Demand Planning Manager at FAN MILK plc

Job Purpose

• Provision of timely, detailed, accurate, transparent Forecast reporting.
• Provide ERP system data maintenance and system administration.
• Integrate Nielsen & IMS data sources to drive forecast accuracy as required.
• Own and maintain forecasting tools.
• Owner of online platform for sharing demand forecasting information, tools & resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide detailed, timely forecast reporting across all categories for input to Consensus Forecast Review, Demand Review Meeting and Profit Review Meetings.
• Develop exception reporting to enable identification and management of forecast accuracy impacts and month to month forecast changes.
• Utilise data sources such as Nielsen scan, IMS, Ex Factory etc to generate insights to drive forecast accuracy.
• Own, maintain and evolve forecasting tools such as the Performance Analysis Toolkit.
• Own and maintain department wide KPIs for the supply chain department
• Capture detailed minutes and actions at business planning meetings especially demand relating meetings and distribute these to stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Develop and own an online platform for sharing Demand Forecasting tools, reporting, information and examples of best practice.
• Embed processes to support forecast capability to drive enhanced service levels and reduced working capital requirements
• Provide analytical support to the Head of Supply chain and cross functional teams as required.
• Integrate Trade Spend / Net Sales inputs to ensure forecast decisions prioritise cost effective, net sales delivery.
• Contribute to significant projects to transform the operating model, and deliver the benefits required including gross to net, complexity reduction, cost of goods and working capital reductions etc.
• Provide support for baseline statistical modeling to deliver enhanced forecast accuracy.

Qualification (Specialized Skills and Knowledge)

• Minimum - Bachelors in a Commerce / Business / supply chain related discipline, logistics, supply management, demand management, operational management desirable.
• Advanced level Excel skills required.
• High attention to detail.
• Highly numerate with knowledge of supply chain forecasting / trade spend software systems and processes preferred
• Very comfortable with numbers and loves numbers
• Proficient in the use of Nielsen / IMS software.
• Exposure to Demand Forecasting and Commercial Sales / Marketing operations in an FMCG environment.
• Strong planning ability & able to work on own initiative.
• Strong interpersonal skills - highly sociable
• Proactively seeks opportunities to increase value by raising standards & championing best practices.