Job Description
Jobs in Lagos, Nigeria.
Description
- The Demand Planner is responsible for maintaining optimal stock levels, maximizing inventory profitability, and ensuring efficient inventory flow.
- This role involves analyzing sales data, managing procurement cycles, coordinating with vendors and category leaders, and implementing effective inventory management strategies.
Responsibilities
Inventory Management:
- Maintain stock coverage levels per SKU and store while maximizing inventory profitability.
- Study consumption trends based on sales figures to recommend optimal procurement cycles (quantities, frequencies, etc.).
- Manage short-shelf-life products, damages, and inventory adjustments.
- Own inter-store transfer processes.
- Propose and implement plans to reduce overstock.
Procurement and Vendor Coordination:
- Appoint and guide orders and receipt schedules per brand and vendor.
- Follow up with vendors on timely deliveries.
- Communicate and follow up on return orders with all stakeholders.
- Handle the supply chain for freight and clearance when importing.
- Sort out discrepancies and claims with import vendors
System and Process Optimization:
- Collect product and vendor data needed by the system and the app, create item codes, and make timely modifications.
- Create purchase and return orders in the system and communicate with vendors.
- Formulate additional functions and reports via SAP in coordination with the technical team.
- Set ongoing processes, methodologies, trackers, and metrics to optimize operational and automation levels.
Coordination and Collaboration:
- Coordinate with category leaders to fulfill promotional and seasonal deals, discontinue products, and optimize results.
- Liaise with stores regarding schedules, quantities, stock-related, and delivery topics.
- Support the technical department to establish joint objectives across all systems.
- Coordinate with accounting on payables to vendors.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain management, or a related field.
- Proven track record in inventory management and procurement.
- Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
- Excellent communication and vendor management abilities.
- Proficiency in inventory management systems and tools (e.g., SAP).
- Ability to lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Detail-oriented and proactive.
- Ability to adapt to changing market conditions.
- Customer-focused with a strong sense of commercial acumen.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off
- Health Insurance
- Great work ambiance
- Amazing colleagues
- TGIF moments
- Multicultural environment.
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