JOB TITLE: Senior Demand Planner
The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Plc is the franchise bottler and distributor for products of The Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria. The company was incorporated in November 1951 with the franchise to bottle and sell products of the Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria.
The company is a member of Coca-Cola Hellenic, an anchor bottler with the franchise to bottle products of The Coca-Cola Company in 28 countries in North, Central and South Europe, Asia and in Africa with over 560 million consumers in these markets. As the pioneer bottler in the conglomerate, NBC prides itself as the bedrock of CCH. NBC is headquartered in Ebute-Meta, Lagos and operates 13 bottling facilities, 28 commercial territories and 59 depots across the country.
We are currently searching for a well experienced and result oriented Senior Demand Planner
Key Accountabilities
- Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results
- Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances
- Interact with sales, marketing, and key accounts to understand demand forecast drivers
- Use and maintain the Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting system tool
- Provide input to the Supply Chain Planning team in developing inventory strategies
- Closely coordinate and communicate trade interventions/customer action plans with supply chain planning team
- Conduct current and future forecasting analysis
- Strong analytical abilities
- Strong knowledge of demand planning process within FMCG
- Knowledge of demand management/forecasting tools, forecasting processes in sales
- Good communication and team building skills
- Collaborative skills in resolving long and short positions in inventory
- B.Sc./HND in Statistics/Business Administration/Marketing and Social Sciences
- Minimum of 5 years experience, 3 of which must be at managerial level in an FMCG environment
Qualified candidates should send their CVs to nbc@careersnigeria.com making “Senior Demand Planner” the subject of their email.
Only successful applicants will be contacted.
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