Demand Planner

Department

Supply Chain

Employment Type

Permanent

Job Purpose

• Drive the S&OP process for assigned portfolio and effectively translate commercial insights and analytics into an accurate consensus forecast.
• Coordinate and collaborate with supply planning team, manufacturing sites/3rd party suppliers and/or relevant stakeholders to optimize inventory and stock availability.
• Complex role with multiple facets and both highly analytical, transactional, and operational in nature. Multiple stakeholders and focus on collaborative and cross functional working with both local and global stakeholders.

Accountabilities

• Continuously improve the demand forecast and drive forecast accuracy improvements
• Maintaining and ensuring master data integrity across SAP, IBP, and relevant systems
• Support, analysis, and reporting for S&OP Process, specifically Demand review meetings
• Lead and manage demand review process with Sales and Marketing for assigned portfolio
• Manage slow moving stock and stock write-offs by driving demand shaping and mitigation planning with Commercial and Finance.
• Providing monthly commentary on forecast errors and demand movements
• Manage 3rd Party QA on post importation testing (PIT) (where applicable)
• Support New Product Launches & relaunches to ensure stock availability for on time launches while maintaining optimal inventory

NB:Full Role Summary is available on request

Education Qualification

• Relevant Bachelors degree in supply chain management (BCom), Business Economics, Logistics, (BCom), Engineering (BEng), or related field

Relevant Work Experience

• 3+ years of demand planning and/or supply planning, supply chain analytics, industrial engineering
• Exposure to supply chain and supporting S&OP process is required
• Experience in Demand Planning including replenishment forecasting is a plus
• Previous exposure on working with statistical forecast is a plus
• Previous experience in data analytics/science is a plus
• APICS certification (CPF or CPIM) is an advantage
• Experience in the FMCG/Pharmaceutical industries is advantageous
• Good working knowledge with ERP systems (SAP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and BI Platforms

Competencies/Skills

Excellence Focused

Purpose Inspired

Innovation Driven

Responsibility Centered

Integrity and Trust Anchored