Demand Planner at Promasidor

JOB OBJECTIVE

To drive all forecasting and demand planning activities for Promasidor, ensuring accurate and efficient forecast models. The role entails synthesizing information from sales, marketing, finance, and warehouse operations to maintain comprehensive demand forecasts. The ideal candidate will leverage strong analytical skills and advanced forecasting modeling techniques to drive data-driven decisions, coupled with excellent communication abilities to effectively collaborate across departments.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES / ACTIVITIES

• Develop and prepare demand forecast (operation forecast) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of demand planning functions.
• Support annual business planning/monthly forecasting process by driving monthly volume and value forecasting.
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data and develop statistical forecast models as well as forecast result evaluation.
• Coordinate cross functional research activities to reconcile significant variance and refine forecast models to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.
• Regular eeporting to the Senior and executive management of the demand plans and KPIs.
• Interact with Sales, Marketing and Finance to understand demand forecast drivers.
• Utilize collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing, Finance and logistics to ensure updated information is used for demand planning.
• Provide input into Suppling planning function in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products and phase outs (volume planning for latest estimates / Annual process).
• Closely coordinate innovation project meetings and communicate actions plans to supply planning team.
• Constantly engage stakeholders to ensure alignment in lead times, inventory days, Liquidation plans and inventory aging.

EDUCATION

A university degree in Economics, Statistics, Sociology, Engineering, or any relevant discipline

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in demand planning/forecasting/supply chain operation planning role.
• Sound/advance knowledge of Microsoft excel to analyze the demand planning and forecasting.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• High Analytical skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Planning and Organizing Skills
• Organizational awareness
• Supply Chain
• Stock Management
• Computer proficiency (excel)
• Trend Analysis
• Business Acumen

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Interpersonal skills
• Influencing Skills
• Analytical
• Interpersonal Skills
• Decision Making
• Strategic thinking
• Relationship Management