Senior Demand Planner - S&OP Strategist

Revlon

Gauteng

On-site

ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Revlon is seeking a Senior Demand Planner to lead 24-month rolling forecasts across brands and channels from our Isando office. You will drive S&OP, integrate analytics, and partner with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Planning to optimize service levels and inventory. Strong leadership, forecasting, and FMCG experience are essential.

Join a global cosmetics leader shaping demand planning excellence and mentoring junior planners while advancing digital tools and reporting.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Statistics, Business, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.
APICS CPIM, CSCP, IBF CPF, or equivalent certification advantageous.
Minimum 7-10 years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP, or Supply Chain Planning.
Experience within FMCG, Cosmetics, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, or Retail environments preferred.
Proven experience leading S&OP processes.
Experience influencing senior stakeholders and presenting to leadership teams.
Demonstrated success in driving forecast accuracy and inventory optimisation initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and delivery of rolling 24-month demand forecasts across multiple brands, categories, and channels.
Own demand consensus within the monthly S&OP process.
Drive alignment between Commercial, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Planning teams.
Challenge demand assumptions and identify opportunities to improve forecast quality.
Lead demand planning activities for new product launches, discontinuations, promotions, customer events, and strategic projects.
Develop scenario plans and recommend actions for high-risk and high-opportunity business situations.
Facilitate monthly demand review meetings with senior stakeholders.
Present demand plans, forecast assumptions, risks, and mitigation actions to leadership teams.
Drive consensus across functional areas to ensure a single aligned demand plan.
Partner with Finance to align volume and revenue forecasts.
Support executive decision-making through business insights and scenario analysis.
Consolidate all monthly information and develop the executive S&OP deck and present to the executive team
Utilize advanced forecasting methodologies and statistical models.
Monitor and analyze: WAPE, Forecast Bias, Service Levels, Inventory Health, Promotional Effectiveness, Demand Volatility.
Translate data into actionable business insights.
Develop dashboards and reporting tools that enable proactive decision-making.
Identify demand risks impacting customer service, inventory, production, and customer commitments.
Lead risk reviews and mitigation planning with Supply Planning and Operations teams.
Drive inventory optimisation through effective demand planning.
Support ATP, capacity planning, and long-term supply decisions.
Act as the primary demand planning partner for key business functions.
Build strong relationships across Commercial, Supply Chain, Production, Finance, Customer Service, and Global teams.
Influence decision-making through fact-based recommendations and market insight.
Lead forecasting improvement initiatives and system enhancements.
Drive adoption of best practices in demand planning.
Mentor and coach Demand Planners and graduates.
Support training and development within the planning function.
Participate in transformation and digitalization projects.