Head Demand Planner & Logistics
2025-11-06T14:15:55+00:00
Brands Africa Zambia
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FULL_TIME
Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Business Management and Administration
Logistics
2025-11-16T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
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Job Summary: for demand forecasting, planning and importation of stock to help the businesses meet customer demands for products while minimizing excess inventory and avoiding supply chain disruptions.
Key Responsibilities:
.Manages inventory to meet the forecasted sales demand by collecting, analyzing and reviewing historical sales trends for inventory movement, for the preparation of supplier orders and forecasts.
- Generates country orders to make sure the business has adequate stock levels to meet customer demands in a timeous manner.
- Costing and Capturing of GRV
- Expedites orders until they are transported, cleared and received in the warehouse.
- Manages shipping, customs clearing agents and other service providers, ensuring compliance with procedures and accurate tariff calculations for landed cost purposes
- Facilitates payments of duties and other taxes with finance department, ensuring accurate duty and tax calculations, in a timeous manner to avoid border delays.
- Monitors importation value chain and re-calculates landed cost for imported products, when suppliers increase pricing or there is a currency adjustment
- Maintains, monitors and ensures all relevant licenses, permits and certificates are valid and can be used for imports accordingly
- Monitors value chain for imported products, and proactively identifies and communicates changes in regulations, costs and duty changes
- Pricing Sheets for trade and maintenance of price lists
- Facilitation of the creation of new stock codes in Evolution
Qualifications:
- Education: Grade 12 ,Diploma or Degree in any business studies.
- Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in data analysts or related roles and in the FMCG Sector
- Skills: Strong advanced Excel skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Attributes: Detail-oriented, excellent communication skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Generates country orders to make sure the business has adequate stock levels to meet customer demands in a timeous manner. Costing and Capturing of GRV Expedites orders until they are transported, cleared and received in the warehouse. Manages shipping, customs clearing agents and other service providers, ensuring compliance with procedures and accurate tariff calculations for landed cost purposes Facilitates payments of duties and other taxes with finance department, ensuring accurate duty and tax calculations, in a timeous manner to avoid border delays. Monitors importation value chain and re-calculates landed cost for imported products, when suppliers increase pricing or there is a currency adjustment Maintains, monitors and ensures all relevant licenses, permits and certificates are valid and can be used for imports accordingly Monitors value chain for imported products, and proactively identifies and communicates changes in regulations, costs and duty changes Pricing Sheets for trade and maintenance of price lists Facilitation of the creation of new stock codes in Evolution
Education: Grade 12 ,Diploma or Degree in any business studies. Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in data analysts or related roles and in the FMCG Sector Skills: Strong advanced Excel skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities. Attributes: Detail-oriented, excellent communication skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team.
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Vacancy title:
Head Demand Planner & Logistics
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Logistics]
Jobs at:
Brands Africa Zambia
Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, November 16 2025
Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 6 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary: for demand forecasting, planning and importation of stock to help the businesses meet customer demands for products while minimizing excess inventory and avoiding supply chain disruptions.
Key Responsibilities:
.Manages inventory to meet the forecasted sales demand by collecting, analyzing and reviewing historical sales trends for inventory movement, for the preparation of supplier orders and forecasts.
- Generates country orders to make sure the business has adequate stock levels to meet customer demands in a timeous manner.
- Costing and Capturing of GRV
- Expedites orders until they are transported, cleared and received in the warehouse.
- Manages shipping, customs clearing agents and other service providers, ensuring compliance with procedures and accurate tariff calculations for landed cost purposes
- Facilitates payments of duties and other taxes with finance department, ensuring accurate duty and tax calculations, in a timeous manner to avoid border delays.
- Monitors importation value chain and re-calculates landed cost for imported products, when suppliers increase pricing or there is a currency adjustment
- Maintains, monitors and ensures all relevant licenses, permits and certificates are valid and can be used for imports accordingly
- Monitors value chain for imported products, and proactively identifies and communicates changes in regulations, costs and duty changes
- Pricing Sheets for trade and maintenance of price lists
- Facilitation of the creation of new stock codes in Evolution
Qualifications:
- Education: Grade 12 ,Diploma or Degree in any business studies.
- Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in data analysts or related roles and in the FMCG Sector
- Skills: Strong advanced Excel skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Attributes: Detail-oriented, excellent communication skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: associate degree
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