DEMAND PLANNER

Description

To co-ordinate with Sales team for getting their demand or forecast and assuring that production, material requirement and dispatch plans are created, maintained and communicated on time. The position will examine existing procedures / processes and streamline activities in such a way that customer requirements are met on time in full and at lowest possible cost. The position will also identify process improvement opportunities and implement alternate methods to increase efficiencies, product and process quality, reduce costs and improve overall service. Finally, the position will fulfil a central coordinating role between sales & production departments as well as with suppliers and customers, balancing their different priorities and limitations to reach optimal solutions for the company.

• Responsible for the creation of a statistical forecast in the tool selected for this purpose by the company. This must be done in such a manner that forecast accuracy is continuously improved.
• Liaises with sales and marketing functions to collect their business intelligence inputs for the sales forecast on time for the monthly Demand Review Meeting
• Supports the Planning Manager during the Demand Review Meeting, where the unconstrained demand plan is finalized.
• Provides reports on month to month forecast accuracy and stability
• Effective co-ordination with Production lanners to ensure the availability of finished goods
• Support the ALAF Planning Manager in Sales and Operations Planning meetings, finding optimal solutions to potentially conflicting priorities of Sales and Production departments.
• Keep all stakeholders informed on progress against agreed plans.
• Liaise with department managers throughout ALAF to ascertain actual inventories and constraints as well as future goods flows of each department, to assure that planning outputs are accurate, realistic, and relevant at all times.
• Align and develop S&OP Plan with BPP objectives and Sales forecast volumes.
• Expand the S&OP process to include tactical planning at least for quarter period.
• Support the planning of introduction of New Products from successful launch until product retirement.
• Manage and plan minimum stock balances to ensure supplier lead times and stock holding policies are maintained to avoid any stock outs.
• Reconcile Safety Stock policy for Make to Stock or Kanban items and avoid loss of sales if any.
• Ensure MRP system is working in line with the Sales volumes and re-order point to avoid any stock out situation.
• Adherence to production plan is tracked and monitor improvements.
• Clearly communicate constraints that will affect customer delivery dates.
• Establish a well-maintained Master Data system and develop & implement technological solution to translates demand inputs to supply.
• Adhere to Company standards and policies in addition to all regulatory requirements.
• Support and implement Company initiatives to achieve performance, quality and safety metrics.
• Contribute to periodic departmental and company planning and budgeting cycles including the annual Business Plan Process (BPP)
• Select, evaluate, and develop department employees, following general HR policies.
• Evaluate the training needs of all staff reporting to the position and ensure appropriate plans are in place.
• Pro-actively monitor departmental operational and financial performance and develop personal and departmental action plans to achieve targets set for the department.
• Actively support the BU management team in implementing BU- and company-wide policies/procedures and action plans
• Collaborate with Planning managers of other Safal group companies on sharing best practices and improving performance.
• Ensure the safeguarding and security of Company assets.

Requirements

• General work experience (years): 10+ years-based Supply Chain
• Specific to the position (level/discipline/years): 5 years in a similar role
• Industry: Manufacturing, Consumer goods
• End user of ERP System is Must - SAP ERP System preferably.
• Preferred if having exposure of Planning tool like SAP IBP, Kinaxis - Rapid Response, O9 Solutions etc.
• Well conversant with MS - Excel, Word, Power Point, Microsoft Outlook