Demand Planner Job Vacancy at ALAF Limited – Dar es Salaam, November 2026

Job Overview

• Job Title: Demand Planner
• Company: ALAF Limited
• Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Reference Number: ALAF05112026/01
• Job Category: Logistics and Transportation
• Work Level: Skilled
• Employment Type: Contract
• Salary: Market Related
• Date Posted: 9 November 2026
• Application Deadline: Not specified

About ALAF Limited

ALAF Limited is a leading manufacturer of roofing sheets and related building solutions in Tanzania, serving customers in the construction and building materials sector.

Job Purpose

ALAF Limited is seeking to recruit a Demand Planner responsible for coordinating with the Sales team to obtain demand forecasts and ensuring that production, material requirements and dispatch plans are prepared, maintained and communicated on time.

The successful candidate will review existing procedures and processes, streamline activities and ensure customer requirements are met on time, in full and at the lowest possible cost.

The role will also identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, improve product and process quality, reduce costs and enhance overall service delivery.

The Demand Planner will serve as a central coordination point between the Sales and Production departments, suppliers and customers, balancing their priorities and operational limitations to achieve optimal business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Demand Forecasting and Planning

• Create statistical forecasts using the forecasting tool selected by the company, ensuring continuous improvement in forecast accuracy.
• Liaise with Sales and Marketing teams to collect business intelligence inputs for the sales forecast ahead of the monthly Demand Review Meeting.
• Support the Planning Manager during Demand Review Meetings, where the unconstrained demand plan is finalised.
• Prepare and provide monthly reports on forecast accuracy and stability.
• Coordinate effectively with Production Planners to ensure the availability of finished goods.
• Support the ALAF Planning Manager during Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) meetings by identifying optimal solutions to potentially conflicting priorities between Sales and Production departments.
• Keep all stakeholders informed about progress against agreed plans.
• Liaise with department managers across ALAF to establish actual inventory levels, operational constraints and future goods flows, ensuring planning outputs remain accurate, realistic and relevant.
• Align and develop the S&OP plan with Business Planning Process (BPP) objectives and sales forecast volumes.
• Expand the S&OP process to include tactical planning for at least a quarterly period.
• Support the planning and management of new product introductions, from successful launch through to product retirement.

2. Inventory and Materials Planning

• Manage and plan minimum stock balances to ensure supplier lead times and stockholding policies are maintained and stock-outs are avoided.
• Review and reconcile safety stock policies for Make-to-Stock and Kanban items to minimise the risk of lost sales.
• Ensure the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system operates in line with sales volumes and reorder points to prevent stock-outs.
• Track adherence to production plans and monitor improvements.
• Clearly communicate operational constraints that may affect customer delivery dates.
• Establish and maintain an effective master data system.
• Develop and implement technological solutions that translate demand inputs into supply requirements.

3. Business Planning and Performance Management

• Comply with company standards, policies and all applicable regulatory requirements.
• Support and implement company initiatives aimed at achieving performance, quality and safety targets.
• Contribute to periodic departmental and company planning and budgeting cycles, including the annual Business Planning Process (BPP).
• Proactively monitor departmental operational and financial performance.
• Develop individual and departmental action plans to achieve established targets.
• Actively support the Business Unit management team in implementing business-unit and company-wide policies, procedures and action plans.
• Collaborate with Planning Managers from other Safal Group companies to share best practices and improve performance.
• Ensure the safeguarding and security of company assets.

4. People Management and Development

• Select, evaluate and develop departmental employees in accordance with general Human Resources policies.
• Assess the training needs of employees reporting to the position.
• Ensure appropriate staff training and development plans are established and implemented.

Qualifications and Experience

The vacancy announcement specifies the following experience and technical requirements:

Professional Experience

• General Work Experience: 10+ years of experience in Supply Chain.
• Specific Experience: At least five (5) years in a similar role.
• Industry Experience: Experience in manufacturing and consumer goods industries.

Technical Skills and Competencies

• Experience using an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is mandatory.
• SAP ERP experience is preferred.
• Exposure to demand and supply planning tools such as SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP), Kinaxis RapidResponse or O9 Solutions will be an added advantage.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Employment Details

• Work Level: Skilled
• Job Type: Contract
• Salary: Market Related
• Location: Dar es Salaam
• Employment Equity Position: No

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications through the official ALAF Limited recruitment portal.

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Applicants should follow the instructions provided on the recruitment portal when submitting their applications.