Demand Planner (FMCG/F&B)

Agensi Pekerjaan EPS Consultants Sdn Bhd; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Agensi Pekerjaan EPS Consultants Sdn Bhd is seeking a Demand Planner for its FMCG client operating in the Snacks & Confectionary category. The role focuses on coordinating monthly forward sales forecasts by trade channel and region to support demand planning.

Responsibilities include analyzing the last six months of sales, improving forecasting methods, maintaining stock levels, and documenting SOPs. Collaboration with stakeholders is essential to align forecasts with market trends and campaigns.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of demand planning experience in FMCG environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) with all levels of Management and Staff.
• Good coordination, analytic, negotiation and influencing capability with high attention to details and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate monthly forward sales forecast reports by trade channel and region.
• Analyze past 6 months average monthly sales to validate forecast plans and quarterly marketing plans.
• Improve demand planning techniques and maintain stockholding targets.
• Document and standardize demand planning processes and SOPs.
• Adjust forecasts and inventory targets based on sales dynamics and market trends.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to reconcile variances and maintain deviations within acceptable range.
• Ensure timely submission of demand planning reports and meet monthly deadlines with minimal errors.

Skills

Demand planning

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Attention to detail

Analytical ability

Job description

We are seeking a Demand Planner for our client in the FMCG Sector. They specifically operate under the Snacks & Confectionary Category.

Coordinating monthly forward sales forecast reports, based on robust and sound sales plans by trade channel and by region to support and justify monthly demand planning.

In-depth analysis and review of past 6 months average monthly sales to cross-check sales forecast plans and quarterly marketing plans to establish sales trend.

Continuously improving demand planning technique's, control, evaluation, measurement and best practices to increase sales forecast accuracy and consistently maintaining optimal stock holding level.

Maintaining complete documentation/ records and standard operating procedures for demand planning process with proactive initiatives to improve and to simplify the overall process.

Make recommended adjustments, improvements and solutions to demand forecast and inventory targets based on changes in sales dynamics and market trends, including advance or deferment of stocks ETD/ETA, when necessary.

Manage inventory targets (including safety stock levels) to meet stock holding target in days according to target and to avoid OOS or sales loss with timely and quality submission of demand planning reports (meeting monthly deadline with minimal errors or omissions).

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholder to reconcile significant variances and maintain deviations within the acceptable and reasonable range, based on just-in-time production policy

Requirements

• 3-4 years of demand planning experience in FMCG environment
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) with all levels of Management and Staff
• Good coordination, analytic, negotiation and influencing capability with high attention to details and accuracy.