Intern: Demand Planner - Cape Town at Coty

Job Purpose

• To take responsibility for the planning inventory flow, analyzing statistical data, and generating forecasting solutions towards achieving the supply chain strategy.  To complete the Graduate intern programme to standard.

Job Requirements

• As the Demand Planner Intern you will be responsible for ensuring company’s operations are timely, efficient, and cost-effective. You will assist in all demand planning duties including estimating future product demand, analyzing inventory flow, and developing forecast models.

Your main areas of responsibility will include the following:

Sales forecasting (Pitstop updates)

• Collate input from Export and South Africa Sales team to prepare weekly sales forecasting report
• Summarize comments on key drivers behind changes vs previous week and budget

Innovation Forecasting - Manage all Luxury innovation forecasted via Prometheus Tool:

• Download forecast sheets from Prometheus as requested by Marketing
• Collate consolidated forecast from Marketing and upload onto Prometheus
• Update innovation on tracking tool (in stock date, forecast et.)

Innovation tracking  - Collaborate with Marketing and Demand Planners to prepare Innovation/Promotional tracking tool for Export Business

• Maintain up to date Tracking Tool on SharePoint site by removing products already launched and adding new forecasted products
• Review status of each product forecasted during bi-weekly connect with Supply Planning HUB teams
• Collate feedback from Planning HUB and share status updates with multifunctional teams. Highlighting potential risks and actions required (if any)

Administration and Reporting

Job Profile

Education:

• Qualified to bachelor's degree level, BCom or equivalent (Supply Chain, Logistics and advantage)

Required experience:

• 0-2 years of experience in a demand planning/forecasting role
• Excel essential

Technical Skills and Competencies:

• Strong business and financial acumen
• Analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong planning. organisational skills
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, can work under pressure
• Full proficiency in English language.  Confident in both written and spoken communication
• Proficiency in Excel (intermediate to advanced)

Travel

• 0% of role

Benefits

• Coty Intern Learning Programme
• Competitive intern package, including retention bonus
• Learning and growth opportunities on-the-job with access to Coty Academy
• Inclusive, dynamic start up culture
• 23 days leave per annum
• Employee Wellbeing Programme
• Product allocation
• Opportunity to join DEI Culture committees to make a difference