Job Title: Group Planner
Reference: 181
Recruiter: Global Profilers
Category: Supply chain, Procurement, Logistic, Purchase (Lagos)
Sector: FMCG / Consumer Durable / Industry
Client: a Multinational FMCG
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Managing and Maintaining up to date forecasting data within specific business units
• Maintain master data related to demand planning
• Generate statistical forecasts leading up to a consensus demand plan on a monthly basis
• Assist with and take an active role in facilitating and controlling the demand planning monthly process and meetings.
• Maintaining disciplined procedures to ensure accurate and timely information from process and systems are available when required
• Monitor, analyze and publish in an appropriate format demand plan performance.
• To work with business teams to analyze, evaluate and implement corrective action with a view to improving forecast accuracy over the next six month forecast horizon.
• Manage product rollovers, new introductions, discontinuations in order to best meet business objectives
• To assist in controlling finished goods inventories & service levels optimization
• Review and analyze actual sales vs demand on a weekly basis, inform and take necessary or propose corrective action to realign demand plans.
• Create, maintain and analyze learnings covering events that could impact future demand
• Ensure that inter branch or company demand has been included in the total demand.
• Working with Budgets and Latest view forecast plans
Key Competencies:
• Strong Planning and organizational skills
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Effective communication at all levels, written & verbal
• Figure orientated, accurate and deadline driven
• Ability to interact with cross functional teams
• Work under pressure
• Attention to Detail
• Team player
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:
• A recognized tertiary qualification, diploma or B-degree
• 3-5 years experience in a Demand Planning Supply chain function (preferably FMCG)
• Understanding of and experience using acknowledged Supply Chain and forecasting systems
• Computer literate with advanced spreadsheet and database knowledge
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