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Senior Specialist Demand Planning job at Multichoice Uganda

About the Organization

We entertain, inform and empower the communities that inspire and build us in return

Job Description

The MultiChoice Group is a multinational media and entertainment group headquartered in South Africa, Dubai and the Netherlands with principal operations in pay television, video entertainment, advertising and content security. Brands within the Group include DStv, GOtv, SuperSport, M-Net, DStv Media Sales, Showmax and European-based content security leader Irdeto. We’re proud to say we serve 20 million subscribers across more than 50 African markets, with a successful history of identifying and adapting to industry trends, allowing us to continuously deliver the best in entertainment.
By joining our passionate and creative team, you can help us achieve our objectives of expanding our pay-TV and SVOD (Subscription Video On demand) subscriber bases, improving advertising sales, spearheading cutting-edge technology, supporting local content and providing an exceptional customer experience.
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Duties and Responsibilities

Demand planning

  • Manage and execute demand planning for the business for devices and accessories working with key account manager to prepare run rate documents (how much stock to buy, sell, inventory levels on hand)

  • Calculate and determine demand forecast at multiple levels which incorporates current and accurate market information that allows the company to correctly predict demand and provide its supply chain with the appropriate information to plan how to meet that customer demand

  • Manage and execute demand planning for the business for devices and accessories working with key account manager to prepare run rate documents (how much stock to buy, sell, inventory levels on hand)

  • Research and identify demand drivers, relevant market-related data and competitive intelligence that feed into demand planning and forecast

  • Highlight gaps in the demand plan and implement necessary actions

  • Facilitate and manage demand planning/customer meetings

  • Provide input to volume planning

  • Develop a more permanent digital cloud-based solution for supply chain planning and innovate the demand process

  • Collaborate with Finance to ensure that demand planning is in line with business financial targets


Forecasting

  • Review historical sales trends and prepare forecast data

  • Develop statistical forecast models (excel models) and evaluate forecast results

  • Validate sales forecasting against seasonal marketing calendars

  • Provide input for sales budgeting in accordance with demand and forecasting

  • Accumulate sales demand and sales forecast into supply chain management document

  • Refine systems and methods to continually improve forecasts so that the company can better anticipate customer needs


  • Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions

  • Monitor activities once started and highlight variances where they differ from the sales forecast and identify potential service issues or wastage issues


Inventory Management

  • Provide input to the supply planning in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.

  • Track and update purchase orders and deliveries

  • Track and verify warehouse inventory levels

  • Monitor activation rates

  • Responsible for SAP inventory administration and integration elements with group entities


Reporting

  • Help report and measure sales report performance

  • Prepare and maintain relevant reports pertaining to demand planning process

  • Provide timely and accurate reports in accordance with business and management requirements


Stakeholder Relations

  • Improve relationships among internal stakeholders, which will lead to effective knowledge sharing and an optimal consensus forecast to better guide the company

  • Work closely and build close relations with customer supply chain contacts to deliver optimum product availability

  • Provide specialised and technical support to internal and external stakeholders to ensure achievement of functional and organisational objectives

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Qualification, Experiences and Competencies

A Degree in Supply Chain Management, Planning or Analytical statistics

Experience

  • A minimum of 5-8 years demand planning

  • Retail or supply chain planning

  • SAP inventory management experience preferably at aSuper User level

  • Proficiency in statistics, forecasting and forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts

  • Strong experience in Demand and Supply Planning


Technical Competencies

  • Demand Planning

  • Forecasting

  • Financial management

  • Facilitation skills

  • Inventory Management

  • Strong negotiation skills

  • Strong computer skills with advanced proficiency in MS Excel data visualization and PowerPoint

  • Analytical skills

  • Research and data gathering skills

  • Vendor management

  • Supply Chain Management

  • SAP inventory management skills


Behavioral Competencies

  • Relationship Building

  • Conflict Resolution

  • Problem Solving

  • Decision Making

  • Critical Appraisal

  • Holistic Thinking

  • Persuading and Influence

  • Coaching

How to Apply

APPLICATION FOR THIS POSITION MUST BE DONE ONLINE:
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