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 The overall purpose of the position is to manage Inventory and Pricing operations for Westcon SA.

Key Job Outcomes:

• Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.
• 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 and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.
• Interact with sales, marketing, and customer finance to understand demand forecast drivers.
• Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing and Customer Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts.
• Use and maintain the Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting system tool.
• Provide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.
• Closely coordinate and communicate customer action plans with supply planning
• Create statistical forecasts:
  - Gather, analyze and validate data
  - Execute statistical modelling software
  - Review resulting statistical forecast model
  - Apply error analysis techniques to improve forecasting
  - Summarize/aggregate statistical forecasts
• Review sales plans , customer finance Budget Updates or Latest Estimates and demand drivers:
  - Present, solicit, and assess feedback on the various forecasts from sales, and finance
  - Recommend adjustments for operational forecasts
  - Review promotional plans with sales
• Achieve consensus for operational demand forecasts by facilitating a collaborative planning process with sales, marketing and finance personnel:
  - Prepare relevant material to facilitate research and discussion
• Provide input to volume planning ( Latest Estimates / annual process)
  - Facilitate and manage demand planning/customer meetings
  - Achieve consensus with the business side and the demand chain
• Maintain demand planning system and software
  - Enter and modify data and ensure the correctness of product hierarchy
  - Monitor trends in forecast error
  - Identify relevant market-related data and competitive intelligence
  - Prepare and maintain relevant reports pertaining to demand planning process

• Ensure all goods and stock are accounted for and updated in the ERP system and that all warehouse activities associated with Stock are captured in the system
• Ensure that the FIFO management of stock is upheld at all times
• Liaise with Sales and Finance to ensure efficient utilisation of working capital
• Maintain accurate stock ageing metrics information
• Monitor sales and adjust stock procurement accordingly
• Report to management

• Ensure that MBO programs are met to ensure maximizing vendor Rebates

• Ensure stock managed to ensure promos and sales meet vendor targets

• Vendor Reporting and Forecasting

• Price List monthly Maintenance
• Liaise with Logisticians to ensure new parts through  55 column uploads are done correctly
• Improve efficiency with Uploads

• Engage with prospective vendor and follow Westcon SA on Boarding Process

Minimum Job Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing or Warehousing/Logistics/Supply Chain Management, preferably an Inventory Management qualification by APICS.

Required Experience:

• 5 years product related experience in an IT environment/supply chain environment
• Highly proficient in Inventory Management including demand Planning
• Working Capital Management in physical inventory environment

 The ideal candidate must display the following skills & competencies:  

• Advanced computer literacy
• Demand Planning and Collaborative Forecasting
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Knowledge of Channel distribution
• Vendor specific product knowledge
• Managerial skills and knowledge
• Supply chain management
• Financial acumen
• ERP systems management
• Process management skill
• Management Control
• Objective setting
• Building and maintaining relationships
• Analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Sense of Urgency
• Organisational awareness
• Communication skills(verbal & written)
• Industry knowledge
• Bias for action
• Project management