Execute planning activities for one or two manufacturing/distribution units with dependencies on other processes/units/suppliers. Provide input to the overall supply planning framework and systems. Monitor, review, and highlight any gaps in the performance of a portfolio of suppliers to recommend and ensure delivery of improvements by suppliers or to renegotiate or change contract/supplier.

- University (First degree) - Experience enables job holder to deal with the majority of situations and to advise others. - Experience of supervising and directing people and other resources to achieve specific end results within limited timeframes. - Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on developing appropriate plans or performing necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements. - Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on planning, organizing, prioritizing and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives. - Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making. - Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on costing, budgeting and finance tasks. - Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on reviewing and creating relevant, lucid and effective reports. - Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to negotiate independently while providing guidance and training to others on how to help the organization by obtaining consensus between two or more internal or external parties who may have different interests.