Tumelo Mahlase

Forecasting: Managing 24-months rolling forecast on ASCP by cleaning sales history and generating baseline forecast through reviewing historical sales trends and current demand drivers. - Sales & Operations Planning(S&OP): Own & lead demand planning meeting with the category stakeholders. - Creating STT and GTS forecast: sales to trade forecast monitoring, creating replenishment forecast for the distributor. Measuring accuracy, root cause analysis: analyze market trends, competitor activities, volume and value share changes. - Business planning: Bottom up planning per country per SKU, based on commercial and marketing input, to create next year building blocks by brand. - Ensure timely availability of product in-market. Undertake daily analysis of cause/effect on product availability through use of Oracle, Planning Systems, Excess and Obsolete Inventory reports, and sales. - Drives communication within S&OP cycle, aimed to collect valid assumptions, prepare sales history analysis and financial implication of changes. Inventory management: Safety stock planning, SLOB management, long term inventory projection tracking, short term inventory monitoring - Monthly reporting (MAPE, BIAS, FCST evolution, UFR, Inventory) Complexity management / SKU rationalization - Data maintenance in APO DP & SKU Categorization update - Preparing the purchase plan and make regular adjustments, based on actual forecast and f firm/additional orders, sales projection from the sales department. - Monitor the actual stock level and, if necessary, adjust the purchasing plan within managerial guidelines to avoid excessive stock and ensure availability. - Plan, regulate, monitor and maintain appropriate levels of stock, including buffer stock and slow moving items and notify the same to Business Solutions Manager on a regular basis. - Work with New Product Planning to develop and implement new product launch plans.

Responsibilities include: 1) Performing forecast data cleansing in our demand planning tool ( AWR / JDA) 2) Creating a monthly statistical forecast using (AWR /JDA ) 3) Reviewing promo and launch plans together with demand drivers and adjusting forecasts accordingly. 4) Driving monthly collaborative forecast and validation meetings with Marketing, Sales and Business Control 5) Building a supply plan based on validated forecasts and supply parameters. 6) Defining optimal stock and supply parameters in line with stock and service level parameters. 7) Monitoring and reducing out of stocks, slow movers and obsoletes. 8) Preparing and maintaining local and international monthly reports. 9) Managing all material master data in SAP R/3

• Shoprite Supply Chain Development Programme aims to equip graduates with the necessary practical experience of the entire department within their supply chain • Working through each of the departments both at store and distribution centre level to know how each function works • Identify problem areas within the department and advise on how they can be resolved • Present what has been learnt • Store Operations (2 month rotation): receiving, produce, perishables, bakery, deli, customer services, front line, groceries, butchery, general merchandise and non-food • Supply Chain (2 month rotation): receiving, picking, cycle count, dispatch, inventory, planning, production, salvage, return centre, administration and cross dock

Logistics management, project management, Logistics systems, Demand planning, Road transportation costing and distribution , Humanitarian logistics response, research

Supply Chain Management, Strategic business, project management, Logistics, Materials, marketing management