Demand Planning Manager at Adexen

Job Reference:1175
Industry: FMCG - Consumer Goods
Function: Supply chain

Job Description

• Demand forecast planning done in conjunction with sales budgets
• Replenishment and Shipment forecasts done in conjunction with demand forecasts and sales budgets to ensure sufficient stock levels
• Forecast plans to be approved by the Demand Planning and Procurement Manager
• Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing and Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used in demand forecasts
• Lead and take complete ownership of S&OP with all relevant stakeholders – present monthly analysis and updates on the past month
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
• Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function – i.e. clear phasing of demand plan by SKU
• Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions – these are meetings held outside of the S&OP meetings
• Prepare, report, and communicate forecast and inventory measurements to management (forecast accuracy, inventory plan vs. targets).
• Challenges demand assumptions (e.g., sales and long term inventories) and propose / refines the plan
• Participates in key decision making ( e.g., sales and operations planning ) in order to integrate planning and operational constraints (financial, service, time)
• Drives performance KPIs (product availability) and adapts plans to meet targets
• Models and articulates operational capacity
• Proposes and makes decisions on capital investments based on the long term plan
• Improve processes, methods systems planning optimization
• Defines target KPIs to ensure improved business planning capability
• Develop, use, and maintain Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting system tool (Trust project to implement “Infor system”).
• Implementation and utilization of demand management software (Infor – trust project) that is used to house the critical information, and is integrated with the ERP system as well as the Sales & Operations Planning platform
• Refined systems and methods to continually improve forecasts so that the company can better anticipate customer needs.
• Initiates and leads the development of short and long-term supply plans to balance the demand forecast with cost, efficiency and capacity constraints.
• Draft the plan from which replenishment is to be executed this is to be reviewed by manager and actioned accordingly
• Planning delivery timetables – for both Inbound stock and IBT’s
• Manage inventory levels and targets (by set parameters such as ABC, DIC and safety stock), to ensure demand plan is achieved
• Proactively report SKU availability issues – at both warehouse and brand owner level
• Coordinates cross functional resolution of day to day issues related to supply and demand discrepancies, ensures effective "lesson learned" documentation – eg OOS situations
• Create/define metrics to monitor BO performance (KPI’s)
• Manage cross-functional monthly meetings with BO’s + local production team – discuss forecasts, planned ordering cycle and BO performance.
• Complete special projects and assignments as requested.

Expectations

• Degree in Supply Chain Management or similar.
• 5 years’ experience in import/exports in the liquor industry
• Experience in demand/replenishment forecast planning/forecast tools and ERP systems (eg SAP, JDE)
• Risk Management, Operational Performance Optimization, Operations Planning Optimization
• Production and Process Management, Logistics Optimisation, Procurement, Creativity and Innovation, Business & Financial Acumen, Customer Service & Quality Orientation, Project and Change Management
• Problem Solving, Commercial Awareness, Leading and Developing Others,
• Teamwork, Influencing Skills, Building and Maintaining Collaborative Relationships, Strategic Planning, Adaptability.

Offer

• Attractive Package.