Demand Planner

1 week ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Bacardi-Martini Full time

Posted
26-Apr-2024
Job type
Full time
Country
South Africa
Location
Johannesburg
Lead recruiter
Vibhuti Shrotria
Function
Supply & Logistics
Reporting Line
Planning & Logistics Manager, Middle East & Africa
On-site/Remote
On-site
Level of experience
Individual Contributor/Support (Non - Managers)
Contract type
Permanent
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Your Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to be part of our Middle East Africa team and play an important Global role in our organization.

You will build deep partnership at a global and local level, across Bacardi.

You will play a major role in adding value driving the Sales & Operations Planning process for the region, ultimately helping Bacardi to deliver against our BEST10 growth aspirations to support sales.

About You

You are skilled at consistently building deep, trusting partnership with sales, finance, customers, marketing, and leaders.

Structured, focused and organised define your approach as you navigate multiple high priority.

You are solution oriented with a fantastic attention to detail, great listening skills and proactive approach to anticipating business needs.
RESPONSIBILITIES
With our consumer at the heart your key focus will be

Sales & Operation Planning
Work closely with Marketing, Sales, Customers, Finance and business team to ensure the agreement to define new Best10 process.
Analyse current business, demand trends and predict future trends for middle and longer-term horizon (24 months)
Manage the Demand Planning processes to ensure that plans are established, monitored, and reviewed in order to ensure efficient and timely distribution of products to customers
Support the MEA Planning & Logistics Manager in the S&OP process and preparation of the monthly meeting
Build visibility between financial target and volume sales plan and support the financial team in the financial cycle
Ensure cross functional alignment and business ownership at multiple levels
Maintain S&OP tools and report risks and opportunities
Collaborate with sales to understand customers’ data and understand their ordering patterns
Forecast Accuracy
Manage sales forecasts at IPC / customer level
Analyse all data to ensure that sales forecast are realistic (historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions, customer data (inventories, depletions, forecasts)) and challenge Regional Sales Managers about inconsistencies
Maintain/adjust/create documentation, standard operating procedures and mapping for demand planning processes and systems
Conduct forecast data submissions in system following the global S&OP and forecasting calendar
Improve forecasting techniques and method to increase accuracy
New Products Introduction
Cooperate with the Activity Management Team to ensure effective Innovation process with the aim of reducing supply chain complexity, optimizing route to markets, increasing supply reliability/flexibility and harmonizing the MEA SKU portfolio
Coordinate promotions activities and projects with Marketing, Sales, Distributors and MEA Demand Manager
Be the single point of contact for Bacardi VAP being produced/copacked
Follow launch of promotions, VAPs, Limited Editions and Innovations
Maintain the products’ portfolio list including lifecycle information and communicate regularly with stakeholders
Align with supply planning on the right level of replenishment and inventory for new products
Make sure forecast is reflected 4 months minimum before first shipment date
Communicate to sales / customer service on first availability date from our warehouse
Inventory management / Product lifecycle monitoring
Identify write-offs risks and root causes and set action plan to reduce/avoid and monitor. Seek for solutions.
Follow up Slow mover/No mover stocks and take relevant actions to deplete those. Seek for solutions.
Ensure any issues / alerts are raised promptly with sales/customers to avoid those.
Review and set the right safety stocks policies with supply planning/operation centres’ planning teams
Supply Challenges
Manage short/medium term supply constraints (ex. quality, technical ) to deliver product (Finished goods, Global Promotions/Limited Editions and POS) on the agreed basis
Monitor allocation of limited products, communicate on status
Understand route to markets, MOQs and Leadtime’s with plants and customers
Communicate to regional sales team and customer service on Middle East Africa products’ out of stocks, root causes and resolution timing in promptly manner
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
The skills and experience needed to create your legacy
Excellent knowledge of processes within operations (finance, manufacturing, packaging, supply chain, markets and central marketing). Min 3-5 years of work experience in demand planning process. Knowledge of demand planning technology and decision support tools is preferred
Business savvy and a good understanding of the consumer & customers’ needs.
Strong Interpersonal, negotiation and collaboration skills with the abili

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