Vacancies at BURN

The Planning Manager will report to the Global Head of Planning and work closely with factory planners, production, procurement, commercial, and logistics teams to ensure the execution of accurate and efficient planning processes across all entities.
Duties and Responsibilities
Regional Planning Leadership

• Oversee the entire planning function (demand, supply, production, and capacity) across BURN’s manufacturing hubs in Africa.
• Ensure each factory maintains a feasible Master Production Schedule (MPS) and Material Requirements Plan (MRP) aligned to demand forecasts and inventory targets.
• Lead weekly and monthly planning cycles and coordinate integrated planning calendars across sites.

Cross-Functional Alignment

• Collaborate with demand planning, procurement, warehousing, and production teams to ensure end-to-end supply chain coordination.
• Act as the key link between the factory-level planners and central/global planning, ensuring alignment on priorities and plans.
• Support S&OP processes by providing visibility on supply risks, factory capacity, production readiness, and recovery plans.

System & Process Development

• Drive the use of Microsoft Dynamics NAV for planning and scheduling activities across sites.
• Standardise planning tools, templates, and KPIs across factories to ensure consistency, efficiency, and visibility.
• Lead the development and improvement of planning SOPs, escalation protocols, and decision frameworks.

Performance Management

• Monitor planning adherence, service levels, capacity utilisation, and material readiness KPIs for all factories.
• Identify bottlenecks or systemic issues in the planning process and lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Continuously enhance planning capabilities through training, coaching, and process improvement.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Operations, or related field (Master’s is a plus).
• 5+ years of experience in production or supply planning in a manufacturing environment, with regional/multi-site responsibility preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics NAV or similar), especially in MPS and MRP.
• Proven ability to lead planning processes in dynamic, high-growth, or complex environments.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work across cultures, manage remote teams, and influence diverse stakeholders.
• Qualified Female Candidates encouraged to Apply

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The FP&A Specialist will be responsible for providing and implementing the strategy, for the financial reporting, Business Partnering, ad hoc report on demand in the context of the business strategy, business operating model, and relevant and corporate governance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Effectively communicating strategy and performance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Present the weekly, monthly & quarterly financial and management reports of various entities & depts.
• Prepare and drive monthly forecasting process including cash requirement for manufacturing plan and cash requirements for countries and coordination with a global team.
• Analyze the trends of Key Performance Indicators (KPI), especially those relating to financial metrics such as sales, expenditures, profit margin, delinquency, collections, inventory days, etc.
• Monitor KPI and identify the cause of any unexpected variances.
• Consolidate, analyze, and report on financial performance as well as corrective, preventative, and improvement initiatives required to achieve financial strategies.
• Develop and continually improve budgeting, financial projections, and operating forecast.
• Implement a business intelligence tool and dashboard reports.
• Prepare/support presentations to BOD and Senior Management Team.
• Drive the development of Annual operating plans of countries and reporting of actuals against the plan with proper analytical-qualitative comments.
• Support management team, and corporate team, help in due diligence, funding requirements, and the Heads of Department with data-driven analysis.
• Support the accounting team and other functions in implementing the software/project if any from the FP&A side.

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance along with CPA or MBA.
• Demonstrated ability to roll-up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on management capacity.
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized, ability to think creatively, and self-motivated
• 3+ years’ experience in Financial Planning and Analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills for dashboard/management reporting.
• Qualified Female Candidates encouraged to Apply