Business Planning Analyst

1 month ago


Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa Colgate-Palmolive Full time
Job Summary

The Demand Planning Analyst plays a critical role in developing and aligning the demand plan for a category or subsidiary, ensuring it meets business objectives. This position serves as the main point of contact between commercial teams and supply chain to drive a synchronized demand plan.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build Collaborative Demand Plan: Interact with commercial teams to gather customer plans and other demand inputs, determine deviations, and document key assumptions.
  • Review Demand Plan: Prepare and participate in the Monthly CBP discipline process to develop an aligned demand plan, identifying gaps and opportunities.
  • Synchronize Supply and Demand: Ensure alignment of demand plan to supply plan, communicate supply risks and opportunities, and identify potential solutions.
  • Support New Product Planning & Life Cycle Planning: Work cross-functionally to finalize pipeline volume and first 6 months of demand for new products, track actual shipments, and manage sku performance and life cycle changes.
  • Measure & Track Performance: Measure, report, and drive improvement of demand planning process and results.
  • Communicate & Manage Demand: Monitor orders and shipments, identify significant changes, and facilitate Fast Track process.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Logistics, or equivalent experience. MBA or SQL is a plus.
  • Minimum 3 years of Consumer Goods experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Customer Service & Logistics, Finance, and/or Marketing.
  • SAP R/3 and APO-DP systems experience is a plus.
Estimated Salary

R1,200,000 - R1,800,000 per annum, depending on location and experience.



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