Planning and Information Officer at Tusen Consulting

Tusen Consulting (formerly Adecco Tusen Consulting) delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing and career resourcing solutions to corporate clients and job seekers. The company was established as Adecco Nigeria in 2002 by Adecco SA, a Forbes Global 500 company and worldwide HR industry leader, to provide staffing solutions in Nigeria. Tusen Consulting is now an indigenous company with over 15 years of service experience combined with the wealth of experience garnered from our former parent company. We are uniquely positioned to provide general and specialised staffing services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Planning and Information Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
The Planning & Information Officer supports the Planning & Information Manager to:

• Deliver accurate sales information analysis.
• Demand forecasting for relevant category to ensure company plan objectives are achieved
• Leverage internal networks to drive cross-functional alignment, collaboration, clarity of responsibilities and access to information across the business.

Main Accountabilities

• Ensuring quality input are received timeously into the monthly Cycle Planning, Demand Review and S&OP meetings as part of the S&OP process.
• Facilitating the Cluster monthly Cycle Planning and Demand Review meetings as part of the S&OP process.
• Delivery of all the requirements to enable effective decision making in cluster.
• Demand forecasting for the respective end markets for the cluster, driving high forecast accuracy to limit the risk of market Out of Stocks and negate write-offs of goods and materials.
• Provide input of demand forecasting into customer facing team meetings.
• Ensuring Business cases (e.g migrations, new product launches) are incorporated in the forecast following S &OP noting.
• Provide shipment reports as requested.
• Ensuring Trade Plans are incorporated in the forecast.
• Ad-hoc requests and ensuring stakeholders have access to information.
• Building effective relationships with internal stakeholders (Brand, Trade, Finance, Supply & Operations, NPI, Regional) to advance business objectives.

Requirements

• B.Sc Degree in Economics / Mathematics / Accounting / Statistics / Marketing.
• Working experience in data analytics, Microsoft Office (Excel, Power point), SAP Platform.
• 3+ years’ experience in a leading FMCG company with experience in Supply chain, Sales, and Planning.
• Working understanding of finished goods management and logistics operation.
• Broad understanding and experience in coordinating and managing customer specific projects to ensure timely and accurate execution.
• In-depth understanding of the inter-relationship between different data sources and the application thereof in the development of business insights.
• Good report writing skills; logical, structured, and concise.
• Broad overall business awareness and an understanding of the inter-relationship between business functions.
• Effective communication, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and being a ‘team player’ are essential.

Salary
N400,000 - N450,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
30th July, 2024.