Demand Planning Manager

Beiersdorf; Selangor; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company based in Selangor is seeking an experienced Demand Planner. The successful candidate will manage forecasting and supply planning, requiring a strong FMCG background and leadership experience. Responsibilities include generating forecasts, collaborating with stakeholders, and optimizing inventory management. Ideal candidates should have at least 8 years of relevant experience and strong analytical skills. This role offers opportunities for career advancement in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years related forecasting/supply planning experience.
• At least 3 years of experience at a management level.
• S&OP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead discussions for operational forecast and Annual Business Plan.
• Manage integrated sales forecasting and S&OP processes.
• Ensure accurate replenishment planning with monthly demand roll-over.

Skills

Demand planning

Supply planning

Analytical skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Windows

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

To manage, advise and challenge the business to create a by line forecast so that one agreed number is used by all to plan the company’s future direction and base key decisions on.

Key Accountabilities Supply Chain Strategy

• In agreement with Supply Chain Director, contributes to the development of Demand Planning strategies ensuring alignment to local and Global Supply Chain Strategies.

Forecast Management

• Responsible for leading discussion with a team (SCM, Marketing & Sales) to produce a scientifically based operational forecast and Annual Business Plan, in order to advise and challenge senior management when agreeing the overall business forecast.
• Manage the process of integrated sales forecasting and S&OP where planners analyse and produce forecasts for planning by coordinating regular reviews and gap analysis (Forecast Calibration/ Consensus Meeting/ S&OP) with generating Demand stakeholders to achieve a consensus and coordinated actions in future plans.
• Review of Promotions / New Products Forecasting – Challenge and raise concerns on promotion and NPD forecast provided by MKT/SCM/Sales and discuss on cannibalization with based items.
• Improve Forecast Accuracy by analyzing root cause of forecast error and defining action plan with MKT/SCM/Sales.
• Discuss and develop action plan for clearance stocks – balance promo, old PVs, PIPO and excess stocks.
• Ensure roll-over of demand plan on monthly basis to enable accurate replenishment plan.
• Working closely with the Supply Planning and Customer Service team to monitor weekly dropped orders and prevent future losses by redirecting orders to the correct products via active PIPO management.
• Collaborating with the Commercial stakeholders by actively communicating products overselling/underselling and working with Supply Planners to replenish products in distress.

Reporting

• To generate 18 months rolling forecast and analyse gaps between sales forecast, demand forecast, and in market sales target to enable business gap plan discussion in the Consensus and S&OP meeting.
• To generate reports on excess and aging inventory, and to discuss/identify clearance plan with Marketing, Sales, and S&CM for minimise write-offs.
• To prepare KPI reportings on FCA and BIAS analysis by NART, brand and category level.
• To upload KPI FCA and BIAS, Service Level, Returns and Inventory reports into Supply Chain Dashboard Power BI, and publish at monthly basis.
• Participate in S&OP review and provide necessary reports and analysis to enable S&OP process.
• Identify and seek for process improvement to streamline planning drumbeat and minimize manual efforts.

Projects Assignment and Best Practice Sharing

• The incumbent will be assigned to leads or support projects/sub-projects/actively involves and collaborates with other related projects to achieve the objectives and expected deliverable results of the projects.
• Support best practices sharing with MU ASEAN.

Key Requirements

• Strong background in demand planning and supply planning of FMCG industry.
• A Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent plus a minimum of 8 years of related forecasting/supply planning experience and at least 3 year experience working in management level.
• S&OP experience is preferable.
• Strong analytical skill and leadership skill.
• Good for the oral and written in communication skills.
• Good command of the English language.
• PC Proficiency in Windows, Excel, Query, Power BI, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Outstanding relationship building skills with internal & external business partners.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders internal and external to identify opportunities for integration of planning process.

Location : Level 12, Tower, 1, PJ33, 3, Jalan Professor Khoo Kay Kim, Seksyen 13, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor