Project Supply Chain Lead

Recruiter:

Phakisa Holdings

Job Ref:

JHB000035/KL

Date posted:

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Location:

Durban, South Africa

Salary:

800 Annually

SUMMARY:

Looking for a skilled Project Supply Chain Lead to manage the Industrial Planner team and ensure seamless coordination between Demand and Resources for optimal customer QCD satisfaction. Key responsibilities include enforcing Industrial Planning Golden rules, team management, reporting, and supporting execution.

POSITION INFO:

Job Title: Project Supply Chain Lead

Report to: Project Manager
Type: Permanent
Sector: Engineering and Technical
Functions: Engineer - Project 12 Months

Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage the Industrial Planner team, taking care of the adequacy between Demand (firm & forecast) and Resources (Manufacturing & Procurement) to reach customers QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery) while optimizing site resources (people, machines & cash).
Key accountabilities:

Make sure Industrial Planning Golden rules & processes are applied.
Be a key contributor to reach the Industrial Planning KPIs targets.
Contribute to the APSYS roadmap related actions regarding industrial planning topics.
Make sure that demand management & scheduling (firm & forecast) is done in the Core Planning Tools and/or ERP.
Apply & ensure Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) rules are applied when moving in workshops.

Team management:

Allocate necessary resources to Industrial planning.
Manage the team of industrial planners.
Ensure the competencies ramp-up of the industrial planners.

Reporting & Communication:

Manage relationship with Project Team.
Ensure S&OP instance decisions are reflected and communicated internally/externally.
Report WIP, Finished Goods, Manufacturing Throughput, and Production Performance KPIs.

Support industrial planning execution:

Support Industrial Planner/Master Production Schedulers.
Give visibility on industrial planning situation, alert on delays and propose solutions.
Provide data for the S&OP process and ensure the latest update on ERP/Core Planning Tool.

Main Required Competences:

NQF level 8 in Supply Chain/Industrial Engineering - Mandatory.
Experience in industrial planning - mandatory.
Team management experience - desirable.
Scheduling basics knowledge.

Competencies & Skills:

Good knowledge of Core Planning Tool, ERP, and Excel.
Fluent in English with good communication skills.
Innovative, pro-active, positive, agile, and customer-oriented.
Autonomous with a sense of urgency and ability to propose innovations.

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