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Demand Planner Citrus Agriculture
Job Location:
Job Location:
Port Elizabeth - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Experience Required:
1-3years
Experience Required:
Posted:
22 October 2026 (2 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
19 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Our client is seeking an experienced Demand Planner - Citrus / Agriculture to join their Port Elizabeth team in early 2027
- Receive and analyse production forecasts
- Monitor daily changes in production expected volume variety packed count/size distribution and grade distribution
- Identify changes between forecast and actual production
- Receive and analyse customer demand from commercial team.
- Understand commercial demand by customer and customer requirements by variety grade and count
- Identify shortages excesses and potential stock risks
- Identify products that need alternative customers and where sales should be increased or reduced
- Advise the commercial team on whats available to sell shortages excesses and where substitutions or exchanges may be required
- Recommend which customers should receive specific fruit prioritising strategic customers and the best commercial return based of the commercial strategy provided
- Help the business avoid overselling a variety count or grade underutilising available fruit or allocating the wrong fruit to the wrong customer
- Own the companys pack plans
- Prepare the demand analysis before weekly commercial meetings
- Translate demand into practical pack requirements and adjust plans as production changes
- Monitor whether pack plans are being achieved and identify deviations early
- Present the pack plans to the commercial and production teams on a weekly basis
- Analyse budgeted production vs actual production. Identify reasons for variances.
- Maintain direct communication with packhouses on expected production packing dates produce orders grade and count splits quality information and delays or unexpected changes
- Maintain direct communication with the production teams in the packhouses
Requirements
- Grade 12
- Degree in engineering / industrial engineering
- Ideally an industrial engineering background
- Minimum of 2 years relevant experience preferably gained in the citrus industry
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- The ability to code / develop systems is a strong advantage
- Valid drivers licence and own transport
Required Skills:
Grade 12 Degree in engineering / industrial engineering Ideally an industrial engineering background Minimum of 2 years relevant experience preferably gained in the citrus industry Advanced Microsoft Excel skills The ability to code / develop systems is a strong advantage Valid drivers licence and own transport
Required Education:
Grade 12Degree in engineering / industrial engineering
