Demand Planning Manager: Grains

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Responsible for development of a 24 months rolling unconstrained, unbiased Demand Plan across categories with opportunities & vulnerabilities / risks regularly revised in order to reflect the best estimate of future customer demand. The role is also responsible for facilitating demand review process across all categories. Also manage and build capability of a team of demand planners. Responsible for continuous improvement in demand planning, standardizing the process and adoption of the demand planning tools.

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:

Key foundational competencies

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.