Assistant Officer Materials Planning (Peaking)

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Assistant Officer Materials Planning (Peaking)

Listing reference: eskom_006872 Listing status: Online Apply by: 10 September 2026 Position summary Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply Job category: Stores and Inventory Location: Western Cape Contract: Permanent Remuneration: Market Related EE position: No Introduction Position/Task Grade: T10 Area of specialization: To analyse, forecast and plan inventory requirements to satisfy customer needs and meet inventory objectives Department: Materials Management Business Unit: Peaking Operating Unit Location: Western Cape Job description

Skills and Competencies Required:

Leadership

• Team player

• Motivating teams

• Coaching

• Mentoring

• Developing

Behavioural

Integrity

Honesty

Trustworthiness

Professionalism

Punctuality

Knowledge

• Inventory management principles

• Material

• Contract management Systems, Applications and Products (SAP)

• Materials management computer systems

• Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint

• Safety procedures and regulations - Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)

• Technical

• Marketing

• Quality control

• Warehouse management principles

• Logistics management

• Legal liability

• Industrial relations

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system SAP

• Stores layout

• Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system

Skills

• Planning

• Negotiation

• Communication

• Report writing

• Computer literate

• Analytical problem solving

• Service delivery

Key Responsibilities

• Gather data and conduct inventory analysis to meet demand.

• Conduct inventory parameter and data maintenance.

• Conduct material requirements planning and forecasting.

• Provide customer service and material availability to the end user.

• Adhere to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) activities.

• Manage consignment stock.

• Optimise minimum control stock inventory.

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Minimum requirements

Qualification(s):

• National Diploma in Logistics / Supply Chain Management / Finance / Commerce / Business Management / Business Administration / Operations Management at NQF6 with 240 credits

Related Minimum Experience:

2 Years’ Supply chain operations / materials management / operations management / business administration / procurement.

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