At our laboratory in Brits (South Africa), we are looking for a SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNER
a key role between Demand and Production Planning for our in vitro plant propagation
The breeding and propagation operations take place at our modern nurseries in Rijsenhout, the Netherlands and in our state of the art laboratory in Brits, South Africa. Van Zanten Breeding is the leader in the market for Alstroemeria.
This is a fulltime on-site position, based in Brits, South Africa. Start date May 1st, 2026.
Your responsibilities
You are responsible for the Long-term and Short-term planning for some of our crops.
You communicate between Demand planning and stock initiation in The Netherlands.
You ensure that the mother stock level is in line with the demand. Traceability and risk planning is key in success in this role.
Regarding the short-term planning you will be reporting on stock availability to guide demand planning and reporting on any shortages and surplus during production season.
You are unique
You are proactive, accurate and customer and result-oriented
You have good communication skills, both verbal and written in English
You are agile and understand the challenges and limitations of planning supply for biological systems
You are analytical and work in a structured manner
We are looking for candidates who
- Have experience in supply chain planning with strong analytical/computational work and thinking level.
- Experience in the Agricultural sector, biological system and a degree/diploma in Biological Sciences will be an advantage
- Have experience with automated data processing
Royal Van Zanten has a lot to offer
We offer you a career in an international work field and an opportunity to keep developing your work and yourself. It is our strategy to invest in the continuous development of our people, products, processes and the overall quality.
We are ambitious, and we hope that you are too. We offer a competitive salary, great secondary conditions and – most importantly – a passionate team of colleagues that will make every day of working with Royal Van Zanten a pleasure.
Are you enthusiastic? We would love to hear from you. You can send us your application at sollicitatie@royalvanzanten.com.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Ajay Sood, Managing Director, Royal Van Zanten SA Ltd.by mail: a.sood@royalvanzanten.com or telephone: +27 12 254 03 92/3.
Acquisition is not appreciated.
