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GENERAL SUMMARY:\nThis role will primarily support the organization by improving demand forecasts and order fulfilment, while aiming to reduce ordering errors. Partnering with stakeholders, provide strategic inputs and insights that will aid in decision making for optimal order quantities; this includes continuously improving order forecast models. The role will secondarily be responsible for a key portfolio of products in the Henry Schein group.\n2. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:\nDEMAND PLANNING (60%)\nReport daily on order fill rates.\nRegularly extract reports from the Navision system to refresh the excel re-order templates used by the department. At the start of each calendar month, roll-over the re-order templates to the new month.\nConsult with EU purchasing team regarding optimal re-order inputs, processes and metrics.\nConsider other potential improvements to the template and the re-ordering process, while ultimately supporting the business to move re-ordering onto Navision or other platforms.\nReview the draft purchase orders initiated by buyers, by referring to the re-order spreadsheets for those vendors. Identify trends and patterns of orders and forecasts.\nParticipate in monthly S&OP meetings and prepare reports/ presentations/ summaries as required.\nLiaise with key sales and marketing personnel regarding projections.\nDesign and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy.\nDevelop and maintain forecast model based on trends and demand patterns.\nSupport management with risk assessments and mitigation.\nCreate and implement policies and procedures related to demand planning and order placement.\nLead or participate in special projects and performs other duties as required. BUYING (40%)\nReview re-order worksheets for the Henry Schein portfolio of inter-company vendors & HS Brand vendors.\nDraft purchase orders and prepare order plans.\nUpon review by line manager, make applicable changes and submit approved POs to suppliers.\nAccording to supplier order confirmations, update order pricing, quantities and ETAs.\nLiaise with Logistics specialist for any large orders not shipping with UPS.\nProvide updates to the sales & marketing teams on eta’s especially for out-of-stock products.\nConduct monthly forecast reviews with Henry Schein Brands manager.\nAddress demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner.\n3. CHARACTERISTICS & COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE:\nExperience in team environment - working collaboratively with internal and external partners\nHighly analytical and attentive to detail\nStrategic thinking\nAdvanced excel skills (experience in macros an advantage)\nKnowledge of advanced forecasting techniques\nAble to multitask\nDeadline driven\nAdept at queries, report writing and presenting findings\nGood communication skills\nWorks well under pressure\nComfortable using large sets of data\nAbility to handle confidential information responsibly 4. EDUCATION\nMinimum Matric exemption certificate required\nPreferred bachelor´s degree (or higher) in a procurement/ supply chain related field.\nPreferred 5 years of experience in Supply Chain environment.\nHenry Schein is committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment in all spheres of its operation.\nHenry Schein Dental Warehouse (PTY)/Henry Schein South Africa (PTY) LTD strives to operate a policy of equal opportunity and not discriminate against any person's gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3567,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"South Africa","iso":"ZA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Health Care","Medical Supplies & Consumables","Dental Products & Labs","Practice Management Software"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-11T04:15:21Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":6,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":0.9,"p_active":0.248,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":114,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:50","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-25T05:49:26Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/henry-schein-sa-demand-planner-buyer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/henry-schein-sa-demand-planner-buyer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-26T04:50:01Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":6468,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":6211},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=6211"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fhenry-schein-sa-demand-planner-buyer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fhenry-schein-sa-demand-planner-buyer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fhenry-schein-sa-demand-planner-buyer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/henry-schein-sa-demand-planner-buyer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fhenry-schein-sa-demand-planner-buyer"}]}