Demand Planner / Forecast Analyst
Area: Sandton
Package: Basic Salary R34000 plus benefits = R40000 CTC P/M
Purpose of the position: Foresee business evolutions impacting Region demand forecast at detailed level, on 0 to 18 months’ horizon, by interacting with region Sales and Marketing and through Data analysis to propose an accurate demand plan
Key Activities
• Tactical Demand Capturing & Collaboration with Commercial Team:
✓ Ensures Proper analysis of historical and future demand (Seasonality, trend, performance/accuracy level) in order to propose a forecast baseline leveraging Statistical forecasting Models & tools
✓ Ensure performing required analysis / preparing required inputs ahead of monthly collaborations
✓ Hold monthly collaboration with key stakeholders to review qualitative and quantitative inputs,
challenge and validate bottom-up demand
✓ Influences/challenges stakeholders to validate the proposed forecasts, based on qualitative and
quantitative analyses
✓ Elaborates scenarios to establish monthly, quarterly, and annual demand forecasts using the existing models
✓ Ensure aligning and validation of Demand signal with key relevant stakeholders
✓ Reconciles forecast variance analysis with business trends and recommends progress plans to
organization
• Demand Mix Management
✓ Elaborates / manage the mix for the defined perimeter
✓ Disaggregates demand plan based on the mix to feed operations
✓ Apply phase in /phase out demand forecast by collaborating with region sales
✓ Maintains mix elaboration process maturity and data integrity
✓ Ensure robustness of Mix Data flow through various systems (Mix reject check Gap analysis and
corrective actions)
• Reporting & Forecast accuracy improvement:
✓ Measure and Steers demand forecast accuracy with proper analysis with identification of corrective actions.
✓ Ensure communicating on monthly basis Forecast accuracy key KPIs to all key stakeholders and Drive corrective actions implementation to improve results Vs Target
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s or Honours degree in Supply Chain, Economics, Mathematics, industrial
Engineering.
• 2-3 years of experience in demand planning; 3-5 years in demand planning. B2B ideal, motor industry, FMCG will be preferred.
• Good communication & collaboration skills;
• Excellent Spreadsheet skills and proficient use of Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint,
Word); Excel Is a MUST, at advanced level.
• Data driven & analytic skills, experience with Power BI is a plus;
• Knowledge and experience in Statistical forecast & forecasting models