About this role

Location: Head Office, Nigeria

Job Purpose

Demand Planning Manager will oversee the daily operations of the demand planning department team members as they analyse customer and vendor demand to develop and fine tune forecasts
. The manager’s responsibilities include reviewing purchase history, sales history, the marketing strategies the company has used to promote products and stimulate growth and, ultimately, evaluating their effectiveness.
This role will report to and work closely with the Senior Manager procurement and cross departmental teams, stakeholders, and vendors.
This role will be responsible for managing 3rd party vendor relations and managing 3rd party initiatives.
The job holder will require skills in forecast modelling, be highly analytical and possess excellent communication skills.

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas

Strategy Development and Implementation:

Develop and prepare demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.
Support Annual Business Planning/monthly forecasting process by driving volu

Demand Planning Manager