Demand Planner: HPC & Baby

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You are part of the Home Care and Personal Care PS&OP team responsible for the creation of the demand plan within the respective portfolio. You are responsible for delivering a weekly demand plan for the customer groups and SKUs within the categories under your responsibility. You also collaborate with the supply chain analytics team to define the statistical baseline forecast and ensure forecast accuracy.

Cleanse historical forecast data to correct the baseline

Calculate all Demand KPIs and root cause analysis for gaps and support in making action plan

Create the weekly demand plan for the category customer groups and SKUs

Create the statistical baseline forecast supported by Supply Chain analytics team and product phase in/out for all SKUs within the category

Validate base demand plan using statistical forecasting techniques for rolling 12 weeks + 21 months period

Analyze sales trends, validate promotional uplifts and ensure integration of sales and marketing demand drivers into overall demand to challenge and improve forecasts

Discuss new product launch volumes and discontinued items and share the information with the supply planning team to enable readiness

Obtain and assess event volumes from Sales & Marketing for the planning horizon and update volumes in case of any changes

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.

Maintain and manage the database of sales & marketing assumptions

Participate in the Demand Review to sign-off the category demand plan and support the monthly Capacity Review through provision of insight into demand

Provide critical business demand related information and analyses to the Category PS&OP Manager

Chair the Pre-Demand and Demand Review sessions with an emphasis on obtaining the most optimal output data.

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.