Demand Planning Specialist

3 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Smart Talent Full time

As an Executive Search and Career Consultant specializing in the niche market of Supply Chain, I represent some of the top leaders and am called upon by blue chip organizations in the country to secure talent and assist them in building high performance teams.

One such client of mine is a Global Resourcing Company and they are looking for a Demand Planning Specialist to be based at their South African Head Office in Johannesburg.

Key Performance Areas:

- Forecasting
- Inventory Optimisation
- Stock Modelling
- Managing exceptions in demand
- Guiding controller and operational teams on policies and ways of working
- Assist in defining new policies and developing system solutions to optimise execution

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Commerce or Engineering, with supply chain management, logistics or industrial engineering as specialisation

Minimum Experience:

- At least 6 Years’ experience in a relevant role in large (Heavy Industry or Mining) environment
- Demand or supply planning experience
- Project management experience

The People Shop (Pty) Ltd

012 462 2828

**Job Category**:Demand Planning Specialist**Job Type**:Permanent**Job Location**:Johannesburg**CTC**:R 900 K - R 650 K


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