JOB TITLE: Senior Analyst, Demand Planning

Location:Midrand

Overview

The primary role of the demand planner is to develop a demand forecast using data such as sales inputs on promotions and distributions, shipment history, competitor activities and marketing plans. The market demand planner is the facilitator of the Control Tower, Pre-Demand and Demand Reviews (Step 2) within the cluster and country for the S&OP process, ensuring an efficient, effective and reliable review driven by an unbiased, consensus process. The category demand planner facilitates the Category Demand Reviews and provides and unbiased view of the demand plans, validates and challenges forecast deviations and elevates unresolved deviations between category and country perspective

Responsibilities:

• Collect and analyze past/future demand inputs (such as distribution gains/losses, price changes, new/discontinued products and promotion plans) from Sales/Marketing, and calculate their impacts on demand.
• Work with various cross functional partners on projects such as new product launches, discontinuations, and transitions to evaluate assumptions (pro and post launch) – new product forecast, pipeline fill, and cannibalization
• Work with supply partners to understand latest supply constraints and how this impacts their demand plan
• Lead and own the Regional S&OP Category Demand Reviews
• Regularly meet with planning and commercialization teams and actively contribute and represent the demand perspective into Category Business Team Meetings and Step 3 (Supply Review)
• Capture, consolidate and record forecast assumptions provided by P&Cs, Key Account Managers and Market Demand Planners

Experience you’ll bring:

• An undergraduate degree, preferably economics, supply chain management, engineering, or a related business field
• At least 1 to 3 years of Supply Chain or Business experience
• 1+ years of demonstrated results and working in a team-based, cross functional environment, preferably experience with the standard S&OP or IBM processes
• Preferably with experience in SAP (APO, SNP, ECC)
• Experience using PC-based applications (such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and/or Access)

Behaviors you’ll need:

• Strong communication skills, with a proven ability to understand key concepts and communicate with business stakeholders
• Ability to drive action and influence decision making at all levels of the organization
• Strong organizational skills, as well as the ability to perform under pressure and manage multiple priorities with competing demands
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work within high-performing teams in highly collaborative environments

What’s in it for you?

• Excellent opportunity for career development and progression, a highly collaborative work environment and an autonomous and flexible working culture where you will be able to add value and be recognized and rewarded.

ABOUT US

SC Johnson is a fifth-generation family company built on a spirit of adventure and winning the right way. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building top brands such as Raid®, Glade®, Kiwi®, OFF!®, Windex®, Ziploc® and more, in virtually every country. Through these household names, we are making a positive difference to the world around us. But we only succeed with the combined vitality and strength of our 13,000 people who we truly value and support in their pursuit of individual and shared goals.

You need to be eligible to work in the country of application.

Together, we are creating a better future – for the planet, for future generations and for every SCJ team member.

Come join us and make an impact through iconic global brands.

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