Analyst, Demand Planning

Energizer Holdings; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational consumer goods company in Petaling Jaya seeks a Demand Planner to oversee demand forecasting and ensure alignment with business financial targets. The ideal candidate will be responsible for generating demand forecasts based on historical data and analytics, leading S&OP meetings, and collaborating with sales, marketing, and finance to ensure product availability. This role offers the opportunity for professional development in a flexible work environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive demand forecast using analytics and insights.
• Generate demand forecast baseline based on historical trends.
• Lead S&OP meetings and track sales performance.
• Collaborate with Commercial and Marketing on NPD matters.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skill

Building relationships

Achieving results

Influencing skill

Job description

Energizer Holdings responsibly creates products to make lives easier and more enjoyable. To do this, we lean into our culture as an organization – we win together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right. Our colleagues hail from all backgrounds, nationalities and walks of life, but our shared mission and purpose make us one team. Because we’re a global organization, you will always have opportunities to learn, grow and develop in your career. We support flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

Position Summary

The demand planner will drive the demand forecast by leveraging on analytics and Sales’ insights, ensuring accurate publication of demand forecast in the planning system that meet the business’ financial targets.

Responsibilities

• Demand Planning Process (90%)
  • Generate Demand Fcst baseline based on historical trend and known insights
  • Proactively review Demand Fcst compared with latest financial target and past months performance with Sales/Commercial
  • Review SKUs with high forecast error from the past month and correct future forecast after review with Sales/Commercial
  • Monthly reporting on Forecast Accuracy and follow up to investigate root causes of error
  • Lead the S&OP meeting
  • Weekly track & review sales progress vs forecast and vs Financial Target, review with Sales for abnormalities (signs of oversell/undersell)
  • Project Long Term Forecast (month 12 – 24) based on latest trend
  • Maintenance in SAP IBP to ensure correct forecast is maintained and flow to Source for supply planning
  • Tracking of NPDs (New Product Introduction), ensuring timely upload of forecast to ensure supply availability based on launch timing
• Others
  • Follow up with Commercial to help drive SLOB depletion
  • Collaborate with both Supply Planning and Sales/Commercial to expedite/de‑expedite to minimize OOS and excess inventory
  • Collaborate with Marketing on matters related to NPDs (identifying and tracking of launch timing, phase in/out, impact of cannibalization)
  • Collaborate with Finance on yearly ABP projection and quarterly QF projection by providing insights related to demand trend and aligning latest Financial Plan with Demand Plan

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking
• Analytical skill
• Building relationships
• Achieving results
• Influencing skill

Energizer is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.