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Demand Planner - HoutbaaiFull job descriptionNo Relocation Assistance OfferedJob Number #165016 - Hout Bay, Western Cape, South AfricaWho We AreColgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values--Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous--we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.Job SummaryThe Demand Planner has overall accountability for the RSA Demand Planning strategy and performance. Implement strategy, systems design & implementation, and processes to develop and strengthen demand planning practices and performance in RSA. Ensure alignment between the commercial teams and the CBS shared services to ensure customer service, inventory and simplification objectives are achieved.Key Responsibilities1. Demand PlanningEnsure full alignment between commercial processes and CBS shared services execution.Prepare & participate in the Monthly discipline process to develop an aligned demand plan for sub-categories of responsibility. Gaps & opportunities are identified, quantified & addressed. Business performance for the most recent month, quarter, YTD vs. plan is reviewed.Gather customer plans (baseline, promotions & new products) & other key information from multi-functional team (CDT's, customer development from Hub or country, consumer marketing). Determine deviations vs. statistical demand plan, gain alignment, & document key assumptionsEnsure alignment of final demand plan to supply plan (current & new products). Evaluate changes to demand, inventory, and customer backlogs. Identify resource constraints, potential solutions, and impact on demand plans.Supervise inbound orders and shipments on a regular basis. Understand sources of significant changes & flag to commercial and supply chain partners. Facilitate resolution of demand requirements outside of agreed to tolerances via "Fast Track Process"Measure, report, and drive improvement of demand planning accuracy for the total subsidiary, and category level categorized by new products, regular items, & promotional items.Sources of Demand Planning BIAS are identified, addressed, and eliminated.Coordinate, analyze and identify supply risks of the different supply sources, to realign and communicate the plans to the commercial team.Work cross functionally through the New SKU Process to finalize pipeline volume for new products. Track/measure actual shipments & conduct post launch analysis. Collaborate with a cross functional team to manage & communicate SKU life cycle changes.Collaborate within CS&L as well as other key parts of the organization, closely collaborating with each function and ensuring the outcomes are driven in the demand planning area.Uploading Demand Plan into demand planning tool on a monthly basis and ensuring volumes filter through the system, enabling replenishment. 2. Inventory ManagementDrive SKU simplification processes and resultsImprove Case Fill, by ensuring reasons for over selling SKU's are understood and built into future demand plansManage SLOB by ensuring accurate diagnostics are done on top under selling SKU's compared to DP, inbound lead times are respected, and guiding the team on the corrective actions to be takenResponsible for ensuring that all new products and SKU transitions are communicated within the business, supported by an updated and transparent demand plan.Ensuring all Master Data is up to date 3. AdhocManaging import permits processManaging import documentation processManaging the new product registrations processRun the donations processPerform other duties as assigned This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions.Education/ Experience Requirements: Basic Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, Business Administration. Finance background advantageousExperience: Minimum 3 years experience in Inventory Management, Supply Network Planning and Demand Planning Encouraged Areas of SkillsHigh level of intermediate to advanced Excel skillsSAP experience advantageousKinaxis-Maestro experience advantageousDemonstrates data management and analytical capabilities as the role involves management of significant amounts of dataDriving innovation, by challenging the status quo & collaboratively finding opportunities to continuously improve our processes, tools & systems.Understanding of Business processes, systems & strategiesExcellent communication skills (both written and spoken), in the English languageScheduling and forecasting experienceDemonstrated customer awarenessExperience in working cross functionally with multiple stakeholdersDemonstrates vitality in resolving challenges & driving opportunitiesAssertive, confident & negotiate persuasively, take a stand and resolve important issues.Project Management and Coordination skillsOur Commitment to Diversity, Equity & InclusionAchieving our purpose starts with our people -- ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve --and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.Equal Opportunity EmployerColgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. 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