About The Role
We are looking for a Demand & Supply Planner for SSA whose purpose will be to support in optimization of service, costs and inventory for all SKUs imported & locally manufactured into SSA. They will actively use the agreed Demand Forecast and various supply-parameters as inputs which is a critical role supporting Demand & Supply Planning Mgr SSA.
Key Responsibilities
Integrate Demand & Supply plans to Generate Supply Plans with production sites to deliver stock to support sales forecast. Ensure on-time order placement aligned with contractual agreement.
Leverage on SAP for Open Order Book, ensuring alignment with manufacturing plant production plans and tracking goods released plus in transit with close collaboration with logistics team.
Liaise with in-market supply coordinators/Demand Planners to understand the forecasted requirements, NPI and promotional activities, seasonality and manage supply to achieve and maintain high levels of customer service whilst meeting inventory targets.
Proactively identify key supply/demand imbalance, assess the risk, run root cause analysis, evaluate options, and propose solutions. Ensure corrective/preventive actions are in place. Review weekly supply issues (Out of stocks, predicted stock outs and risks on overstocks), and provide necessary input for weekly SCIM
Manage supply planning horizon, outside the manufacturing lead-time, ensuring weekly load levelling of supply plan against available capacity & inventory targets, considering agreed campaigns
Review existing KPI’s & lead/lag measures to prevent undesirable effects of supply & demand changes. Action agreed performance improvement plans & integrate new improvements into current std ways of working
Drive KPI’s Sales Forecast Accuracy/Bias and OTIF delivery for SSA Haleon sites only and support in preparation and coordination of data building into Pre-DRM and DRM meetings.
Liaise with Customer Service & Logistics on shipment plans & Logistics requirements.
Support in preparation and coordination of data building into Pre-DRM and DRM meetings.
Optimize stock holding levels within the total supply chain through a detailed understanding of the key planning parameters and E2E process (Safety stock, lead times, supply reliability, demand variability, service objectives and in line with W Cap Target)
Liaise with hubs master data team to provide input with the correct supply planning parameters set up per SKU.
Be responsible for the regular review, maintenance, and improvement plan of basic supply planning parameters to reflect current supply chain performance indicators and protect customer service level targets.
Work closely with Hub NPI coordinator & provide timely information as necessary (eg first production date), to allow effective tracking, risk identification & issue resolution of NPIs and Artworks.
Work closely with sites to mitigate product write offs.
Essential
Qualifications and skills
University bachelor’s degree & Supply chain qualification in Supply chain. Logistics, Finance, Engineering or Commerce to manage the optimization and balance required between cost, cash, and service.
5-7 years’ experience in FMCG environment or working in an in-Market Demand Planners/supply planner role to have a clear understanding of how demand & imports supply planning works is needed since this is the core of the function.
High proficiency in excel use, exposure in SAP & general planning capability is required.
Preferred
Ability to work with and coordinate diverse teams to reach a common goal and manage a wide variety of Stakeholders.
Some knowledge of shipping and freight terms would be advantageous.
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