• Develop and maintain forecasts for the category new products, based on qualitative and quantitative methods as well as market expertise. Make a historical documentation for produced forecast.• Review and analyze billing trends providing appropriate corrections to dedicated category• Lead CMIR (Commercial Marketing Innovation Reviews), ensuring quality of the decks reviewed on Executive CMIR meetings (including General Manager and Executive Team) to enable appropriate innovation… Show more • Develop and maintain forecasts for the category new products, based on qualitative and quantitative methods as well as market expertise. Make a historical documentation for produced forecast.• Review and analyze billing trends providing appropriate corrections to dedicated category• Lead CMIR (Commercial Marketing Innovation Reviews), ensuring quality of the decks reviewed on Executive CMIR meetings (including General Manager and Executive Team) to enable appropriate innovation portfolio planning• Active cooperation with COPI Manager in the process of assessing service issues and category over- and under-performance. • Responsible for integrated long range category forecast delivery and pointing out differences when required • Assessing and challenging marketing category plans reg. new products and advising best solutions aiming at reaching specific targets.• Provide input by active participation in marketing planning process, brainstorms and brand, category performance evaluations. Indicate plans, weaknesses, propose complex solutions with financial evaluation• Complete all above tasks for Justine products as well as Fashion and Home, which need to be planned in a separately created and maintained database (by LRF) due to Brand not being planned in Horizon Show less

• Ensure sales forecasts accuracy and the building of turnover through the piloting of the sales forecast process. • Be responsible for the catalog management and contribute to its rationalization• Manage the sales forecasts quality• Manage the global monthly sales forecast process• Build the baseline forecast• Challenge and consolidate the promotions and launches sales forecasts projected by the Sales and Marketing teams• Ensure the global sales forecast consistency… Show more • Ensure sales forecasts accuracy and the building of turnover through the piloting of the sales forecast process. • Be responsible for the catalog management and contribute to its rationalization• Manage the sales forecasts quality• Manage the global monthly sales forecast process• Build the baseline forecast• Challenge and consolidate the promotions and launches sales forecasts projected by the Sales and Marketing teams• Ensure the global sales forecast consistency, through the building of a consensus between the commercial forecasts, the financial trend and the sales history• Participate to the improvement of the sales forecast practices• According to the organization: recruit, develop and manage his/her team taking care of the transfer of know-how and of the development of its expertise.• Implement organizational changes for the "professional field expert• Contribute to the improvement of the processes and information systems related to his/her activity and be the referent of his/her job in his/her country. • Animate and train the Supply Chain community to the best practices and tools related to his/her area of expertise Show less

• Accurately forecast concepts over the required time horizons and load on time into Maps• Communicate risks (upside or downside) or confirmed changes to Supply Chain• Accurately review and amend concept splits (shades / colour / sizes) for creative execution• Maintain accurate and up to date in line concept splits (if relevant)• Track results for improvement in performance:Newness vs. trends and actuals - Implement where applicable changes following latest… Show more • Accurately forecast concepts over the required time horizons and load on time into Maps• Communicate risks (upside or downside) or confirmed changes to Supply Chain• Accurately review and amend concept splits (shades / colour / sizes) for creative execution• Maintain accurate and up to date in line concept splits (if relevant)• Track results for improvement in performance:Newness vs. trends and actuals - Implement where applicable changes following latest results to maximize impact on accuracy KPI’s, service and inventory improvementIn line results for changing patterns – up date master matrix and implement on Maps system for improvement of accuracy KPI’sRun campaign Wape & Bulls Eye GSAM reports vs. Business KPI’s (Inventory & service) – analysis results for improvementComplete root cause analysis and implement learnings Show less

• Loading brochure offers on MAPS per campaign, brand and segment.• Point of contact for system queries from campaign, creative, EBM, customer and Representative queries and supply chain.• All aspects of product administration (including answering queries, updating tracking spreadsheets with brochure plans, maintaining up to date pagination, managing samples/products for photography, new products flow, phase out dates).• Responsible for consolidating data, analyzing data and… Show more • Loading brochure offers on MAPS per campaign, brand and segment.• Point of contact for system queries from campaign, creative, EBM, customer and Representative queries and supply chain.• All aspects of product administration (including answering queries, updating tracking spreadsheets with brochure plans, maintaining up to date pagination, managing samples/products for photography, new products flow, phase out dates).• Responsible for consolidating data, analyzing data and compiling into useful reports such as Category Trackers.• Ad-hoc project work – iThemba Walkathon, National Conference, Avon Light Out to Speak and Candle Lighting Ceremony.• Leader list loading and checking, pagination's and flow book maintenance.• Assisting category team in administrative workload such as product withdrawals.• Innovation custodian – Selection of new product interest from brand plans. Working with long range forecasting to ensure acceptable estimates are loaded. Creating offers for New/Re stage products.• Proof checking the creative execution of brochure proofs prior to print, including granular detail such as codes, mileage, description and price.• Compiling creative briefs which include estimates, product detail and stories and themes for the month. Presenting creative brief backs.• Incentives planning – including handling logistics of customer competitions and rep incentives.• Organizing and hosting focus groups.• Portfolio Management including product life cycle management, size of line and brand management.• Creating numbers decks prior to Numbers reviews. These include category stats, spread analysis vs prior years offers and possible solutions to problem areas/segments.• Compiling PR briefs which are sent out to Beauty editors of major magazines/newspapers.• Annual planning of category business plans – strategy for the year is drawn out.• Skin Care brand custodian• Competitor Market Research Show less

• Responsible for the preparation of cost profiles, distribution thereof and accuracy to the bill of materials• Responsible for monitoring the sales forecasts submitted by Marketing Department• Ensuring correct stock levels are maintained and the company needs and sales demands are catered for without building excess inventory at cost to company• Interpreting M.R.P. (Material Requirements Plan) reports, requisitions new and basic components, bulks and semi-finished goods based on… Show more • Responsible for the preparation of cost profiles, distribution thereof and accuracy to the bill of materials• Responsible for monitoring the sales forecasts submitted by Marketing Department• Ensuring correct stock levels are maintained and the company needs and sales demands are catered for without building excess inventory at cost to company• Interpreting M.R.P. (Material Requirements Plan) reports, requisitions new and basic components, bulks and semi-finished goods based on M.R.P.• Responsible for expediting subcontract purchase orders and reporting any potential delays or problems to Purchasing / Planning Manager• Responsible for time to time updates and changes to existing bill of materials• Monitoring end and effective dates on bills of materials monthly and doing necessary changes according to latest stock versus forecasts and liaising with packaging Engineer regarding pending changes• Controlling product master codes and creating product codes for new products • Updating out-of-stock report on a daily basis • Ensuring that all promotions are on an SPI forecast document timeously to ensure the materials required can be ordered according to their lead times • Liaising with Assembly Supervisors on a daily basis on production orders, following up on progress of production and re-priorities production needs if necessary • Instructing suppliers when to deliver materials purchased on an “as and when required” basis, thus saving on stock holding costs of packaging material • Actively participating in year end physical stock counts Show less

• Expedite activities or purchase items at various vendors to meet the planner’s schedule.• Track orders, receive goods, and place products into inventory. • Determine overdue materials and inform supervisors about the status of the product. • Remain in contact with the supplier to make sure that the materials are smoothly running according to schedule. • Check with the suppliers to ensure that delivery will be possible on the agreed date • Solve problems and issues such… Show more • Expedite activities or purchase items at various vendors to meet the planner’s schedule.• Track orders, receive goods, and place products into inventory. • Determine overdue materials and inform supervisors about the status of the product. • Remain in contact with the supplier to make sure that the materials are smoothly running according to schedule. • Check with the suppliers to ensure that delivery will be possible on the agreed date • Solve problems and issues such with materials shortages and have a contingency plan available. • Monitor and report supplier’s activities and deliverables in accordance with the schedule• Prompt notification when specifications and/or scope changes adversely impact project schedule• Monthly OTIF reporting • Administration, including sending out of correspondence to vendors regarding open orders • Follow up on outstanding purchase requisitions/outstanding purchasing orders • Assist with purchasing and account queries as and when required as part of the expediting process to ensure the outstanding orders list is addressed and orders are completed in time.• Telephonic confirmation if orders placed the previous day have been received, and if quantity of quotation is correct and in urgent/emergency cases the orders are to be confirmed immediately for receipt of the supplier upon placement .• Amend the delivery dates of orders on the AS400 system with comments and report immediately to the Supervisor if dates are being re-scheduled from the original provided date by the supplier. Show less

• Provide an Industrial Engineering service to make the most effective use of available manpower, material and machine resources• Support Lean Manufacturing to improve yields, eliminate defects and waste, reduce costs and improve logistics. • Involvement in costing systems to provide strategic direction in reduction of overheads• Make effective use of O.E.E monitoring and ensure that lower levels participate and have access to data. Motivate team efforts and projects to take… Show more • Provide an Industrial Engineering service to make the most effective use of available manpower, material and machine resources• Support Lean Manufacturing to improve yields, eliminate defects and waste, reduce costs and improve logistics. • Involvement in costing systems to provide strategic direction in reduction of overheads• Make effective use of O.E.E monitoring and ensure that lower levels participate and have access to data. Motivate team efforts and projects to take corrective actions on identified problems • Monitor plant efficiencies and yields to make sure they are tracking the required benchmarks, costs and budgets• Provide analytical skills and advice on cost comparisons of any proposed new products to ensure profitability • Develop and maintain systems of identification and reporting of non-standard hours• Develop labour standards to monitor indirect productivity and manpower requirements • Introduce new standards on production lines• Improve working method by improving ergonomics • Provide monthly and historical statistics to monitor plant efficiencies • Improve distribution and factory layouts and maintain drawings • Keep up to date with production planning requirements and take corrective actions on problems identified• Implement and maintain 5S standards • Ensure that the workforce is coached, trained, developed and motivated to achieve the objectives of 5S• Proactively analyse operational issues that arise during shift operation (Quality, safety, labour and breakdowns)• Help with trouble-shooting and reduction of bottle-necks.• Capture and monitor A-forming• Ensure promotions are planned according to priority and shipping dates• Consolidate weekly production plans and analyse potential risks • Schedule weekly production plan in accordance to promotions and Out Of Stocks • Execute time studies to provide process information, developing standards and identifying trends Show less

• Prepare daily reports on production • Initiate maintenance requests to ensure equipment is running as planned • Continuously develop Kaizens• Implement and manage continuous improvement projects • Investigate and analyse processes and systems in order to make recommendations to improvements and cost reduction • Assist with administrative functions