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Job Summary

Job Title:
Planner
Employer:
Royal Van Zanten
Location:
Country:
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Management Jobs
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Thursday, 22 February 2024

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Planner job at Royal Van Zanten | Apply Now

Kampala, Uganda

​Founded in 1862 in the Netherlands, Royal Van Zanten has evolved into a leading international breeding company specializing in the development and propagation of cut flowers such as Alstroemeria, Statice, Chrysanthemum, and Bouvardia, as well as pot plants including Aster, Celosia, Chrysanthemum, and Multiflora. The company's mission is to pass on passion through their products and collaborations, contributing to a vibrant and sustainable ornamental horticulture sector.

Awarded the 'Royal' designation in 1901, Royal Van Zanten emphasizes customer focus, ensuring satisfaction across the entire value chain. The organization fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, offering employees opportunities for growth and development in various professional fields. Regularly, Royal Van Zanten announces job openings across multiple departments, providing flexible work arrangements to accommodate diverse professional needs.

With a presence in multiple countries and a workforce of over 1,000 employees, the company operates on a global scale, continually expanding its reach. Its core values include quality, continuous improvement, ambition, and royal service, all centered around customer focus and mutual respect. Demonstrating a commitment to corporate social responsibility, Royal Van Zanten actively engages in sustainability initiatives, as evidenced by the publication of its Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) reports, aiming to reduce environmental impact and promote equal opportunities. For more information, visit their official website at https://www.royalvanzanten.com.​

Are you looking for management jobs in Uganda 2024? If yes, then you might be interested in Planner job at Royal Van Zanten

Full-time

Deadline: 

22 Feb 2024

Planner job at Royal Van Zanten

Royal Van Zanten

Job Description

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

You are responsible for the fulfillment of demand planning, from planning till export. This position is a part of the backbone of our organization. You are a spider in the web and like to be creative with numbers and love to find creative solutions. You are a strong communicator based on facts. Your work location will be our Mukono location.

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Analyzes

  • Analyze production numbers and come up with a proposal to our production department for future growing schedules.

  • Understand the activities that happen in our greenhouses and what influence they have on our production numbers.

  • Present and discuss numbers clearly to our production department.

  • You are responsible for presenting correct data and proposals to the production department and management.

  • Data integrity and up-to-date growth schedules in Business Central


Planning

  • Plan our production based on our customers’ demands.

  • Plan in the given guidelines as waste and QUOTIF.

  • Location planning together with our Senior production manager.

  • Communication with our Head Office in The Netherlands about the possibilities to deliver our demand.

  • Proactive communication and actions when production numbers don’t match with the planning.

  • Regular visits to the field to understand the production and its progress.

  • You are responsible for the complete planning in your product groups within the set policies.

  • Create Supply Plan Dashboard with clear KPI’s / GAP analysis and suggested way forward

  • Cut factor analysis with growing and harvest dept


Export

  • Allocate our coldroom stock to the correct orders or mother plants.

  • Keep the demands/ orders of our customers in mind.

  • Be creative within the set parameters and come with solutions to achieve QUOTIF, together with CS in the Netherlands

  • Finalize export papers for shipments.

  • Calculate future shipments for freight bookings.

  • You are responsible for the correct export numbers within the set policies.

Planner job at Royal Van Zanten

SERVICES

COMMERCIAL

SERVICES

INDUSTRIAL

SERVICES

RESIDENTIAL

Qualifications & Skills

  • University level

  • Any horticultural-related training/course or experience is an added advantage.

  • 2 years experience in demand or supply planning.

  • Excellent computer skills and MS Excel and Outlook are a must.

  • Business Central (Navision) is a pre.

  • Strong analytical skills

Share your CV & Cover letter to hr.manager.ug@royalvanzanten.com

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