Demand Planner Analyst

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

Job summary

A global consumer goods company is seeking a Demand Planner in Selangor, Malaysia. This role involves driving demand forecasts, analyzing sales insights, and collaborating with various teams to ensure accurate planning. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and strategic thinking skills. Join us at our dynamic team where you can grow and develop your career.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills for effective demand forecasting.
• Ability to build strong relationships across various teams.
• Strategic thinking for long-term forecasting and planning.

Responsibilities

• Drive the demand forecasting process and ensure accuracy.
• Collaborate with sales and planning teams for alignment.
• Lead S&OP meetings and report on forecast accuracy.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skill

Building relationships

Achieving results

Influencing skill

Job description

Overview

This is Energizer Holdings, Inc.

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

Basic Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Demand Planning Process 90%:
2. Generate Demand Fcst baseline based on historical trend and known insights
3. Proactively review Demand Fcst compared with latest financial target and past months performance with Sales/Commercial
4. Review SKUs with high forecast error from the past month and correct future forecast after review with Sales/Commercial
5. Monthly reporting on Forecast Accuracy and follow up to investigate root causes of error
6. Lead the S&OP meeting
7. Weekly track & review sales progress vs forecast and vs Financial Target, review with Sales for abnormalities (signs of oversell/undersell)
8. Project Long Term Forecast (month 12 – 24) based on latest trend
9. Maintenance in SAP IBP to ensure correct forecast is maintained and flow to Source for supply planning
10. Tracking of NPDs (New Product Introduction), ensuring timely upload of forecast to ensure supply availability based on launch timing

1. 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

What we are looking for

Key Competencies:

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

Come join us!