Mobisol, a leading player in decentralized solar electrification, offers a clean and affordable alternative to fossil fuels for lower-income households and small businesses in rural SubSaharan Africa.

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Mobisol is seeking to a self-motivated, highly accountable, result-oriented person, strong interpersonal skills, and proactive, flexible, creative, excellent team player to fill the position of “Production &Planning Manager”.

Department:

COO, HQ

Authority:

Disciplinary: COO, HQ

Functional: COO, HQ

Interfaces:

• Procurement Department , CN , HQ

• Logistics Manager , TZ ,RW, KE , NG , CN

• Head of Sales , TZ, RW , KE , NG

• TechOps , TZ, RW, KE, NG

• Service Network TZ, RW, KE

• Wholesales ,HQ

• Finance , TZ, RW, KE, NG, HQ

Reporting to Mobisol Group COO, The Production & Planning Manger Responsibilities include delivering inventory performance with direct accountability for Demand and Supply, Planning activities and production flows across values streams from suppliers to delivery, distribution and /or consumption of product by end customers.

 Act as a strong liaison between CO’S and HQ addressing major risks related to

Demand fluctuations

 Create tools to track major metrics related to Global Supply Chain Performance

JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Demand planning

 Review sales historic and forecast with local teams

 Lead Inventory Plan& Strategies (optimize inventory turnover )

 Review and incorporate Service Network needs

 Review New Product Introduction (NPI) to include into Demand Planning

 Review B2B Sales to include into Demand Planning

 Release monthly Demand Planning

• Supply planning :

 Assess Production and Logistics capability

 Provide monthly Material Requirement Planning (MRP) to HQ Supply team

 Review and support shipments planning and routing with HQ Logistics team in order to reduce lead-time

 Review available inventories in china (or other production zones)

 Roll-out of inventory management tool (Information accuracy and ordering process )

 Credit back inventory from TechOps refurbishment items

 Continuous Improvement:

 Taking into account corporate strategy, improve any core processes related or impacted to the above, or aiming at improving customer services.

 Preform actions aiming a reducing working capital and dead stock.

Requirements

  Master’s degree in Supply Chain or Operation Management

  Minimum 8+ years’ experience in supply chain / Industrial project

  Skills in data analytics , forecasting , production planning , inventory management

  Proven team player

  Self-starter with a passion for Mobisol and its mission to plug in the world

  Quality value Engineering with local teams to improve efficiency

  Skills in manufacturing costs Analysis

  Multicultural team player , committed to deliver on time,

  Stress management

  Willingness to travel domestically/ internationally

  Fluency in English

Candidates matching the requirements are invited to apply by sending their CV and cover letter to [email protected], only selected candidates will be invited for interviews. Closing date 23/11 /2018 at 05:00 pm