Olam International was established in 1989 with 1 product in 1 country, trading cashew from Nigeria into India. Today we are a leading agri-business operating from seed to shelf in 65 countries, supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 13,800 customers worldwide. Our team of 23,000 employees has built a leadership position in many businesses including cocoa, coffee, cashew, rice and cotton. We have 44 different products across 16 platforms.
Olam is committed to responsible growth, and believes that it is only by doing business in a sustainable way that long-term value for all stakeholders can be delivered. Olam is revolutionising seed to shelf supply chains through the Olam Sustainability Standard. Each step of Olam’s value chain is being examined to identify and implement measures to sustainably deliver products across all of its geographies by 2020.
Olam’s initiatives in rural communities are one aspect of this, and in 2010 The Olam Livelihood Charter (OLC) was launched to set a benchmark for projects that incorporate all eight charter Principles of finance, improved yield, labour practices, market access, quality, traceability, social investment and environmental impact. Today we manage 30 OLC initiatives and another 160 beyond the programme, from rural electrification and water facilities to building health centres and schools.Role Summary
Lead a professional Planning function across Caraway Nigeria Biscuits Confectionary and Snacks operations to maximise service levels to customers while optimizing stocks.
Caraway is centered around West Africa and now has 7 Manufacturing Plants in Nigeria across 6 product categories – Tomato Paste, Seasonings, Instant Noodles, Biscuits, Beverages, and Sweets & Candies.
The planning Manager Biscuits Confectionary and Snacks will have the responsibility for Material planning, Supply planning, coordination of the S&OP process, and will facilitate demand planning across the designated categories.
Key Deliverables
Compliance to planning policies including inventory policy, and categorization of finished goods and raw and packaging material and align with the system integration.
Manage stock levels within agreed policy levels for material and finished goods
Facilitate the demand planning process for all the appropriate categories, focusing on eliminating bias and improving forecast accuracy.
Production planning taking account of demand planning, supply chain policy, capacity limitations, and other production constraints
Materials requirement Planning. Create and maintain the materials requirement plan. Establish material safety stock and reorder levels with accurate lead times. Implement stock plans to achieve stock targets on materials and finished goods.
Master Production Scheduling
Distribution requirement planning / replenishment
Evaluate risks and opportunities creating contingencies and making decisions
Capacity management planning
Drive business planning, and in particular, the annual volume planning process which includes interfacing closely with sales, Marketing and finance to ensure timeous delivery.
Support innovation teams in launching new products
Develop and train the Demand planners and supply planners across all operations
Requirements
Development Projects:
Lead ERP projects, integration of SAP MRP. Establish MRP, MPS, and capacity planning processes and align with the system integration
S&OP coordination by Planning Manager
Complexity Management – regularly review SKU portfolio
Education:
B.Sc. in Engineering. (M.Sc. or MBA preferred)
Experience:
Min 10 years of experience in supply chain in Leading Global Agri-Manufacturing/FMCG/
Consumer companies with positions covering Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Stock Management and Primary Distribution. Experience of Lean, Six Sigma and/or TPM strongly preferred.
Skills:
Excellent communication skills.
Strong analytical skills
Knowledge of SAP or any ERP is required.