Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, parts, service, and technical solutions for the mining and infrastructure industries. Applications include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading, and hauling, tunneling, and quarrying. The focus lies on bringing value to customers through high-performing products that increase productivity and safety as well as providing services and flexible maintenance programs that extend uptime and cut costs.
Main Responsibilities
- Weekly replenishment: Responsible for weekly replenishment by monitoring inventory levels to ensure that they remain within set parameters at all times.
- Stock parameters: Responsible for stock parameters to ensure agreed service level is met to fulfil customer demand.
- Inventory planning: Accountable for ensuring the process of determining the optimal quantity within the network and timing of inventory, aligned with sales/demand and production capacity.
- Responsible in phasing in and out products/inventory: Collaborate and support sales in phasing in and out products and inventory to effectively supply warehouses based on demand, capacity and lead time.
- Responsible for redistribution between warehouses in the region, and lead inventory optimization initiatives; align activities with Sales Area.
- Analytics: Use data, trends, and customer demands to analyze and create and update inventory list, track inventory levels and determine the amount of inventory needed for each product. Source of data will be Voyager, Power BI and ERP’s design others reports as required. Utilize the reporting tools available to make necessary analyses.
- Inform Sales Area about information that affects the customer: Provide advice and expertise to sales department about information that affects the customers or when there is too much or too little inventory on hand.
- Order management and operational buying within LOA: Responsible for the process of order capturing, tracking, and fulfilling all orders from vendors IW, including track and trace of shipments.
- OSMI and slow moving: Responsible to analyze and make a plan for slow moving inventory.
- Accountable to define logistics of goods between Vendor and In Market warehouses.
- Accountable for aligning with sourcing on all related topics; being the point of contact.
- Inventory planning: Tactical and strategic view of the supply situation from Vendors to all IW:s for defined products. Understand where there are gaps, what we can do to resolve the gaps and if there are areas where service will be impacted further out in time.
- Medium to long term production plans: Responsible for the medium to long term planning of defined products for our vendors. This includes changes of allocations between different vendors.
- Contributes to S&OP for the specific Vendors and their performance.
- Forecast and procure raw material from overseas suppliers linked to the local suppliers' product demand and supply local manufacturers with raw material in line with the sales demand for the products in the Sales Area.
Your profile
- A relevant degree will be advantageous.
- Previous work experience from the mining sector is an advantage.
- At least 3 years of experience in inventory management, forecasting & demand planning.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Root cause analysis.
- Ability to own and implement process changes.
- Excellent presentation skills (verbal and written).
- Highly energetic individual with the ability to work in a team.
- Knowledge of Sales & Operations Planning process.
- Experience with any Forecasting Tool.
- MS Office skills with advanced level Excel.
- Ability to effectively prioritize work in a fast-paced environment.
- High attention to detail.
How to apply
Please apply online through Workday (ESS) or access the Sandvik website
Please note that, should you not receive any response from us within 14 days, your application has been unsuccessful; we however thank you for your interest in our company. In line with our EE Plan, HDSA (Historically disadvantaged South African) candidates will be given first preference.
Please note that you must be physically and medically fit to work in a mining environment, including meeting all customer vaccination requirements. Attach vaccination certificate to the application.
We offer an interesting role in an international business environment as well as opportunities for professional development. At Sandvik, we believe that diversity of experience, perspective, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business and, thereby, our customers.
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