Demand Planning Manager: Grains

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WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Analyze sales trends and validate promotional uplifts; integration of sales and marketing uplifts and other demand drivers into overall demand; Support to S&M to achieve target volumes.
• Obtain and assess event volumes from Sales & Marketing for the planning horizon and update volumes in case of any changes from S&M
• Maintain and manage  the database of sales & marketing assumptions. Drive cost effectiveness and supplier innovation across the organization ensuring business requirements are met, economies of scale are maximized and financial risks are managed
• Discuss new product launch volumes and discontinued items and share the information with supply team to enable readiness of supply team
• Lead Category Demand Review:  Compile Category Demand Review pack by calculating and analyzing the variations between actual demand, target, previous demand plan and monitoring
• Lead Customer Demand Review:  Compile pre-customer DR package by calculating and analyzing the variations between actual demand, target, previous demand plan and monitoring
• Accountable for developing baseline demand forecasts after evaluation of forecast Error & Bias at an appropriate level. Also responsible for maintaining internal and external baseline drivers.
• Overall lead development including evaluation / revision of approach adopted for demand forecasting.
• Generate and validate base demand plan using statistical forecasting techniques for rolling 12 weeks + 21 months period.
• Overall responsible for end to end demand planning including collaboration with S&M for demand inputs, monitoring activity against demand forecast and revise forecast, reviewing current Supply Capacities and Constraints along with future Supply Capabilities.
• Determine and Agree to Demand and Supply Side Actions to Match Future Demand as well as demand and supply gaps.
• Achieve consensus unconstrained demand planning by SKU/ Category and review the same with supply side to identify potential demand and supply gaps.
• Review Demand Plan vs Target  at category level and update unconstrained demand plan after DR in the system.
  

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE:

Academic – Analytical Skills, Commercial Acumen, Problem solving, Decision making, Degree / Diploma in Industrial Engineering

Leadership – Collaboration, Conflict management, business partnering, Accountability and responsibility, planning and organizing, Result focused

Personal Effectiveness – Effective communication, Interpersonal skills, Integrity, Creativity, Continuous learning

Experience

Function – 5+ experience in planning, Experience in sales and marketing desirable

Industry – Experience in FMCG industry desirable

WHAT YOU WILL BE MEASURED ON:

Forecast error & bias

Consensus demand plan achieved

Customer Service

DPA & BIAS

Base demand plan for a rolling 24 months

Base line drivers and Uplifts

Updated Database on sales & marketing assumptions

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In accordance with the employment equity plan of Tiger Brands and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.