Demand Planning Manager

• Forecasting Demand: Analysing historical sales and subscriber data, market trends and seasonality, and consumer behaviour to create accurate demand and purchase forecasts for devices across different clients, countries and regions
  

• Data Analysis: Interpreting complex data sets, identifying patterns and insights that can inform and improve demand planning strategies.
  

• Collaboration with Stakeholders: Working closely with sales, marketing, product development, and finance teams to align demand and cash forecasts with business objectives
  

• Inventory Management: Ensuring that the optimised volume of product is available to meet customer demand without overstocking and stock targets are accomplished
  

• Performance Monitoring: Tracking the accuracy of demand forecasts and adjusting models where necessary to improve forecasting methods and outcomes.
  

• Reporting: Preparing and presenting reports on demand forecasts, inventory levels, and market trends to senior management and other stakeholders.
  

• Process Improvement: Identifying opportunities for improving demand planning processes and tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
  

• Cross-Country Coordination: Managing the complexities of demand planning across multiple countries, taking into account local market conditions, cultural differences, and regulatory environments.
  

• Risk Management: Identifying potential risks in the supply chain or market that could affect supply, inform relevant stakeholders and develop contingency plans to mitigate.
  

Requirements

• Develops collaborative and dynamic working relationships to achieve the best possible outcomes.
  
• Collaborates in a thoughtful manner, valuing others’ unique contributions
  
• Offers support and contributes to the delivery of shared goals. Displays loyalty and trust to the team.
  

• Uses feedback and data to provide examples to improve internal processes and services to consumers.
  
• Demonstrates a customer centric mindset by prioritizing customer needs and addressing concerns with a sense of urgency.
  
• Understands the role and importance of using customer data to make decisions.
  

• Brings a fresh and original perspective to creating new solutions.
  
• Pushes the boundaries, evolves ideas and follows through on implementation.
  
• Imaginative and dynamic in creating imaginative and innovative solutions.
  

• Effective and articulate communicator actively and respectfully listens to and synthesizes others’ perspectives.
  
• Concise in communicating and references relevant information tailored to the audience to support points.
  
• Keeps relevant people accurately informed and up-to-date of both positive and potentially negative information
  

• Background in the telecommunications and/or insurance sector – desirable
  
• Strong communication skills (including English) and ability to work independently - essential
  
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a demand planning/forecasting/supply chain role – essential
  
• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or other relevant fields - desirable
  
• Experience of working with different geographical markets – desirable
  
• Armed with coordination and cooperation spirit as a team member - essential