Demand Planner Assistant at Food Concepts Plc

Food Concepts commenced operations in 2001. From inception, our aim has been clear-cut and focused: to revolutionize the food sector in West Africa and to deliver extraordinary satisfaction to our stakeholders.

Since launching in 2004, Chicken Republic (Subsidiary of Food concepts) has already opened 55 stores in Nigeria and Ghana. On this basis, we are proud of the brand’s hard-earned reputation as the fastest growing chicken QSR in West Africa and the number 1 chicken QSR in Nigeria (both in revenues and number of outlets). In addition, Chicken Republic was ranked as one of Nigeria’s top 20 brands across all categories (Financial Standards Awards 2009).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Demand Planner Assistant

Job Requisition ID: 1581
Location: Nigeria (Head Office)
Reports to: Demand Planning Manager
Department: Supply Chain Department

Job Purpose

• Assist in the demand planning duties including estimating future product demand, analyzing inventory flow and developing forecasts models.

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas
Demand Planning / Forecasting:

• Assist in demand planning and management activities of a company’s products
• Develop demand forecast based on demand patterns and business trends
• Make forecast adjustments based on seasonal products, promotions and discounts.
• Determine demand forecasts to support in budgeting and inventory management.
• Provide guidance to demand planning team as needed.
• Assist in developing and executing demand plan to achieve company goals.
• Perform market analysis and determine customer demands.
• Follow company rules and regulations.
• Maintain demand planning systems to improve forecast accuracy.
• Perform root cause analysis of demand issues and provide permanent resolutions.
• Escalate complex demand issues to management for immediate resolutions.
• Determine customer response for new products and price revisions and communicate the same to management.
• Work with inventory team to monitor inventory levels and replenish appropriate products.
• Provide forecast updates to management, inventory and operations teams on regular basis
• Schedule monthly forecast meetings with all customers as required.

Key Performance Indicators

• Forecasted vs Actual sales
• Monthly product category forecast error
• Weekly item location forecast error
• Forecasting accuracy
• Marketing intelligence of competitor activities.

Job Specifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field is required.
• Possession of any relevant certification is essential
• Minimum of 1 year experience in similar role.

Knowledge Requirements:

• Knowledge of statistical supply chain management, distribution practices, inventory management
• Knowledge of forecasting models and industry trends.

Decision Expectations:

• Analyse demand statistics for trends and anomalies that require understanding
• Develop demand forecast based on key patterns and business trends.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.