Demand Forecast Planner

1 week ago

Cape Town, South Africa SFG Engineering Services Full time

**Job Purpose**:
To manage and coordinate all forecasting activities which support the customer service and inventory objectives associated with our customers and products.

**Requirements**:

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to effectively communicate with staff at all levels.
- Honesty, Integrity & Reliability.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Critical thinking capabilities.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in decision making.
- Self-motivated: Ability to work with little supervision.
- A willingness to learn.
- Strong ability to multitask.
- Open to change and learning new systems.
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Good time management.
- Must be flexible due to work demands.
- Above average work standard.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Review trends in company’s historical sales, forecast accuracy.
- Review current forecasts against inventory receipts to ensure proper inventory fill rates to customers.
- Independently analyze current and historical customers order information before refining/developing forecasts models based on the Company’s demand patterns and business trends.
- Scrutinize sales data to identify trends and issues within forecasts and root cause analysis.
- Conduct regular monthly forecast maintenance by reviewing statistical
- Monthly meetings with sales and marketing staff to discuss planned product promotions in order to produce more accurate forecast.
- Monitor and report on important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies.
- Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management and other relevant key officials.

**Qualifications/Skills**:

- Matric
- BCOM Logistics / Degree in Quantitative Analytics
- Computer literate (Excellent Advanced Excel skills, Word & Microsoft)

**Experience needed**:
3- 5 years demand planning experience

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