Demand Planner

2 weeks ago


Bellville, South Africa Cipla Full time

**Department**:
Supply Chain

**Employment Type**:
Permanent

**Job Purpose**:

- Drive the S&OP process for assigned portfolio and effectively translate commercial insights and analytics into an accurate consensus forecast.
- Coordinate and collaborate with supply planning team, manufacturing sites/3rd party suppliers and/or relevant stakeholders to optimize inventory and stock availability.
- Complex role with multiple facets and both highly analytical, transactional, and operational in nature. Multiple stakeholders and focus on collaborative and cross functional working with both local and global stakeholders.

**Accountabilities**:

- Continuously improve the demand forecast and drive forecast accuracy improvements
- Maintaining and ensuring master data integrity across SAP, IBP, and relevant systems
- Support, analysis, and reporting for S&OP Process, specifically Demand review meetings
- Lead and manage demand review process with Sales and Marketing for assigned portfolio
- Manage slow moving stock and stock write-offs by driving demand shaping and mitigation planning with Commercial and Finance.
- Providing monthly commentary on forecast errors and demand movements
- Manage 3rd Party QA on post importation testing (PIT) (where applicable)
- Support New Product Launches & relaunches to ensure stock availability for on time launches while maintaining optimal inventory

**NB:Full Role Summary is available on request**

**Education Qualification**:

- Relevant Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management (BCom), Business Economics, Logistics, (BCom), Engineering (BEng), or related field

**Relevant Work Experience**:

- 3+ years of demand planning and/or supply planning, supply chain analytics, industrial engineering
- Exposure to supply chain and supporting S&OP process is required
- Experience in Demand Planning including replenishment forecasting is a plus
- Previous exposure on working with statistical forecast is a plus
- Previous experience in data analytics/science is a plus
- APICS certification (CPF or CPIM) is an advantage
- Experience in the FMCG/Pharmaceutical industries is advantageous
- Good working knowledge with ERP systems (SAP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and BI Platforms

**Competencies/Skills**:

- Excellence Focused- Purpose Inspired- Innovation Driven- Responsibility Centered- Integrity and Trust Anchored


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