Senior Analyst - Demand Planning

SC JohnsonJohannesburg, ZA

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Job title : Senior Analyst - Demand Planning

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : November 22, 2025

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Overview

The primary role of the demand planner is to develop a demand forecast using data such as sales inputs on promotions and distributions, shipment history, competitor activities and marketing plans. The market demand planner is the facilitator of the Control Tower, Pre-Demand and Demand Reviews (Step 2) within the cluster and country for the S&OP process, ensuring an efficient, effective and reliable review driven by an unbiased, consensus process. The category demand planner facilitates the Category Demand Reviews and provides and unbiased view of the demand plans, validates and challenges forecast deviations and elevates unresolved deviations between category and country perspective

Responsibilities :

Collect and analyze past / future demand inputs (such as distribution gains / losses, price changes, new / discontinued products and promotion plans) from Sales / Marketing, and calculate their impacts on demand.

Work with various cross functional partners on projects such as new product launches, discontinuations, and transitions to evaluate assumptions (pro and post launch) – new product forecast, pipeline fill, and cannibalization

Work with supply partners to understand latest supply constraints and how this impacts their demand plan

Lead and own the Regional S&OP Category Demand Reviews

Regularly meet with planning and commercialization teams and actively contribute and represent the demand perspective into Category Business Team Meetings and Step 3 (Supply Review)

Capture, consolidate and record forecast assumptions provided by P&Cs, Key Account Managers and Market Demand Planners

Experience you’ll bring :

An undergraduate degree, preferably economics, supply chain management, engineering, or a related business field

At least 1 to 3 years of Supply Chain or Business experience

1+ years of demonstrated results and working in a team-based, cross functional environment, preferably experience with the standard S&OP or IBM processes

Preferably with experience in SAP (APO, SNP, ECC)

Experience using PC-based applications (such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and / or Access)

Behaviors you’ll need :

Strong communication skills, with a proven ability to understand key concepts and communicate with business stakeholders

Ability to drive action and influence decision making at all levels of the organization

Strong organizational skills, as well as the ability to perform under pressure and manage multiple priorities with competing demands

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to work within high-performing teams in highly collaborative environments

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