BU South Demand Planning Lead at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support and Manage Zone LCP as per Scope Requirement (E.g. Demand Planning, Portfolio, Management, S&OP)
• Prepare and Manage Weekly and Monthly Demand routines for t(E.g. S&OE, S&OP, Portfolio Review, Demand Review, Supply Review)
• Prepare, analyze and implement recommendations for Demand Planning data (e.g. master data, aggregation rules, segmentation, internal/external demand drivers, normalization, etc.)
• Generate and/or analyse Statistical Forecasting outputs, including best fit models run over appropriate horizons and disaggregation.
• Propose, agree and implement Commercial Enrichment and Collaboration (e.g. commercial/marketing calendars, events, promotions, NPDs, discontinuations, etc.)
• Analyse and incorporate import/export volumes within the standard demand cycle (e.g. IMEX M+1)
• Manage and support the implementation and use of Zone reporting Tools and/or Dashboards
• Prepare regular reports and presentations to communicate key performance metrics (Forecast Accuracy, Bias, SCOH, etc.) and improvement recommendations to management and senior leadership

Minimum Requirements:

• 3-year Bachelor level degree in Sciences or Commercial or similar degree or equivalent tertiary education
• 3-5 years' experience in the Demand Planning, Sales/Marketing, Planning or Supply Chain disciplines in an FMCG environment