Demand and Supply Chain Manager

Key Areas of Impact:

Leadership and Management of the Demand Forecasting Business Process

• Lead demand forecasting across all Personal Care and Beauty SKUs, integrating customer plans, innovation, promotions and market trends.
• Drive executive demand reviews, forecast approvals and commercial risk and opportunity analysis.
• Optimise forecasting tools, monitor forecast accuracy and manage launches, promotions, seasonal trends and product runouts.

Leadership and Management of the Inbound Supply Chain

• Lead supply planning, order management and capacity planning to maintain service levels and optimise inventory.
• Drive supply and inventory reviews, manage stock health and obsolete inventory risks, and oversee inventory and MRP policies.
• Support innovation launches, promotions, product runouts and material master data integrity.
• Ensure accurate cycle counting and timely completion of bi-annual stocktakes.

Stakeholder Management

• Drive cross functional collaboration across Commercial, Finance, Procurement, Production, Project teams, suppliers and service providers.
• Provide analytical insights to identify risks, opportunities and business improvement initiatives.
• Manage export forecasting relationships with international subsidiaries.

Lead the implementation of Integrated Business Planning process improvements

• Coordinate and integrate the annual demand and supply planning cycle.
• Identify improvement opportunities, assess forecast performance and business impacts and manage associated risks.

High Performance Team Management

• Set strategic direction, develop operational plans and establish effective team structures.
• Build team capability, encourage cross functional learning and manage performance against agreed KPIs.
• Consolidate and deliver accurate, timely management reporting.

Business Process Improvements

• Identify and implement improvements to demand forecasting, supply planning, reporting and inventory management processes.
• Enhance systems, tools and operational efficiencies to improve business performance.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive ongoing improvements in business processes, technology applications and resource deployment.
• Strengthen cross functional alignment, forecasting reliability and master data integrity.

What It Takes to Succeed:

Experience that set you up for success:                       

• Minimum 5 years Demand and Supply Chain management related experience.
• Minimum 5 years managerial experience.

Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:

• A completed relevant Degree or Diploma is required.

Additional Requirements that will enhance your impact for success:

• Solid work experience on SAP ERP.

Closing Date 30 October 2026