Regional Demand Planner

Do you want to make a difference in the world and contribute to a sustainable future?

We believe we can develop the technology and gain the know-how to make a difference. It’s a big responsibility, and we are committed to making an impactful positive change. We need your skills, curiosity, and drive for change to fulfil our goal. Together, we enable our customers to produce the materials and technology needed for a better future.

Come see the FLSmidth difference.

Department:
You will be part of the SSAMESA Order Handling and Execution Team who are dedicated to implementing sustainable solutions for our customers. By joining this team, you will have the chance to work in a multinational organization and in a diverse environment involving different cultures and different challenges.

Role Purpose:
The role of the Regional Demand Planners is to prepare Regional Demand forecasts and to maintain a constant relationship with Site & Service Sales, Professional Services, and Order Handling to understand the demand forecasting drivers. In addition, the role is required to support the Product Group Demand Planner in order to finalize the central and global demand forecast for each Product group.

Your responsibilities:
- Develop and produce effective monthly forecast reports, across all product group in the regional scope, as part of the global Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SI&OP) process.- Optimize demand planning flow in region. Monitor and eliminate inefficiencies in forecasting process and systems.- Monitor and report on important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and newly acquired install bases.- Propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy.- Maintains a constant relationship with regional site & service sales, professional services, and order handling to understand demand forecasting drivers for the regional scope.- Supports the product group demand planner, finalizing the central and global demand forecast for each product group.- Promotes a culture of personal and team safety, including others who may be affected by the company’s operational activities.

What you bring:
- Matric and a relevant business-related, commercial or supply chain management qualification.- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in supply chain, demand planning or supply planning- Understanding of demand planning practices such as forecast accuracy and forecast bias- Good understanding of IFRS principals related to project accounting.- Knowledge of the Accpac or Oracle ERP system is required.- Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel).- A structured and organized self-starter.- The ability to communicate at varying levels of an organization effectively.- Ensures policies, practices and procedures are understood and followed by stakeholders.- Driving continuous improvement of all processes.- Rapid and thorough independent decision making and creative problem-solving skills.

What we offer
- The statements on this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required by all incumbents. Incumbents may perform other duties as assigned. In addition, all FLSmidth employees are expected to:_
- _ Promote teamwork and cooperative effort._
- _ Help train and give guidance to other FLSmidth employees._
- _ Maintain a clean, safe, and unobstructed work area._
- _ Provide customers with the highest quality of products and service._
- FLSmidth promotes diversity in the workplace and preference will be given to applicants from designated groups._

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