Demand Planner

About the role

Nestlé Cameroun is seeking a Demand Planner to develop, maintain and continuously improve the demand plan for a portfolio of products and customers. The role ensures alignment with internal and external partners through Monthly Business Planning and Collaborative Planning processes, helping the company respond quickly to market changes.

Key responsibilities

• Collect and analyse information on promotions, product launches, and distribution changes to feed the demand plan.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to manage product lifecycle events such as new launches, packaging changes, phase‑in/phase‑out and discontinuations.
• Generate statistical forecasts using an Open Source forecasting tool and maintain volume data in SAP.
• Drive consensus during the Monthly Business Planning process to produce a unified demand plan that feeds the dynamic forecast.
• Monitor plan performance, identify exceptions and implement improvements to increase forecast accuracy.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management or a related field.
• 3‑5 years of operational experience in sales, key account management, supply planning, or related functions.
• Strong analytical mindset and proactive attitude.
• Fluency in English and French (written and spoken).

Required skills

• Proficiency with SAP (planning module).
• Experience using Power BI for data visualisation.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools (PowerPoint, Word).
• Ability to work with statistical forecasting tools (Open Source).