Strategic Forecast & S&OP Planner

Career Horizons; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Job summary

Career Horizons, based in Malaysia, seeks a skilled supply chain planner to drive forecasting excellence and optimize inventory. You will forecast demand, collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Finance and Product teams, and lead S&OP cycles to align supply with business plans.

The role requires 3–5 years in supply chain or production planning with strong analytical and forecasting capabilities. You will monitor inventory, manage obsolescence, and define SKU stock targets across the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or equivalent.
• 3–5 years’ experience in supply chain or production planning.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on data analysis and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Finance and Product to identify demand drivers.
• Build baseline, promotions and new product forecasts and lead the S&OP cycle with Sales, Marketing and Product teams.
• Drive initiatives to improve forecast accuracy and reduce forecast bias with root-cause analysis.
• Monitor and manage slow moving inventory and obsolescence and report to management team and HQ on time.
• Execute daily replenishment plan based on the sales plan.
• Efficiently manage the phase-out process for products reaching end of lifecycle to minimize costs of unsold inventory.
• Define stock targets per SKU at each point of sale to achieve optimal inventory.
• Work with HQ Operations teams & develop plans for improvement to achieve inventory goals and reduce obsolescence.
• Lead comprehensive reviews with local and head quarter for process improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Forecasting

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in SCM or Business

Job description

Career Horizons, based in Malaysia, seeks a skilled supply chain planner to drive forecasting excellence and optimize inventory. You will forecast demand, collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Finance and Product teams, and lead S&OP cycles to align supply with business plans.

The role requires 3–5 years in supply chain or production planning with strong analytical and forecasting capabilities. You will monitor inventory, manage obsolescence, and define SKU stock targets across the region.