Associate - Planning

Demand Forecasting & Analytics

• Analyse & Predict: Dive deep into historical sales data and emerging market trends to build highly accurate demand forecasts.
• Risk Mitigation: Develop and execute proactive strategies to eliminate stockouts and aggressively minimise overstock risk.

Process Optimisation & Accuracy

• Drive Efficiency: Identify and implement industry best practices to boost overall inventory efficiency and data integrity.
• Streamline Workflows: Redesign and optimise inventory processes to drastically reduce stock discrepancies and ensure pinpoint accuracy.

Strategic Inventory Management

• Optimise FDCs: Continuously monitor and maintain optimal stock thresholds across all FDCs to seamlessly align with demand forecasts.
• Asset Health: Balance inventory turnover rates to keep capital fluid and warehousing efficient.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Operations Integration: Partner closely with logistics and delivery teams to ensure a frictionless, end-to-end supply chain loop.
• Commercial Alignment: Synchronise with the purchasing and marketing teams to align inventory levels with upcoming promotional campaigns and seasonal demand spikes.