Demand Planner - Alsadat City

• ·  This Demand Planning position is responsible for all forecasting activities associated with customers and products.

The Demand Planner creates and maintains forecast models for their customers, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information gathered from sales, marketing, and finance.·    The Demand Planner is the integration point between the commercial sales and operations planning.

Basic forecast modelling is the responsibility of this position.

This position leads the dialogue each month for their respective customers and products with key counterparts in Sales and Marketing.Ensure having healthy inventory management for finished goods as well as packaging materials.

• Create statistical forecasts.
• Gather, analyse and validate data
• Execute statistical modelling software
• Review resulting statistical forecast model
• Apply error analysis techniques to improve forecasting
• Summarize/aggregate statistical forecasts
• Review sales plans, customer finance Budget Updates or Latest Estimates and demand drivers:Present, solicit, and assess feedback on the various forecasts from sales, and financeRecommend adjustments for operational forecastsReview promotional plans with sales
• Achieve consensus for operational demand forecasts by facilitating a collaborative planning process with sales, marketing and finance personnel:
• Prepare relevant material to facilitate research and discussion
• Provide input to volume planning (Latest Estimates / annual process)
• Facilitate and manage demand planning/customer meetings
• Achieve consensus with the business side and the demand chain
• Maintain demand planning system and software
• Enter and modify data and ensure the correctness of product hierarchy
• Monitor trends in forecast error
• Identify relevant market-related data and competitive intelligence
• Prepare and maintain relevant reports pertaining.
• Check material coverage on daily basis to avoid stock-out
• Maintain FG Healthy stock according to the RRS criteria.
• Follow-up Aging Material and analyze each case to avoid repeatability.
• Check Sales Quotations to make sure they adhere to sales plan and agreed targets
• Supply Planner Fill-in
• Maintain sales-planning related info within the CRM system, ensuring data accuracy and completeness.
• Generate reports, analyse performance, and identify areas for improvement or opportunities for growth under the guidance of the Inside Sales Manager.
• Problem Resolution: Collaborate with relevant departments to resolve customer issues, such as delivery discrepancies or product concerns, in a timely and effective manner.
• Lead Qualification Support: Assist in qualifying sales leads according to their products’ requirements and channel them to sales and planning when needed.