Demand Planner

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa RPO Recruitment Full time

RPO Recruitment’s client in the FMCG industry is urgently seeking the expertise of a Demand Planner to join their team in the Western Cape.

**Responsibilities**:

- Coordinate local forecasting process, at a DFU level and co build short, mid-term and long-term demand plan with Sales & Marketing teams.
- Propose demand plan jointly with distributor based on statistical analysis (considering market trends, customers vision, expected exceptional, guidelines issued from previous S&OP cycles).
- Perform gap analysis versus budget, month M-1, previous year both in volume and value.
- Prepare Sales and Marketing forecasting meetings jointly with distributor document including key assumptions and risks & Opps.
- Facilitate forecasting meetings with BU Sales and Marketing teams.
- Collect information from Marketing on new products Phase In, discontinued products Phase Out process (short term vision).
- Update short, mid, and long-term Demand Plan in JDA according to forecasting meetings and S&OP+ discussions and decisions.
- Conduct historical data cleansing / explanations in JDA.
- Perform forecast accuracy analysis (MAD/BIAS), identify improvement action plan, implement, and track.
- Review incoming promotions advise on availability and timing and decide on forecast changes.
- Ensure the Supply feasibility of the forecast planning on short term horizon (in collaboration with the master planners).
- Alert on overstock or low stock on short and mid-term for his/her brand.
- Challenge and propose optimized safety stock levels in collaboration with master planner.
- Assess distress risks on short and mid-term and act towards Sales / Customer Service / Master Planners to decrease risk.
- Be proactive and propose improvements of actual demand process.
- Develop tools & reports, and support team in optimizing supply chain performance for the Business Unit.
- Engage internal & external stakeholders on continuous improvement project (collaborative forecast, data sharing).

**Requirements**:

- Fluent in English (Read / Write / Speak).
- Own Transport.
- Matric.
- Degree in Supply Chain Management / Business Management (or relevant tertiary education).
- 3 - 5 years working experience.
- Advanced Excel (non-negotiable and will be assessed) and MS Office modules.
- Statistics tools performance and analysis.
- Clear understanding of forecasting.
- Capability to challenge / convince.
- Data management / capability of synthesis and navigate from / to macro - details.
- Basic French (read / Write / Speak).
- Supply Chain APICS Certification.
- APS
- JDA
- IBP
- BW

**Software experience in**:

- APS
- JDA
- IBP
- BW

**Benefits**:

- Salary: R350K/yr - R450K/yr, negotiable
- Training & Development
- Performance Bonas
- Health Insurance
- Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.


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