Demand Planner
- Pretoria, Gauteng
- R30,000 per month
- Permanent
- Full-time
Sales Forecasting & Demand Planning:Provide accurate, timely, and optimal sales forecasts in conjunction with the sales team.Conduct planning to ensure alignment between sales and production.
Final Product Stock Management:Engage with clients to manage shortfalls in categories/SKUs and recover lost sales.Manage stock optimizations, addressing issues like near-dated stock in collaboration with the sales teams.Ensure accurate inventory estimations for stock levels, minimum order quantities, and promotions.
Forecasting & Reporting:Conduct monthly pre-validation meetings with managers to validate forecasts for categories and SKUs.Capture relevant data in systems to ensure availability of real-time information.Present historical vs. actual analysis in line with the annual budget and promotional plans.Facilitate weekly meetings between sales and production.
Data Analysis & Reporting:Analyze production trends, sales, and stock performance, providing actionable insights to improve performance.
Collaboration & Communication:Communicate effectively with production team, sales team and customer service team.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve demand issues and align on key priorities.EXPERIENCE:A minimum of 3-5 years in demand planning, preferably within the FMCG, retail, or manufacturing sector.Proven experience in stock optimizations, and forecasting processes.Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with QlikView for data analysis and reporting. SKILLS REQUIREDExcellent attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills.Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to handle conflict.Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, with a proactive attitude towards problem-solving.Proven ability to collaborate with various departments and manage external relationships.People Dimension15 Soveriegn drive, Irene. Route 212-10RecruiterAboutPEOPLE DIMENSION believes that every successful Brand is shaped by Great People who deliver on the promise they make. PEOPLE DIMENSION is a Recruitment agency committed to seek greatness in the South African job market. Skills attraction is our passion and building trusted partnerships with both our clients and applicants our priority. PEOPLE DIMENSION prides us on providing a personalized and delivery-focused recruitment function across all industries. Our Services include both permanent and contract placements, in the following specialist areas; Information Technology Engineering Finance Office Support Insurance Marketing & Sales A clear understanding of our clients' business and corporate culture is the starting point of every successful placement we make. Our extensive industry knowledge and more than 11 year presence within the recruitment industry, enables us to find and introduce South Africa's top talent to our clients. We also believe in continuous follow up on the progress of the candidate we have placed as well as the level of both our client's and candidate's satisfaction with our service. PEOPLE DIMENSION adheres to the APSO Constitution and Code of Ethics and is therefore very serious in complying with the requirements of South Africa's Labour legislation. We are also a Level 4 BEE Contributor. Integrity and Service excellence is our promise to you. We invite you to choose PEOPLE DIMENSION as your recruitment partner.
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