Applications are invited for the above vacancy that exists in the Demand and Supply Planning Division. The incumbent will report to the Demand and Supply Manager
MAIN DUTIES
Strategy Delivery
- Development and Implement demand management and inventory holding strategy with Business unit head
- Contribute to Marketing strategy sessions and translate outcome into future planning actions
Monthly IBP Cycle - Implementation of IBP in accordance with latest business requirements
- Facilitate monthly demand reviews
- Consolidate and ensure sound understanding of Volume, Value & Assumption movement
- Consolidate and quantify future Opportunity & Risks
- Drive Gap closing actions and drive decision making on key demand drivers impacting future forecasts
- Drive demand shaping actions/decisions using existing excess inventories
- Coordinate Company demand review and aggregate total business outlook
Monthly Operations – Statistical/Baseline Forecasting - Ensure historical data is relevant and reviewed to enable the use of statistical forecasting
- Manage market demand through monthly forecasting meetings in collaboration with Marketing
- Drive the use of statistical forecasting to derive baseline demand
- Make adjustments to statistical forecasts based on market intelligence and insights on future drivers of demand.
Monthly Operations – Consensus Forecasting - Continuously collaborate with Marketing to ensure forecasts are based on sound assumptions.
- Engage with Marketing & Sales to unpack risks and opportunities and gap closing initiatives
- Collaborate with Marketing & Sales to unpack latest demand drivers and events and agreed on necessary changes in forecast & assumptions
- Conduct necessary analytics where required to support decision making on forecast
Monthly Operations – Replenishment Forecast - Lead a monthly review of the supply plan highlighting supply risks and potential excess stock risks.
- Drive effective communication with suppliers to mitigate the supply and excess stock risks
- Collaborate with Marketing and Supply to optimize stock holding to achieve service and inventory objectives
- Facilitate aggregation of total SKU level replenishment requirement for SKU’s crossing State & Export
Continuous Improvement - Track sales vs actual to unpack latest demand movements. Drive improvement in forecast accuracy by understanding reasons for deviations from forecasts driving remediation plans
- Explore & Adopt various forecast methodologies to improve forecast accuracy
- Proactively drive planning excellence through people, process and tool and process streamlining
- Implement and drive SKU segmentation to allow business product prioritization
- Work in collaboration with Supply and finance to adjust stock policies and planning parameters to optimise inventory holding
- Support planning related project implementation
Other Planning Team Activities - Ensure item master data integrity is maintained for all portfolios.
- Liaising and building relationships with sites and commercial BU Heads.
- Build and develop a high performance team through active coaching and clearly defined development plans
- Support Demand & Supply manager with strategic and operational needs
KNOWLEDGE
? Computer skills on excel, power point, Qlikview, power BI
? A solid understanding of demand and supply interactions
? Deep working knowledge of ERP and planning systems
? Deep technical knowledge of statistical forecasting
? Vast experience on demand planning
? Comprehensive knowledge on industry and product demand drivers
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:
? Ability to facilitate discussions with various stakeholders to derive at a consensus forecast in both volume and value terms
? Ability to understand sensitivity of demand supply plans and articulate risks and decisions with business stakeholders.
? Strong leadership skill to guide business decision making and steer the planning to team to meet required deliverables.
? Ability to represent market in the global planning platforms
? Demonstrated success in continuous improvements in forecast accuracy and statistical forecast
? Demonstrated success in driving inventory reductions
? Ability implement process to support planning performance monitoring, tracking and improvement
? Strong analytical skills
? Ability to drive team performance through process and tool utilization and enhancement
? Good knowledge of S&OP and understanding of demand drivers
? Customer Service orientated
? Good MS Office skills
? Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
? Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision
? Ability to compile reports accurately and articulate planning decisions based on facts
? Performance driven and solution orientated
? Ability to develop talent and teamwork
? Ability to respond to to stakeholder/customer in a professional manner
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: - Bsc Engineering, Bcom Finance, Bcom Supply Chain relevant categories
- Planning experience 8+ years with Demand Management experience 5+ years
- Team management experience 5+ years
- Planning experience in FMCG or Pharmaceutical experience a must
- Import/Export and Supply Chain knowledge a must
- Statistical & Consensus Forecasting experience
- Supply Planning understanding a must
- Understanding of ERP systems and strong MS office working knowledge
- Preferable experience: Working knowledge of Qlikview, Power BI and SAP
Desired Skills:
- Planning
- Team Management
- Import and Export
- demand management
- Resource Management
- WMS Implementations
- Demand Planning
- Demand Forecasting
Desired Work Experience:
- 5 to 10 years
Desired Qualification Level:
- Diploma