Demand Planner - Cape Town, South Africa - Good Help Recruitment

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Cape Town, South Africa

1 month ago

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Duties and Responsibilities:


  • 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
  • KPI reporting and compiling presentation decks to relevant stakeholders
  • Manage slow moving stock and stock writeoffs
  • Manage 3rd Party QA on post importation testing (PIT) (where applicable)
  • Close collaboration with Supply planners/ suppliers to maintain Stock to Norm (STN) / Safety Stock and optimise inventory levels
  • Order execution and management as required
  • Support New Product Launches & relaunches to ensure stock availability for on time launches while maintaining optimal inventory
  • Continuous Improvement

KEY ACCOUNTABILITES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Continuously improve the demand forecast and drive forecast accuracy improvements
.

  • Gain market insights using analytical, marketing and sales data as well as qualitative inputs to improve forecasts through demand driven forecasting.
  • Collaborate closely with commercial teams, finance, supply planners, other relevant stakeholders, and suppliers locally and internationally.
  • Maintaining and ensuring master data integrity across SAP, IBP, and relevant systems
.

  • Support, analysis, and reporting for S&OP Process, specifically Demand review meetings
.

  • KPI reporting and compiling presentation decks to relevant stakeholders
.

  • Lead and manage demand review process with Sales and Marketing for assigned portfolio.
  • Manage slow moving stock and stock writeoffs
by driving demand shaping and mitigation planning with Commercial and Finance.

  • Providing monthly commentary on forecast errors and demand movements.
  • Engage and coordinate discussions with commercial and supply planning team to proactively manage risk and opportunities relating to demand.
  • Manage 3rd Party QA on post importation testing (PIT) (where applicable.)
  • Close collaboration with Supply planners/ suppliers to maintain Stock to Norm (STN) / Safety.
  • Stock and optimise inventory levels.
  • Order execution and management (as required) in response to demand movements in conjunction with supply planners / suppliers / commercial.
  • Provide front end feedback to the supply planner/suppliers on latest demand movements.
  • Proactively manage and communicate supply constraints (where necessary) to minimize the total business impact.
  • Support New Product Launches & relaunches to ensure stock availability for on time launches while maintaining optimal inventory
.


CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT:

  • Conduct analytics required to drive forecast accuracy improvements.
  • Support demand planning team and CI & Systems Manager with process and system improvements and optimisation.
  • Driving Digitalization and automation of analytics and reporting in supply chain.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Computer skills on MS Office (Advanced Excel Skills) is required.
  • A solid understanding of S&OP, demand, and supply planning.
  • Deep working knowledge of ERP, Forecasting/Planning & BI systems.
  • Deep technical knowledge of demand & supply planning as well as inventory management.
  • Experience on demand & supply management is a plus.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

  • Relevant bachelors degree in supply chain management (BCom), Business Economics, Logistics, (BCom), Engineering (BEng), or related field.
  • 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.
  • Fluent level of written and spoken English. Additional language is a plus.
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