Sales Operation Planning Manager at Olam Nigeria Limited

Responsibilities

• Demand planning (working with sales teams to predict demand and converting it into demand forecasts)
• Supply planning (converting demand into production splits by plant)
• Follow up of supply planning.
• ATL management (Daily allocation of ATLs by plant / warehouse)
• Daily coordination with plant managers on supply
• Daily coordination with RSMs on demand
• Creation and generation of reports
• Updating of pricing masters / SAP management / ATL generation
• Partnering with Sales on ATL and credit management
• Partnering with accounts on dealer payments, credit systems and monthly provisioning

Qualifications and Key Result Areas

• Minimum planning experience of 12 - 15  years. (Trade marketing experience is a plus. Field sales experience is compulsory)
• Clear communication and outgoing (will need to be dynamic and liaise with all sales and accounts people without being pushed too much)
• Self - starter
• Strong analytical skills
• Advanced excel skills
• Strong inter-personal skills (should be able to work well with sales, marketing, supply chain and accounts / finance team)