Demand Planning Associate

Lifestrong Marketing Inc.; Caloocan; On-site; PHP 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifestrong Marketing Inc. is seeking a Demand Planning Associate to collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Operations to ensure product availability and optimize inventory levels.

You will forecast demand, analyze trends, and incorporate promotional plans and new product introductions into forecasts, while supporting S&OP processes and reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in demand forecasting or planning would be beneficial.
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven mindset.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain accurate short-term and long-term demand forecasts.
• Analyze historical sales, market trends, and seasonality to improve forecast accuracy.
• Identify and investigate demand forecast variances; provide actionable insights and recommendations.
• Support statistical modeling and data-driven forecasting processes.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to gather inputs for the demand planning process.
• Integrate promotional plans, new product introductions, and customer insights into demand forecasts.
• Participate in monthly S&OP meetings and provide forecast inputs.
• Collaborate with inventory and supply planning teams to align demand forecasts with supply capabilities.
• Monitor stock levels and assist in balancing inventory to minimize overstock or stockouts.
• Support replenishment strategies and help ensure optimal service levels.
• Maintain planning data in ERP and demand planning systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
• Prepare regular reports and dashboards to track key planning metrics (forecast accuracy, inventory turnover, etc.).
• Assist with the development and automation of planning tools and reports.
• Identify and support continuous improvement initiatives within the demand planning process.
• Assist in developing and refining SOPs for forecasting and planning.

Job description

The Demand Planning Associate will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain to ensure product availability, minimize stockouts, and optimize inventory levels.

Forecasting & Analysis

• Develop and maintain accurate short-term and long-term demand forecasts.
• Analyze historical sales, market trends, and seasonality to improve forecast accuracy.
• Identify and investigate demand forecast variances; provide actionable insights and recommendations.
• Support statistical modeling and data-driven forecasting processes.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to gather inputs for the demand planning process.
• Integrate promotional plans, new product introductions, and customer insights into demand forecasts.
• Participate in monthly S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) meetings and provide forecast inputs.

Inventory & Supply Alignment

• Collaborate with inventory and supply planning teams to align demand forecasts with supply capabilities.
• Monitor stock levels and assist in balancing inventory to minimize overstock or stockouts.
• Support replenishment strategies and help ensure optimal service levels.

Systems & Reporting

• Maintain planning data in ERP and demand planning systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
• Prepare regular reports and dashboards to track key planning metrics (forecast accuracy, inventory turnover, etc.).
• Assist with the development and automation of planning tools and reports.

Process Improvement

• Identify and support continuous improvement initiatives within the demand planning process.
• Assist in developing and refining standard operating procedures (SOPs) for forecasting and planning.