Job Title: Demand Planner
Reports
To: Supply Chain and Customer Service Manager, East Africa,
Our
client Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the wines and spirits industry
with HQ for East Africa in Nairobi, Kenya.
They
are seeking to hire a Demand Planner to Create and maintain forecast models
across the Pernod Ricard Kenya business incorporating business intelligence and
forecast information gathered from the Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain
operations; Lead and manage the S&OP process to ensure that the S&OP
discipline is adhered to and Develop a robust and cost-effective supply plan
that meets customer demand derived from business plans as agreed to during the
monthly Demand Review meetings.
Key
Responsibilities
Demand
Planning
· Support
the Annual business planning and monthly forecasting process by driving volume
and value forecasting
· Lead
the demand review and forecast alignment meetings.
· Support the Commercial Team and Commercial Analyst to ensure the rolling 18 months sales forecasting discipline is understood and adhered to.
· Collaborate
with the Commercial Analyst and Commercial Team to challenge trends and capture
market intelligence and understand demand forecast drivers during pre-demand
and final demand review meetings.
· Ensure
that the business receives an 18-month consensus demand plan (sales forecast)
approved by the Commercial/Sales or Managing Director.
· Collaborate
with the Commercial Analyst to review historical sales trends, research demand
drivers, and evaluate forecast results to support a collaborative and consensus
approach with the Sales,
· Marketing,
and Finance teams, to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information
is used in forecast planning.
· Plan
monthly departmental alignments and make recommendations to improve the sales
forecast.
· Obtain
sales out forecasts to support forecasts and demand planning and to recommend
stock planning parameters based on sales out forecasts per customer.
· Closely
coordinate and communicate Customer action plans with Supply Planning.
· Provide
input into the Supply Planning operations in developing inventory strategies on
existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.
· Constantly
engage with stakeholders to ensure alignment in lead times, inventory days, and
inventory aging.
Data
Management
· Create
and maintain the appropriate master data in the Planning systems in use,
minimizing errors, and avoiding duplication and obsolescence. i.e. Anaplan
· Create
statistical forecasts to gather, analyze, validate data and execute statistical
modeling software
· Review
the results of the statistical forecast model and apply error analysis
techniques to improve forecasting; summarize and aggregate statistical
forecasts. Refine the forecast model to reflect updated Sales and Marketing
assumptions
· Maintain
the demand planning system and software to input and modify data and ensure the
correctness of product hierarchy
· Monitor
trends in forecast error – Identify relevant market-related data and
competitive intelligence
· Drive
fast, appropriate actions to minimize the impact of deviations from the Demand
Plan and communicate these actions to stakeholders.
· Consistently
improve the Demand Plan Accuracy (DPA accuracy level and variability) using the
Forecast Value Added (FVA) concept and drive out systematic forecast bias
through detailed analyses of past performance.
· Track
errors using DP Reason Codes and maintain an efficient Learning Log.
· Provide
input to volume planning (Latest Estimates / annual process) and achieve
consensus with the business side and the demand chain
Continuous
Improvement
· Maintain
Monthly, Quarterly, and ad hoc reporting on Operations KPI’s internally and to
the Regional Office or EMEA HQ
· Propose
improvement initiatives based on KPI’s reports and sales trends
· Lead
and manage the end-to-end process for New Product Introductions
· Lead
and manage ad hoc projects from start to end
Requirements
· Bachelor’s
degree in Supply Chain, Business Management, Statistics, or another relevant
field.
· A
graduate diploma (CIPS) or any other national higher diploma in Supply Chain or
Logistics is a plus.
· Min 5
years of work experience as a Demand Planner or similar role.
· Demonstrated
knowledge of demand planning philosophies and processes as well as a proven
track record.
· Advanced
knowledge of Microsoft Excel to analyze demand planning and forecasting.
· Excellent
IT skills and previous experience with an ERP system.
· Excellent
communication and people skills.
· Sufficient
knowledge of warehousing and distribution.
· A
strong business perspective.
· A
passion for working with customers, internally and externally.
· A
strong desire to develop trust and long-term relationships.
· A
strong desire to strive for service improvements and be proactive and
responsive to customer demands.
· Ability
to impact and influence others to work cross-functionally and externally to get
commitment to ideas, and actions and deliver results.
How to
Apply
If
you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and
experience, send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject
(Demand Planner) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke by 25th February 2023.
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