Demand and Supply Planner

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Kenvue Full time

**Demand and Supply Planner**-2307009141W

Description

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:
Demand and Supply Planner

This position reports into the Head of Supply Chain and is based in Cape Town, South Africa.

***Who we are**

At Kenvue, we believe there is extraordinary power in everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and propelled forward by science, our iconic brands—including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® —are category leaders trusted by millions of consumers who use our products to improve their daily lives. Our employees share a digital-first mindset, an approach to innovation grounded in deep human insights, and a commitment to continually earning a place for our products in consumers’ hearts and homes.

**What will you do**

The Demand and Supply Planner (DSP) will be responsible for providing an optimal demand & supply plan for the finished goods of specific product portfolios. In this role, the DSP builds the interface between the local commercial teams evaluating and creating a meaningful demand signal, translating it to a meaningful supply signal towards the supply sites with the key aim to ensure stock availability of the right products to the right locations. The tasks will include performing the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, demand planning net requirement planning, inventory optimization, order management/ execution (End-to-End), reporting and collaboration with commercial team and with the suppliers within a matrix local and regional organization.

**Essential duties and Responsibilities**:

- Provide statistical forecast input and performance data for use in the S&OP.
- Analyze internal capacity and develop plan to align supply and demand to meet customer requirements.
- Evaluate and implement solution and ensure alignment with marketing & sales in development of the consensus forecast.
- Drive the S&OP process for the assigned portfolio and effectively translate business insights to accurate demand signal.
- Implement and operate forecasting software and supporting systems.
- Monitor and report on performance metrics in areas of quality cost, and delivery in support of the key supplier scorecards and business reviews.
- Identify and make recommendations for forecast improvements.
- Prepare monthly reports within specified time frames.
- Utilizes multiple statistical models to develop and drive consensus forecasts for assigned business segments.
- Build and maintain a net supply plan on weekly/ monthly basis taking into account the capacity situation at the suppliers and demand variations in the markets.
- Proactively manage supply constraints to minimize the total business impact. Should identify and trigger implementation of long term solutions to avoid a reoccurrence of any given supply constraint.
- Prepare and participate/ lead in RCCP/S&OP meetings on monthly basis in the light of a balanced long term demand and supply plan.
- Determine stock holding policy (safety stock, etc) and monitor the adherence for given portfolio.
- Review lead-times and Minimum Order Quantities (MOQs) with key stakeholders to improve supply flexibility and reduce inventory.
- Support New Product Introductions (NPIs) & Product Changeovers to ensure on time supply availability for launch while maintaining optimal inventory.
- Create and maintain a strong working relationship with internal and external manufacturing partners.
- Issue Purchase orders (PO) and Forecast to internal and external manufacturing sites and monitor the On Time In Full (OTIF) delivery of the goods to the final warehouse.
- Develop and drive event strategies impacting the supply network set up (i.e. production location transfers, reformulation of products, etc).
- Take part in Supply Chain (Re-) design projects to optimize the end to end product and information flow.
- Provide accurate and complete supply planning parameters & purchasing conditions for all SKUs and system maintenance.
- Constantly strive to identify improvement initiatives in own portfolio of products and suppliers.
- Set all required Master Data and ensure its integrity and correctness.

**Qualifications**:
**What we are looking for**
- University degree preferably in Engineering, Economics or Business Administration
- Experience in a similar position; preferably in demand and supply planning
- Preferably at least 5 years supply and demand planning experience within an FMCG environment
- Business Oriented and Critical Thinking
- Strong quantitative & analytical background
- Advanced command of MS Office especially MS Excel proficiency
- Attention to detail and quality focused
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in spoken and written English language

**What’s in it for you**
- Competitive Benefit Package
- Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More
- Learning & Development Opportunities
- Employee Resource Groups

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