Demand à Grande-Bretagne

Ecolex Sdn Bhd, founded in 2004, is a multinational food ingredients and animal nutritional lipids company based in Malaysia with a workforce of over 200 employees. We produce high‑quality energy supplement feed products and non‑genetically modified palm oil, and we are proud recipients of the FROST & SULLIVAN 2018 – COMPANY OF THE YEAR award for our commitment to quality, brand experience and customer loyalty.

Senior Executive – Demand Planning

• Lead end‑to‑end demand forecasting using advanced statistical methods, consumption models and business intelligence.
• Monitor forecast performance weekly and monthly, diagnose root causes of inaccuracies and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with sales to consolidate sales forecasts from multiple business units and validate against historical trends, market conditions and customer insights.
• Identify demand risks and opportunities, provide mitigation recommendations and facilitate consensus‑building among commercial, finance, procurement and production teams.
• Prepare and lead demand review sessions with sales, marketing, technical nutritionist and commercial teams.
• Work with commercial teams to incorporate market expansion plans, promotional activities, growth targets and pipeline opportunities.
• Partner with R&D and technical teams to estimate demand for trials, pilot projects and new product launches.
• Collaborate with Finance on revenue forecasts, budgeting cycles and variance analysis.
• Support operations and production planning to validate weekly and monthly supply plans.
• Evaluate supply constraints and operational capabilities in partnership with supply chain and operations teams.
• Review inventory policies and propose adjustments based on demand volatility, lead times and customer service requirements.
• Develop demand‑driven supply strategies for imported ingredients with long lead times.
• Match demand forecasts with supply plans in coordination with supply planners and procurement.
• Support supply‑chain risk assessments by providing demand projections and contingency volumes.
• Implement data cleansing processes to improve master data accuracy, including SKU setup, units of measure and customer segmentation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance forecasting processes, data quality and planning cycle efficiency.
• Ensure demand plans align with business growth targets and inventory strategies.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Agriculture / Animal Science, Statistics or equivalent.
• 3‑5 years of experience in demand planning or related field.
• Experience in animal feed, animal nutrition, agriculture or FMCG manufacturing is highly preferred.
• Good initiative and excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a fast‑paced, matrix environment.
• Flexibility to work beyond normal working hours.
• Proficient in spoken and written English.
• Hands‑on production‑planning experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, OMP or similar.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret complex datasets.
• Understanding of feed‑industry product categories, formulation basics and supply‑chain dynamics is an advantage.
• Problem‑solving, critical‑thinking, result‑oriented and hardworking attitude.
• Strategic mindset and proactive influence on decision‑making, able to meet deadlines.

• Are you willing to relocate for this role?

We offer competitive compensation, opportunities for career growth and a dynamic work environment within a leading animal nutrition company.