Demand Planner Manager

The Demand Planning Manager is to lead BU planning department, assuring that production, material requirement and dispatch plans are created, maintained and communicated on time. The position will examine existing procedures / processes and streamline activities in such a way that customer requirements are met on time in full and at lowest possible cost. The position will also identify process improvement opportunities and implement alternate methods to increase efficiencies, product and process quality, reduce costs and improve overall service.

Finally, the position will fulfil a central coordinating role between sales & production departments as well as with suppliers and customers, balancing their different priorities and limitations to reach optimal solutions for the company as a whole.

Primary Tasks.

Planning:

• Implement, evaluate and maintain/improve effective (production, material requirement, dispatch and in/outbound transportation) planning processes and systems through continuous evaluation and improvement.
• Support the Head of Supply Chain in Sales and Operations Planning meetings, finding optimal solutions to potentially conflicting priorities of Sales and Production departments and keeping all stakeholders informed on progress against agreed plans.
• Liaise with department managers throughout the BU to ascertain actual inventories and constraints as well as future goods flows of each department, so as to assure that planning outputs are accurate, realistic and relevant at all times.
• Align and develop S&OP Plan with BPP objectives and Sales forecast volumes.
• Expand the S&OP process to include tactical planning at least for quarter period.
• Support the planning of introduction of New Products from successful launch until product retirement.
• Manage and plan minimum stock balances to ensure supplier lead times and stock holding policies are maintained to avoid any stock outs.
• Reconcile Safety Stock policy for Make to Stock or Kanban items and avoid loss of sales if any.
• Ensure MRP system is working in line with the Sales volumes and re-order point to avoid any stock out situation.
• Adherence to production plan is tracked and monitor improvements.
• Month to month stability in plan and measure Forecast accuracy.
• Clearly communicate constraints that will affect customer delivery dates.
• Establish a well-maintained Master Data system and develop & implement technological solution to translates demand inputs to supply.

 

Supply Chain Administration:

• Adhere to Company standards and policies in addition to all regulatory requirements.
• Support and implement Company initiatives to achieve performance, quality and safety metrics.
• Contribute to periodic departmental and company planning and budgeting cycles including the annual Business Plan Process (BPP).
• Select, evaluate and develop department employees, following general HR policies.
• Evaluate the training needs of all staff reporting to the position and ensure appropriate plans are in place.
• Pro-actively monitor departmental operational and financial performance and develop personal and departmental action plans to achieve targets set for the department.
• Actively support the BU management team in implementing BU- and company-wide policies/procedures and action plans.
• Collaborate with Planning managers of other Safal group companies on sharing best practices and improving performance.
• Ensure the safeguarding and security of Company assets.

 

Budgetary responsibility:

• Making sure that Office assets & equipment are efficiently used.
• Participate in Job interviews for departmental recruits.

• Working environment requires that the Demand Planner and all his/her Team wear PPEs all the time for safety reasons.
• Office bound / on-site / travel/ May be required to travel.
• The company may choose to relocate to branches or other sister offices as and when needed.
• Willing to work extended hours to accomplish job roles.

 

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Bachelors of Business Administration or related Field.
• MBA – Business Administration. 

Experience Required;

• General work experience, 7 - 10 years. 
• Specific to the position (level/discipline/years), 6 years. 
• Industry; Manufacturing, Service Sector. 

• Probing skills. 
• Analytical skills. 
• Decision making skills.

Computer Literacy;

• MS Office packages. 
• IT Software applications. 
• Proficiency in CRM software and ERP systems.