Durban: Brand Group Planner posted by Hire Resolve

March 10, 2026 Jobs in Durban

Hire Resolve

Kwazulu-Natal

Other Professions

Job Description

About the Role

A leading FMCG company in Durban is seeking an experienced Brand Group Planner to join their team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing demand forecasts, statistical forecasting, and promoting products across various channels.

Key Responsibilities

Develop demand forecasts for New and Existing products based upon demand patterns and business trends/assumptions.
Correct historical sales data to improve quality of time series input into statistical forecasting.
Analyse and assign appropriate statistical models and parameters to enrich statistical forecasts in SAP-APO.
Utilise promotional volumes/plans obtained from Sales/Marketing to finalise promotional volume input into SAP (i.e. EPP).
Propose and implement solutions to improve forecast accuracy and minimise bias.
Lead the Pre-S&OP Meetings and its resultant inputs and outputs.
Replenish products from Hubs/PCs/3PMs using aligned process (CRP/MIP/NDF).
Create and maintain demand and supply product master data for new, relaunched, and exiting products in SAP PLM/PE2/APO.
Lead and execute monthly S&OP meetings (i.e Pre-S&OP) for responsible categories in order to ensure alignment of plans across the key business areas.

Requirements

University or similar Bachelors degree ideally in Supply Chain, Engineering, Commerce, Statistics & Mathematics or Other Sciences.
A Minimum of 3 years experience in a demand planning/forecasting and/or supply/production planning.
Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft office suite (Excel, Word, Power point, Outlook).
Good knowledge of SAP Modules (R/3, APO-DP, APO-SNP, PLM. Working knowledge of MM and BI advantageous.

Qualifications

No formal education or certifications are mentioned as a requirement for this position.

Salary & Benefits

Salary details are not provided in the original job description.

Performance Management-Reporting

Generate and analyse monthly Demand & Supply Planning (KPI/PI) reports: Service Level, Forecast Accuracy, Forecast Bias, Inventories as well as Write Downs/Scrapping to enable performance and root cause management.

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Project Management

Lead and manage delivery of Planning-specific savings initiatives and other optimization projects.

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