Shift Leader

Our Pact Packaging division is pioneering a whole of product life cycle approach to sustainable packaging. Partnering with global brands to local dairy producers, we integrate supply chain efficiencies and sustainable practices into everything we design and manufacture.

About this opportunity

We specialise in the manufacture and supply of rigid plastic and metal packaging servicing for the consumer and industrial sectors.

As Supply and Demand Planner, you will perform a pivotal role as the conduit between supply planning and manufacturing scheduling.

This includes forecasting, demand & supply planning as well as the S&OP process to unlock capacity and maximise plant performance.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Manage the forecast compilation process, which includes owning the short-term weekly plan and the long-term forecast (three or more months)
• Manage suppliers with long lead times
• Implement supply chain improvement initiatives, ensuring the improvement of forecast accuracy and inventory levels
• Perform root-cause analysis for continuous plan improvement for key service issues, forecast error and bias
• Check, validate and update BOMs

Your skills and experience

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• A keen eye for detail
• Strong ability to question the status quo and challenge the business positively
• Advanced SAP and Excel experience
• An ability to understand and analyse data to develop trends and set direction for the business
• A formal qualification in a Supply Chain or Manufacturing related discipline
• Strong interpersonal, communication & presentation skills
• A Production Planning background, ideally gained within a FMCG or Pharmaceutical manufacturing environment