The Key Purpose of this role is to execute effective daily routes for distribution centres (DCs) using available routing tools. The T2 planner supervisors' responsibility is to ensure distribution KPI targets are achieved whilst maintaining customer service and productivity expectations for their own as well as employee DCs.
Key Roles and Responsibilities (Related to both T1 and T2 Transport):
- Set-up & maintenance of inter-related system platforms (Sap, Winroute, SharePoints)
- SAP master-data implementation protocol
- WinRoute planning database maintenance and optimising settings and governance is met on all Master Data
- WinRoute road-network database maintenance on correct speeds for data from Maps
- Effective utilisation of planning systems, creating daily distribution load plans according to KPI targets
- Manage & plan today loads to efficiently maximize daily volume capacities
- Planning distribution load plans for multiple depots within prescribed time frame as and when required
- Load plan execution performance at an operational level and constructively feedback to drive improvement/ driver & short cycle feedback
- Daily engagement with on-site Expeditors on execution of load plan
- Daily engagement with DC teams regarding planning instructions
- Clearing & maintaining SAP T2 platforms
- Core project work
- Drive LCP improvement and implementation
- Review direct report routing and engagement
- Provide on the job coaching and development for direct reports
- Provide support on any people queries from direct reports
- Relevant 3-year tertiary qualification
- 2 3 years functional work and planning experience in a FMCG environment
- Applicable Occupational Health and Safety Act of 93, South African Road Traffic Act and governance knowledge beneficial
- Sound business and financial acumen
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Word and knowledge of SAP
- Strong analytical ability demonstrated
- Good performance track record
- Strong interpersonal skills
- BAND: VII