Senior Demand Planner — Forecast, SIOP & Inventory

Boston Scientific Medical Device (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Scientific Medical Device (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

is seeking a Demand Planner to develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts that drive inventory optimization and service levels. You will analyze historical data, market trends, and customer demand signals to enable effective supply planning and collaborate with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, and Global Supply Chain teams to support the SIOP process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 5+ years in demand planning or related roles.
• Strong forecasting, analytics, and inventory optimization skills.
• Experience with SIOP, budgeting, and business planning processes.
• Proficiency in SAP, Kinaxis, Power BI, Tableau, and advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve demand forecasts at product, family, and customer levels.
• Analyze historical sales, market trends, demand signals, promotions, and seasonal patterns to generate accurate demand forecasts.
• Lead monthly Demand Review and actively participate in the SIOP process.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, and Global Supply Chain teams to align demand assumptions and business plans.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, forecast bias, and KPI performance; implement corrective actions as needed.
• Perform scenario analysis and demand sensitivity modeling to assess risks and opportunities.
• Identify demand changes, supply risks, and capacity constraints; communicate with stakeholders.
• Support annual operating planning, budget cycles, CBP, and long-range planning activities.
• Develop dashboards and reports using Power BI, Tableau, SAP, and Kinaxis RapidResponse.
• Analyze customer ordering behaviors to improve forecast quality and service performance.
• Coordinate with Supply and Material Planning to align demand and supply plans.
• Drive inventory optimization through improved forecast visibility and planning accuracy.
• Lead continuous improvement projects related to forecasting processes and analytics capabilities.
• Ensure master data and assumptions are accurate and properly maintained.
• Apply advanced analytics and statistical forecasting techniques to improve reliability.

Skills

Demand forecasting

Statistical analysis

Inventory management

Forecasting models

SIOP

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP

Kinaxis RapidResponse

Power BI

Tableau

Microsoft Excel (Advanced)

Job description

Boston Scientific Medical Device (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

is seeking a Demand Planner to develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts that drive inventory optimization and service levels. You will analyze historical data, market trends, and customer demand signals to enable effective supply planning and collaborate with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, and Global Supply Chain teams to support the SIOP process.