Our client is located in Montague Gardens and is a leading processing, import and export company specialising in seafood products. They would like to appoint a Demand Forecast Planner would manage and coordinate all forecasting activities which support the customer service and inventory objectives associated with company’s customers and products.
Key responsibilities:
• Review trends in company’s historical sales, forecast accuracy.
• Review current forecasts against inventory receipts to ensure proper
inventory fill rates to customers.
• Independently analyze current and historical customers order information
before refining/developing forecasts models based on the Company’s
demand patterns and business trends.
• Conduct regular monthly forecast maintenance by reviewing statistical forecast
models and applying error analysis techniques.
• Monthly meetings with sales and marketing staff to discuss planned product
promotions in order to produce more accurate forecast.
• Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management
and other relevant key officials.
Qualifications/Skills:
• Matric; BCOM Logistics / Degree in Quantitative Analytics; Computer literate (Excellent Advanced Excel skills, Word & Microsoft)
Experience: Demand Forecast Planning : 3 years (Required)