Strategic Demand & Supply Planner

Nestlé; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Nespresso International in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, is seeking a Demand & Supply Planner to drive the end-to-end supply chain for premium coffee products. This full-time role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in demand and supply planning, preferably in FMCG.

You will develop and implement the demand and supply plan, incorporate Marketing inputs, build an 18‑month forecast, manage phase-ins/outs, monitor stock levels, and optimize inventory across boutiques and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree holder in Supply Chain Management.
• Minimum 3-5 years of professional experience in Demand & Supply Planning.
• Experience in the FMCG and/or retail industry, with a good understanding of sales operations and commercial processes.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage, interpret, and derive insights from large and complex datasets using advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Proven experience in managing the Sales & Operations Monthly Planning (SMOP) process, including stakeholder coordination, reporting, and performance tracking.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Demand and Supply plan by applying best practices, improving processes, analysing sales history and forecast data.
• Ensure inputs from Marketing and Sales events, consumer & competitor information, other external / internal trends and influences which impact demand are captured on the 18 rolling months forecasts plan.
• Build the demand plan for a 18 month horizon by analysing sales history, developing expertise on coffee market and consumers, collecting and analyzing products and market events and challenge the hypothesis.
• Manage Phase in/ Phase out plan with Marketing and Commercial (B2B, B2C).
• Review and challenge forecast by Commercial teams.
• Monitor and manage stocks at risk of OOS or BBD issues, work with HQ/ market peers in coordination of urgent shipment as necessary.
• Monitor and manage excess stocks and work with stakeholders to achieve a healthy stock level.
• Analysis of product sell-thru rate and identify SKU Rationalization opportunities.
• Manage boutiques supply auto replenishment system to ensure optimal stocks allocation to each Boutiques.
• Consistently improve Demand Plan Accuracy (DPA accuracy level and variability) and drive out systematic forecast bias through process improvement and problem solving activities.
• Implement outcome of Monthly Business Planning (MBP).
• Manage logistics service provider by overseeing Plans to logistic execution in imports & export, value-add in warehouse & product changes to ensure campaign launch on time.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Demand & Supply Planning

Forecasting

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Job description

Nestlé Nespresso International in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, is seeking a Demand & Supply Planner to drive the end-to-end supply chain for premium coffee products. This full-time role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in demand and supply planning, preferably in FMCG.

You will develop and implement the demand and supply plan, incorporate Marketing inputs, build an 18‑month forecast, manage phase-ins/outs, monitor stock levels, and optimize inventory across boutiques and