SA Demand Planner & Buyer

Brasseler USA Inc.; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Schein South Africa seeks a Demand Planning Specialist to drive accurate demand forecasts and improve order fulfilment. You will partner with stakeholders to provide strategic inputs and develop forecast models, while managing a portfolio of Henry Schein products in the region.

You will regularly extract reports, refresh re-order templates, and coordinate with the EU team on inputs and metrics, supporting the business with risk assessment and policy development.

Qualifications

• Minimum matric exemption is required.
• Preferred bachelor’s degree in procurement/supply chain management or related field.
• 5 years of experience in a supply chain environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Improve demand forecast accuracy and implement forecasting solutions.
• Extract and refresh Navision-based order templates and monthly rollover processes.
• Collaborate with EU purchasing on inputs, processes and metrics.

Skills

Forecasting

Excel

Analytics

Stakeholder comms

Education

Matric

Bachelor's in SCM

Tools

Navision ERP

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY

This role will primarily support the organization by improving demand forecasts and order fulfilment, while aiming to reduce ordering errors. Partnering with stakeholders, provide strategic inputs and insights that will aid in decision making for optimal order quantities; this includes continuously improving order forecast models. The role will secondarily be responsible for a key portfolio of products in the Henry Schein group.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

DEMAND PLANNING (60%)

• Report daily on order fill rates.
• Regularly extract reports from the Navision system to refresh the excel re-order templates used by the department. At the start of each calendar month, roll-over the re-order templates to the new month.
• Consult with EU purchasing team regarding optimal re-order inputs, processes and metrics.
• Consider other potential improvements to the template and the re-ordering process, while ultimately supporting the business to move re-ordering onto Navision or other platforms.
• Review the draft purchase orders initiated by buyers, by referring to the re-order spreadsheets for those vendors. Identify trends and patterns of orders and forecasts.
• Participate in monthly S&OP meetings and prepare reports/ presentations/ summaries as required.
• Liaise with key sales and marketing personnel regarding projections.
• Design and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy.
• Develop and maintain forecast model based on trends and demand patterns.
• Support management with risk assessments and mitigation.
• Create and implement policies and procedures related to demand planning and order placement.
• Lead or participate in special projects and performs other duties as required.

BUYING (40%)

• Review re-order worksheets for the Henry Schein portfolio of inter-company vendors & HS Brand vendors.
• Draft purchase orders and prepare order plans.
• Upon review by line manager, make applicable changes and submit approved POs to suppliers.
• According to supplier order confirmations, update order pricing, quantities and ETAs.
• Liaise with Logistics specialist for any large orders not shipping with UPS.
• Provide updates to the sales & marketing teams on eta’s especially for out-of-stock products.
• Conduct monthly forecast reviews with Henry Schein Brands manager.
• Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner.

CHARACTERISTICS & COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE

• Experience in team environment - working collaboratively with internal and external partners
• Highly analytical and attentive to detail
• Strategic thinking
• Advanced excel skills (experience in macros an advantage)
• Knowledge of advanced forecasting techniques
• Able to multitask
• Deadline driven
• Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings
• Good communication skills
• Works well under pressure
• Comfortable using large sets of data
• Ability to handle confidential information responsibly

EDUCATION

• Minimum Matric exemption certificate required
• Preferred bachelor´s degree (or higher) in a procurement/ supply chain related field.
• Preferred 5 years of experience in Supply Chain environment.

Henry Schein is committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment in all spheres of its operation. Henry Schein Dental Warehouse (PTY)/Henry Schein South Africa (PTY) LTD strives to operate a policy of equal opportunity and not discriminate against any person's gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law.

Over 90 years ago Henry Schein borrowed $500 to start a corner pharmacy in Queens, New York, nearly 30 miles from Melville, New York, where our corporate headquarters resides today. In the depths of the Great Depression, Henry and his wife Esther made a bold bet on their future all while living their values of helping health happen and caring for their team and the community they served. Their belief paid off far beyond what Henry and Esther might have dared to imagine in 1932. Henry Schein is now a Fortune 500 Company powered by a network of people and technology to be the world’s leading provider of health care products, services and solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners.

Since our founding we have stayed true to Henry and Esther’s values which has allowed us to evolve, expand, and grow our Company. Now serving more than 1 million customers in 33 countries and territories, the Company's network of trusted advisors provides more than 1 million customers globally with more than 300 valued solutions that help improve operational success and clinical outcomes.

We invite you to join approximately 25,000 Team Schein Members, who are critical to our success and are at the core of our Team Schein Values as our founders would have wanted. We live those values by ensuring that our culture focuses on the wellness of our team, which we accomplish by providing a safe space for individuals to develop and contribute authentically, with opportunities to give back to society and the communities where we live and work.

No matter the role you are seeking, we encourage you to come be a part of a team that makes the world a healthier place.

Henry Schein embraces diversity and is committed to providing equal opportunity to employees and applicants.

It is important to us to offer different types of work arrangements. Please see the types we offer below:

• Work From Home: Work is performed directly from the TSM's home office.
• Hybrid: Time is scheduled between working from a TSM home office and at a company facility, as required.
• Onsite: Work is performed exclusively at a company facility.
• Field: Position requires traveling to different locations within a specific geographic territory, as assigned.