Demand Planner

💼 Job Title Demand Planner: Supply Chain Management | Cape Town

🔝 Reports to Demand Planning Manager

🌐 Location Cape Town

🏢 Work Mode In-Office

🧭 Division Supply Chain Management

🗂️ Department Integrated Planning

📝 Employment Type Permanent

Closing Date 09 October 2026

🧬 Why Cipla? At Cipla, Caring for Life is more than a purpose, it’s a deeply held belief that every life matters, and every action counts. It’s what brings us together and drives us forward, every single day.

A Purpose You Can Feel Here, your work goes beyond tasks and targets. It touches lives. It helps someone breathe easier, live longer, or access the care they deserve. No matter your role, you become part of something bigger, a shared commitment to making healthcare more accessible and meaningful across the continent.

Growth That Matters We believe in nurturing not just careers, but people. At Cipla, you’re encouraged to be curious, to challenge, to learn and to grow into the best version of yourself. You’ll be part of a team that supports your journey, celebrates your progress, and inspires you to keep reaching further.

A Place Where You Belong At our core, we are people who care for our patients and for each other. We create spaces where every voice is heard, every contribution valued, and every individual feels seen. Here, you don’t just join a company, you find a community.

Whether you’re in the lab, in the field, or behind the scenes, your work has meaning here.

Because at Cipla, you don’t just build a career, you help Make Life Thrive.

🎯 Job Purpose Develop and maintain forecast models for the business, using the allocated supply chain resources and demand processes, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information gathered from sales, marketing, finance, supply chain and other resources in order to ensure that the business meets agreed sales targets at minimum operating costs, and optimum stock levels.

📌 Accountabilities

• Manage and create demand forecast, analyse trends and measure performance to ensure accurate forecast and alignment with business plans.
• Monitor and analyse forecast reports to ensure that forecast reports are accurate and provide meaningful information to the relevant stakeholders.
• Manage Inventory targets to ensure availability of stock to meet current and future demand.
• Manage and maintain demand planning systems and procedures to ensure accuracy in data documentation and incorporating market intelligence.

🧾 Qualification and Relevant Experience

• Relevant tertiary degree or Diploma in Business/ Finance / Industrial Engineering/ Logistics Management.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience
• Good working knowledge of analytics and numerics
• Good working knowledge of advanced excel is essential
• Experience in forecasting and knowledge of forecasting methods
• SAP/APO, or Oracle Demand Planning or other software related to demand planning

🎁 Employee Benefits & Perks We don’t just care for life, we power up your growth while we’re at it

🧠 Individual centered upskilling

🧭 Mentorship & Coaching Pathways

🧘 Wellness First: physio, mindfulness, mobility sessions & more

🎂 Full-Day Birthday Leave

🏅 Recognition & Great Place to Work Vibes

🌱 Green Office Spaces Built for Well-being

🚀 Ready to Apply? Hit Apply Now below. At Cipla, we don’t just hire talent, we invest in voices that move us forward