Demand Planner

AkzoNobel; Selangor; On-site; MYR 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading paints and coatings company is seeking a Demand Planner to manage demand forecasts and collaborate with stakeholders across functions. You will play a key role in ensuring efficient supply planning processes and contribute to maintaining customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years in Demand Planning or Supply Chain.
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
• APICS Certified is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage demand forecasts for South Asia.
• Collaborate with commercial team on updates.
• Drive initiatives for SLOB reduction.

Skills

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Management

Coordinating Skills

Education

Bachelor Degree

Tools

SAP

DART

Excel

Power BI

MS PowerPoint

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Demand Planner

Date: Jul 2, 2025

Location: Petaling Jaya, MY

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

• Forecast Compilation & Management: Consolidate and manage demand forecasts for South Asia MPY, ensuring accurate and timely updates.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with the commercial team to update forecasts and communicate key insights with the supply team.
• Supply Planning Coordination: Maintain a "bow tie" relationship with the supply planning team, ensuring a smooth flow of accurate demand data to all relevant stakeholders.
• SLOB Reduction & Prevention: Actively drive initiatives to reduce and prevent slow-moving and obsolete inventory (SLOB).
• IBP Process Execution: Support and enhance the IBP process, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• KPI Management: Monitor and improve demand planning KPIs, including forecast bias and forecast accuracy.

Job Requirement

• Minimum 3-5 years working experience in Demand Planning /Demand Management/Integrated Supply Chain Analytical, can work independently, excellent communication skills & inter-personal skills.
• Business acumen, understand requirements from internal and external customer and acts upon these Stakeholder management; able to manage stakeholders in various functions and levels of the organization
• Coordinating skills; Prioritize and coordinate different requirements to ensure customer satisfaction and solid end to end delivery
• Communication skills; understands and speaks language of internal and external stakeholders Language requirements: local language and excellent English skills
• System skills: Familiar with ERP systems - SAP, DART, Excel, Power BI, MS PowerPoint APICS Certified would be a plus
• Education Level : Minimum Bachelor Degree

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.