Job Description

• You will take on the responsibility for short and medium term planning, converting the monthly S&OP plan and weekly demand rail and production forecast into a sales schedule that manages risk and optimises value for Thungela.

More of your responsibilities will include:

• Consolidating the overall medium-term plan for sales, considering the production plan from operation and various logistic plans
• Providing input into the detailed logistics plans taking sales and production constraints into consideration as well as ensuring the tonnages for sales are released timeously while considering risks and quality
• Developing the daily schedules from the S&OP plan and developing the monthly sales plan
• Receiving and providing data to the team so the integrated plan over the 3 weeks planning horizon (Strategic, Tactical and Schedule execution) can be completed
• Providing advisory services at the pre S&OP meeting regarding volume for sale, 3rd party coal, quality issues, scenarios and risk analysis
• Collaborating and engaging with the operations, logistics, port, and sales team to ensure correct product is being sold, loaded on the vessel/ truck and that the quality and quantity is correct
• Developing tactical plans to manage any potential contractual constraints while providing detail communication to the sales team
• Monitoring quarterly sales volumes versus plan, and identifying and managing risk opportunities
• Ensuring adherence to plan and escalating the risks to plan as the arise to ensure that revenue and forecast are inline
• Performing the daily, weekly, and monthly book balancing/ tactical activities
• Validating the execution of required scheduling activities in line with Marketing processes
• Developing and leading improvement projects related to tactical planning
• Advisory authority to mine planning on product, volume, inventory and quality requirements while supporting the mine planning team on buffer stockpile management requirements
• Responsible for the weekly Tactical Planning meeting where advisory services will be provided to key stakeholders on best practices and best course of action and opportunities
• Ensuring contracted sales are within the market prices and indicated through various publications while investigating compliance as well as identifying cost improvement opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree/ Btech Engineering, Logistics,  finance or related Discipline (NQF 7)

Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Planning and scheduling logistics in a complex mining environment
• Experience in rail shipping and road logistics
• Sales and Marketing experience in a global company
• Experience in production/ metallurgy role in a thermal coal environment preferred (advantageous)
• Additional Information
• Proficient knowledge and experience in a Mine environment
• Proficient knowledge of Coal Markets, stakeholders, trading, and logistics
• Advanced knowledge of planning techniques and tools, specifically within mining or logistics
• Advanced knowledge of data analysis and reporting techniques, processing tools
• Proficient understanding of the marketing and metallurgy value chains, financial concepts, and appropriate risk management
• Proficient knowledge of commodity marketing, specifically related to bulk commodities