Demand Planner - Johannesburg
MNA Recruitment
Reference: DBN003522-LW-1A leading multinational pharmaceutical company has a vacancy for a Demand Planner. The main objective of this role is to develop and implement Inventory plans that will enable the organization to meet sales and service objectives. Primary Responsibilities Database Management: Ongoing maintenance of the Forecasting, Purchase Orders and Sales Planning database. Reporting: Extraction, generation and analysis of daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly stock reports from the database, to assess current stockholding, planned orders, sales history and forecasting of future planned orders. Provide real time reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, for global reporting purposes. Planning Requirements: Analyze, assess, calculate and conclude immediate ST and LT planning requirements of individual SKU’s. Ongoing liaison with Quality department re: quarantine, short-dated stock, blocked and returned stock, and potential stock releases, so as to optimize working capital and stockholding levels. Implementation of finalized demand plan and ongoing liaison with suppliers and other relevant third parties. Engage with distributors to stock receiving, stock holding, reworking of stock, and stock write-offs. Ongoing liaison with agents, to ensure effective forwarding, shipping, clearing and delivery of stock shipments. S&OP: Drive and facilitate S&OP forum. NPI: Attend and contribute to NPI forum and collate all necessary information, so as to provide planning analysis to Quality, Sales, Marketing, Regulatory and Finance teams. Projects: Participation in and contribution to ad hoc Supply Chain optimization projects and initiatives. Warehouse & distribution partner management Key Knowledge and Skills required Strong analytical ability Excellent communication skills and proactive approach Creative thinking Problem solving behaviour Agility to learn Effective prioritization and ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure. Strong attention to detail Team player and ability to engage and collaborate cross-functionally. Strong experience with DRP/MRP functionality. Knowledge of margin contributions In-depth knowledge of inventory performance metrics Minimum Requirements Qualifications: Grade 12 with exemption Relevant degree or diploma Relevant Post-graduate degree advantageous Experience: Pharmaceutical or FMCG industry experience of minimum duration of 3 years, at Demand Planner level. Logistics experience of 3 years duration SAP or equivalent software proficiency required. Advanced proficiency at Microsoft Office (Excel) Candidates that meet the criteria may apply via this portal or via www.mnarecruitment.comShould you not receive feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful
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