Job Description

Job description:

• Effectively communicating client's requests/queries to the Africa region volume planning team and vice versa.
• Preparing for the semi-annual planning discussions with by evaluating production development, production premises, restrictions, start-up and run-off curves, storage situation, storage factors.
• Processing the results of the planning discussions (overall market, deliveries to customers, warehouse, personalization, launch planning, production applications, EWC planning)
• Co-ordinating the weekly/monthly production planning with VI-1 and the importer as well as ensuring that the weekly program is filled.
• Enforcing and pursuing the negotiated objectives, monitoring, and controlling the EWC planning as well as proposing and, if necessary, enforcing countermeasures in the event of deviations from the EWC planning
• Monitoring and coordinating incoming orders and order inventory, considering the importer's production wishes and the group's production capabilities.
• System-side ensuring that vehicles can be built in accordance with the country sales program.
• Tracking vehicles in the production, logistics and transport process
• Knowledge and application of the ATLAS, IFA, HIFA, TAF, PISA, PIANO, FPL, IMF, EPL
• Tracking vehicles in the production, logistics and transport process
• Participation in the planning of functional and market launch vehicles as well as tracking of the production scheduling
• Monitoring and tracking of factory destocking

Job requirements:

• Have a minimum of 3 years motor industry experience, ideally within the following fields: Volume Planning, Dealer Sales, Product Marketing or Finance
• Post graduate qualification advantageousxc2xb7
• Analytical skills: ability to analyze sales data, market trends to develop an accurate sales forecast and identify patterns and trends.
• Data Management: Competency in data management tools (eg, Excel and Power BI) to organize, manipulate and analyze large datasets efficiently.
• Attention to Detail: keen attention to detail to ensure accuracy in data analysis, reporting, and forecasting, minimizing errors and discrepancies in volume planning processes.

Added advantage

• A formal 3-year National diploma or bachelors degree from a recognized institution in Commerce/ Business Science/ Logistics
• Have a minimum of 3 years motor industry experience, ideally within the following fields: Volume Planning, Dealer Sales, Product Marketing or Finance

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