RPO Recruitment’s client in the Retail Industry is urgently seeking the expertise of a Demand Planner to join their team in the Western Cape.

Responsibilities:

• To ensure the accurate and effective creation and management of statistical, promotional, event and total forecasts using provided systems and tools for all new and existing product ranges.
• To recognize and reconcile forecast exceptions to track and manage sales against forecast and validate forecast for OTB management.
• To determine causal factors impacting forecasts and respond appropriately, (weather, moving events, promotions etc.).
• To ensure effective stakeholder management and engagement to determine trends, identify new products, evaluate risks, and determine inventory and replenishment requirements.
• To generate and deliver accurate and timely management reports and maintain key metrics against goals to analyse forecast performance and ensure forecast accuracy and inventory optimization.
• To effectively analyse post promotional and event data to determine opportunities, improve future forecasts, and act as necessary for inventory disposition.
• To effectively lead and prepare for the consensus forecast meetings with key stakeholders to enhance key insights and decisions taken.
• To ensure that the history data cleansing process is followed to improve sales history.
• To ensure the effective execution of the range review process and decision making to assist the Category Team to determine optimal range.
• To look for opportunities to maximize sales potential and support the Category team to develop Category Operating Plans and other initiatives to achieve sales, margin, and stock targets.

Requirements:

• FMCG, Supply Chain and Logistics.
• Data analysis models.
• Ability to understand and fine tune algorithms for optimal forecast performance.
• Execution of the new stores / lines / products process using required commercial acumen.
• Understanding of customer needs and wants, trends, competitive environment, and market share.
• Financial planning models and methodologies.
• Deep understanding of the consistent management and planning of the supplier base performance metrics, promotional planning cycle, product lifecycle, supply chain optimization for their products, business analysis and reporting.
• Strong planning and buying experience with solid understanding of financial and statistical analysis of both.
• 2-4 years’ experience with distributions requirement planning and other supply chain processes such as demand planning, production planning, scheduling, and transportation.
• 1-2 years planning and executing projects involving multiple groups across an organization desirable.
• Experience with retail buying or logistics preferred.
• Supply chain software knowledge advantageous.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Math, Decision Science, Business, related area, or equivalent experience.

Benefits:

• Salary: R500K/yr - R600K/yr, salary negotiable
• Performance Bonus
• Private Health Care
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Training & Development
• Paid Time Off (PTO) (if applicable)

Contact RPO Recruitment for your next career opportunity.

• Salary: negotiable.
• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
• Apply for this role today, contact Shannon Thomson and Jamie-lee McCallum at RPO Recruitment or on LinkedIn
• You can also visit the RPO Recruitment website: rporecruitment.us or email us your CV: [email protected]

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We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.