Demand Planner

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa L'Oreal Full time

KEY JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Ensure sales forecasts accuracy and the building of turnover through the piloting of the sales forecast process. Ensure the smooth execution of the planning process to guarantee the availability of the product while optimising customer service and cost and while improving the quality of stocks.

SUPPLY:

- Ensure the smooth execution of the planning process to guarantee the availability of the product while optimising customer service and cost and while improving the quality of stocks.
- Manage E&O ensuring that the quality of the healthy stock is maintained by proposing action to clear Excess and Obsolete stocks.
- Builds the Supply Plan of the Division based on the validated sales forecasts, the co-packing plan and the stocks and supply/ procurement parameters.
- Check the logistic feasibility through the analysis of the stock’s equation. And exchange with the MSL about the long-term issues (capacity, gap between capacity and demand).
- Determine the stock and supply parameters according to the objectives of service rate, costs, and global targeted stock.
- Manage the replenishment process through the evaluation of the shortage risks and by communicating priorities to the MSL.
- Manage stock levels in accordance with the objectives of the country and analyse obsoletes and excess stock. Implement action plans.
- Decrease shortages by the analysis of the causes, the definition of the action plans and the challenges of suppliers about the MAD dates of products which are out of stock.
- Follow the Key Performance Indicators (out of stock, service rate, stock) and communicate them internally and to the MSL.
- Build the budgeted stock according to the stock and supply parameters.
- Participate to the best practices improvement.
- For the field expert ("Local Business Owner"): Contribute to the improvement of the processes and information systems related to his/her activity and be the referent of his/her job in his/her country.
- Animate and train the Supply Chain community to the best practices and tools related to his/her area of expertise.
- Maintain, Create, and monitor the accuracy Masterdata for the Division ensuing that codes are correctly maintained, to ensure that the Supply Chain processes are optimized.
- Works collaboratively with the Demand Planner for the Division

DEMAND
- Be responsible for the catalog management and contribute to its rationalization.
- Manage the sales forecasts quality.
- Manage the global monthly sales forecast process.
- Build the baseline forecast.
- Challenge and consolidate the promotions and launches sales forecasts projected by the Sales and Marketing teams.
- Ensure the global sales forecast consistency, through the building of a consensus between the commercial forecasts, the financial trend, and the sales history.
- Participate to the improvement of the sales forecast practices.
- According to the organization: recruit, develop and manage his/her team taking care of the transfer of know-how and of the development of its expertise.
- Implement organizational changes.
- For the "professional field expert ("Local Business Owner")
- Contribute to the improvement of the processes and information systems related to his/her activity and be the referent of his/her job in his/her country.
- Animate and train the Supply Chain community to the best practices and tools related to his/her area of expertise.

CONSUMER ORIENTED
- Fosters a demand-driven Supply Chain with service as a priority
- Brings added value to the customer and the consumer

CONTROLS RISKS AND OPERATES RESPONSIBILY
- Masters our Quality, EHS, Finance & Supply Chain standards
- Integrates external regulations linked to his activity

“MAKE IT HAPPEN” WITH OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND AGILITY
- Optimises information, physical & financial flows along the whole Supply Chain
- Uses business data for continuous improvement
- Improves flexibility, reactivity, and reliability
- Masters’ costs along the Supply Chain

NURTURES THE PIONEERING SPIRIT
- Anticipates business activity and acts proactively
- Deepens the position of the Supply Chain within the business

PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
- Is Consumer Centric in their approach
- Fosters a demand-driven Supply Chain with service as a priority
- Brings added value to the customer
- Masters our Quality, EHS, Finance & Supply Chain standards
- Integrates external regulations linked to his activity
- “Make it happen” with operational excellence and agility
- Optimises information, physical & financial flows along the whole Supply Chain
- Uses business data for continuous improvement
- Improves flexibility, reactivity, and reliability
- Masters’ costs along the Supply Chain
- Anticipates business activity and acts proactively
- Deepens the position of the Supply Chain within the business
- Is highly collaborative and fosters a culture of collaboration within the overall division.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Bachelor’s


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