The Role
As part of the Supply Chain team, our Supply Chain Planners will develop a robust demand plan by key Principles, based on business trends and demand patterns.
The role is required to analyze and troubleshoot demand related issues in a timely manner, whilst utilizing and maintaining our Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting tool.
The candidate is required to show confidence leading Sales & Marketing review meetings providing consistent, quality information.
The role is required to maintain Demand Planning processes to improve key KPI’s and conduct monthly forecast alignment meetings leading to producing accurate purchase orders.
What you will do
Key performance area 1: Forecast Data Management and Validations
Provide sku level data management, ensuring all systems are updated
Validate various system historical sales and input forward focused market intelligence and seasonal profiling
Create demand forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons
Create sku linking and product life cycle maintenance
Promotional forecasting and planning
Raise business aligned purchase orders whilst improving availability, optimizing working capital and reducing waste.
Key performance area 2: Customer and Partner Relations
Builds effective relationships with our key customers and partners to achieve our business objectives.
Has the ability to challenge where appropriate and in a constructive way
Share key knowledge to ensure business alignment
Key performance area 3: Reporting & Communication
Generate KPI reporting on time
Develop routine and ad hoc demand & supply related reports for the leadership team
Lead forecast alignment meetings with internal and external teams.
Supplier Engagement and confirm all purchase orders on time
Key Results
A customer demand forecast which incorporates accurate market information that allows MPC to correctly predict customer demand and provide our Logistics Team with the appropriate information to plan and meet the customer demand.
Improved relationships among planners, divisional teams, marketing and finance leading to effective knowledge sharing and an optimal consensus forecast to better guide improve purchase decisions.
Refined systems and methods to continually improve forecasts to ensure we can better anticipate customer requirements.
Accurate Purchase orders leasing to optimized working capital based off aligned forecasts.
What you must have
Bachelor’s degree preferably with additional Supply Chain certifications
4-5 years of Demand Planning experience in Pharmaceuticals/Medical Consumables/FMCG
Experience in Demand Planning Systems. SAP would be an advantage.
Analytical thinking with the ability to analyze and use critical thinking skills on a regular basis.
Accuracy focused with strong attention to detail
Results oriented with a positive attitude and ability to drive change
Presentation skills to present forecast analysis and tracking
Advanced in Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI reports (Preferable)
