Demand Planning Officer at AAVA Brands Limited

AAVA Brands Limited, a new generation company of Chanrai Summit Group (Fareast Mercantile Co. Limited), has been proudly serving Nigeria since 1890 and connects world-class brands to the Nigerian consumer, every day. Now under the umbrella of DP World, AAVA Brands Limited is further strengthened as a flexible and agile service provider. Keeping pace with the evolving needs of African consumers, we strive harder to make the right products available at the right place, in the right time.

We have dedicated our resources to supply chain management through the import / manufacture and distribution of products covering branded Food, Beverages and Fast Moving Consumer Goods for the best multi-nationals in the world. A product portfolio spanning 3,500 SKUs is managed by capable, professional teams, robust infrastructure, and strong delivery systems to ensure availability to consumers every day. As a socially responsible group, we have partnered with various NGOs such as the Tulsi Chanrai Foundation to support their social welfare initiatives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Demand Planning Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Drive monthly demand forecasting process; review historic sales, factor in pricing, discounts, promotions/activations in sales forecast volumes.
• Build a joint demand forecast with business heads.
• Drive monthly order planning process basis the agreed forecast, GIT/open orders, and stock norms.
• Monitor and track GIT/pending shipments form principals
• Actively participate in S & OP with Principals. Drive and ensure delivery of monthly supply plan.
• Lead warehouse stock replenishments on a day-to-day basis, work closely with warehouse/logistics team for stock movement, ensure adherence to planned numbers.
• Monitor and control inventory at SKU level within the set norms
• Generate various MIS/KPI reports on a daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual basis.
• Strong communication and multiple stakeholder management skills

Person Specification

• Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience in demand/supply planning/data analysis, with stints in sales OR warehousing/logistics. MBA would be an advantage

Key Competencies:

• Leadership qualities
• Excellent influencing and Interpersonal communication abilities
• Problem solving & quick decision-making ability
• Strong analytical, logic thinking and problem solving skill
• Commitment to executing guidelines and processes
• Attention to detail and quality.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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