Commercial Planning Supervisor at Kenya Airways

Brief Description        

The incumbent is responsible for optimizing inventory levels and ensuring efficient stock management through accurate demand forecasting, strategic planning, and collaboration with cross functional teams. The role aims to enhance operational efficiency, minimize carrying costs, and uphold product availability, ultimately contributing to the overall success of the organization’s supply chain and customer satisfaction.

Detailed Description        

• Adopt and implement planning vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Develop and implement inventory planning strategies to optimize stock levels and minimize carrying costs.
• Generate and analyze inventory reports, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
• Generate regular reports on inventory performance, highlighting key metrics and trends
• Leada team of inventory control staff provide training, support, and guidance to ensure effective performance and goal achievement.
• Load, maintain and ensure integrity of item-level product forecasts in ERP Planning System
• Monitor inventory turnover rates, identify slow moving or obsolete items, and recommend appropriate action
• Create and track replenishment orders and shipments for continuous supply of stock to ensure availability.
• Demand planning including review of historical consumption and forecasts with stakeholders
• Coordinate with logistics and commercial warehouse teams to streamline inventory processes and improve overall efficiency
• Review of NAS stores organization parameters in view of consumption trends and user decisions
• Analysis of monthly inventory report from outstation to determine top-up quantities
• Preparation of monthly stock status  and consumption index by product category
• Conduct weekly stock review and flag any abnormal consumption
• Implement and maintain best practices for inventory control, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to existing inventory planning procedures.

Job Requirements        

• Degree in Procurement/Supply Chain Management or other relevant business degree.
• 5 years' experience in Supply Chain environment. Preferable in inventory control & planning
• Knowledge of inventory management.
• Knowledge of Oracle ERP and other relevant IT tools
• Professional certifications (e.g. CIPS, KSIM, APICS, CILT)
• Member of Supply Chain Body CIPS, KISM, APICs, CILT