DRP - Lead Planner

Purpose of Job

Manage and support the Secunda Liquid Bulk DRP team with all DRP related activities. These activities include the management of the optimal balancing of the demand requirements and dynamics for all Secunda DRP portfolio of products (Ammonia, Co-monomers, Industrial Solvents as well as VMS), through working with all key stakeholders such as P&O, Marketing, Sales, Logistic Operations, Customer Service Relations, Logistics Command Centre and Coastal Logistics

Key Accountabilities

Manage and support a team that does the translation and execution of S&OP plans in to DRP plans taking into account SC capacities and constraints by means of accurate analysis, tools and techniques.
To provide DRP specific business intelligence as well as build and maintain dashboards for DRP and the different functions that DRP services. 
Understanding the complexity of value chains and interdependencies of OBU’s, Hubs and SBU’s as well as relation towards fatal production stoppages. On an execution shorter term basis, decide on various movements and optimization opportunities.
Ensuring that the DRP team Keeps Sasol’s production sites unconstraint when external service providers such as Transnet, road haulers, shipping companies strike/ fails - as well as when customer demand falls/ spikes (examples include: KZN Public unrests, flooding, service provider strikes, economic crises, etc.) 
Taking the lead when required to during value stream crisis moments as Sasol’s Chemicals business is the most exposed due to the nature of our products, subsequently influencing business stakeholders to alter and execute plans to minimize bottom-line impacts.
To provide analytical support towards shorter-term scheduling related interactions and enable DRP coordination systems to streamline job execution.
Identify trends and provide recommendations on how to improve KPI's.
To ensure the accuracy of data and proactively influence DRP decisions. 
Scrutinize/ Analise Operations schedules, include aligning with refinery plans and activities, in order to pro-actively identify threats and opportunities in teh DRP environment. 
To oversee shorter-term scheduling related interactions and enalble DRP coordination systems to streamline job execution.
The role also supervises and analises the planning and execution of all stock transfer orders to ensure that inventory is kept at healthy levels at all depots to enable fulfilment of customer demand whilst maintaining working capital at optimal levels.           
Creating, updating and maintaining of all Works Instructions, BCP's within the DRP departments.
To analise, minimize and sustain unit distribution costs across the Base Chemicals SBU liquid bulk supply chains by identifying and evaluating specific constraints, opportunities and threats, and to ensure that opportunities are exploited while threats are avoided/mitigated
Build and grow a team culture and good supportive relationships within Customer Fulfilment

Required Personal and Professional Skills