RALIRWA Plc, Part of the Heineken Company, is engaged in the production, distribution and sales of a wide range of beer and beverage brands. A career with BRALIRWA offers great challenges combined with exciting opportunities to own and grow one’s career in line with their aspirations.
BRALIRWA is looking for a qualified, dedicated & experienced individual to fill the position of Planning Manager based in Kigali, reporting to the Import & Planning Manager.
JOB PURPOSE
The Planning Manager has an end-to-end accountability for the Demand and Supply planning and is responsible for facilitating the execution of Sales and Operations planning processes.
TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Production Planning
- Translate demand plans into inventory plans, stocks plans and capacity plans for production resources (on aggregated and detailed level),
- Make cost-optimal decision regarding production allocation and determine the impact of different production planning decisions on costs and customer service,
- Coordinates the production planning process in a logical way taking into account interdependencies with demand planning, brewing and scheduling activities.
- Lead efforts to continuously improve Customer Service levels
Sales and Operations Planning
- Organize the S&OP Demand Review meeting and facilitates decision-making in S&OP cycle,
- Contribute to the S&OP process by ensuring timely and accurate information are produced,
- Identify gaps between actual and required performance using S&OP tools,
- Ensure clear decisions are taken in the S&OP cycles, define a concise action list, monitors its execution and report all taken decisions in the next cycle,
- Ensuring that taken decisions are aligned between all S&OP stakeholders,
- Coordinate all different functions (Sales and Supply Chain) to reach a high level of performance during the sales peak season period,
- Clarifies, communicates, and monitors tasks and responsibilities of all relevant stakeholders involved in the weekly S&OP process and daily S&OP meeting during the peak season.
Reporting
- Report gaps in planning processes and S&OP cycles,
- Communicate and align with all stakeholders on main issues related to planning processes,
- Communicate the impact of identified supply and demand constraints,
- Escalate issues to Management Team when the risk involved is major or high.
QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Economics, International Business or any other related field; A master’s degree will be an added advantage
- At least 4 of years of working experience in Planning and Importation department from a well-known organization;
- Working knowledge of MS Office packages-Word, Excel & Power Point, ERP System (Navision);
- Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda (both verbally and in writing), and French will be added advantage;
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Be able to work in multi-cultural, multi-national and multi-lingual organization
- Excellent and effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Time Management and Organizational Skills
- High level of commitment and working with minimal supervision
- Must be proactive, reliable and able to pay keen attention to the smallest of details
- Ability to effectively work cross functionallly
- Ability to think operationally and contribute to strategic plans
HOW TO APPLY
Should you wish to apply for this position, please go to https://careers.theheinekencompany.com/Rwanda and search for “Logistics Planning Manager”.
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All applicants must apply using our online application system, CVs received via email or standard post will NOT be considered. In case you face any challenges in applying, please let us know through jobs.bralirwa@heineken.com (no applications will be accepted through this email).
The closing date for submission of applications is Wednesday 23rd December 2020
#WeAreHEINEKEN. People are at the heart of our company. Our people are as diverse as our brands! We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We see our strength in trust, diversity and progress. Our aim is to have the most talented employees attracted to our company, and to hire them based on their merits, equal opportunities and respect for the differences of each individual. As part of that we strive for BRALIRWA to be a safe & open place for everyone.
NB: Bralirwa Plc. does not employ staff whose background is not suitable. All employment is conditional upon successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks.
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