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  • Posted: Jan 9, 2025
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • Established in 1970, Unique Personnel Recruitment Agency has consistently delivered a friendly and professional employment service for more than 35 years of operational excellence. Our main focus has traditionally been in Gauteng, South Africa, but since the implementation of new innovations we now recruit nationally and globally. As a result it's not surpri...
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    Home Appliance Demand Planner - Johannesburg

    Job Description    
    Purpose

    • The purpose of the position is to create, maintain and deliver product knowledge strategy within the scope, time and budget in a cost effective manner.

    Key responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

    • Planning
    • Organize and prepare for demand planning process
    • Forecasting
    • Management of statistical forecasts
    • Perform new product volumes forecasting
    • Developing the statistical forecasts for Critical Care products, and improving forecast accuracy
    • Utilizing analytics to identify forecasting/demand issues and their root causes, then leverage 6-sigma techniques to drive process improvements
    • Long term inventory
    • Global Supply Chain Portal (GSCP) supply plan review
    • Channel Purchase Sales Inventory (PSI) analysis
    • Issue resolution to customers ON Purchase Sales Inventory (PSI) and Continuous Planning Forecast and Replenishment (CPFR) meetings
    • Perform Estimated Quotation Limit (EQL) model management
    • Supporting the Critical Care S&OP process
    • Continuously developing tools, reports and analytics necessary to support the Critical Care Supply Chain organization
    • Analyzing business/customer requirements, identify opportunities, develop project plans, and spearhead the implementation performance improvement projects
    • Supply Chain
    • Reporting
    • Compile a progress report on a weekly/monthly basis
    • Analyse the market data, sales figures and monitor results to ensure profitability/revenue achieved

    Inherent Requirements    
    RELATED JOB REQUIREMENTS/ QUALIFICATIONS

    Technical Skills:

    • Analytical
    • Strategic approach to resolve challenges
    • Problem solving skills
    • Project management
    • In Depth Product and Retail Business Knowledge
    • Ms Office Suite (Ms Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

    Generic Competencies:

    • Quantitative and business analysis skills
    • Knowledge of marketing principles and practices
    • Project management skills
    • A strong work-ethic
    • Analytical skills essential
    • Excellent interpersonal skills and effective communication skills
    • Able to challenge the team and ensure all deadlines and targets are met
    • In depth knowledge of supply chain processes
    • Strong organisational ability
    • Effective communication with all relevant parties (team player)
    • Proactive, Innovative, time management
    • Presentation skills (Specialist within this function)
    • Customer service orientation

    Required Experience

    • 2 - 5 years experience in a similar position
    • Previous product management or related experience
    • Knowledge of Supply Chain/ Marketing management
    • Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). All at advanced level
    • FMCG experience will be an advantage

    Educational requirements

    • Relevant Degree

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Unique Personnel on www.unique.co.za to apply

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