manager and Analyst team (specific with regards to stock related matters).
- Supervise and control stock take teams.
- Assure stable employee relations by managing conflict and creating a positive and performing working environment.
- BCom degree in finance
- 3 - 5 years inventory control experience
- 1 -2 years supervisory experience
- Tuesday to Saturday (Please note for the first few months the working week will be from Monday to Friday, however when the Malmesbury Plant starts up, the working week will change to Tuesday to Saturday)
- The candidate will have the responsibility of working at two plants located in Elsies River and Malmesbury.
- It will be necessary for the candidate to divide their time between the plants, being present at both locations on a weekly basis.
- Ad hoc visits to the offsite storage facilities.
- Accuracy
- English Literacy
- Computer Literacy
- Yield Understanding
- Seniority level Mid-Senior level
- Employment type Full-time
- Job function Finance and Sales
- Industries Advertising Services
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