Demand Planning Manager

Lifestrong Marketing Inc.; Malabon; On-site; PHP 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifestrong Marketing Inc. is seeking a demand planning professional to oversee budget management, project management, and rolling forecasts to support sales and operations. The role focuses on improving forecast accuracy, customer fill-rate, SSR balance, and aligned procurement planning.

The candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency, reduce stockouts, and contribute to overall sales achievement through accurate demand insights.

Responsibilities

• Budget Management: Ensure efficient utilization of resources within approved budgets.
• Project Management: Lead and implement Special Projects related to demand planning, system improvements, or process optimization.
• Forecast Accuracy: Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts using historical data, market trends, and sales insights.
• Customer Fill-rate: Collaborate with sales, marketing, and supply chain teams to improve product availability.
• Stocks to Sales Ratio (SSR): Balance stock levels for Imported Items and Local Items to prevent stockouts and excess inventory.
• Rolling Forecast: Manage and maintain the Order Plan, ensuring alignment between demand forecasts and procurement/supply chain capacity.
• Sales Achievement: Support sales performance by providing accurate forecasts and ensuring product availability.

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Budget Management

• Ensure efficient utilization of resources within approved budgets.

• Track and manage planning activities to support Budget Compliance.

2. Project Management

• Lead and implement Special Projects related to demand planning, system improvements, or process optimization.

• Drive Learning & Growth initiatives by training and developing team members in demand planning tools, forecasting methodologies, and supply chain practices.

3. Forecast Accuracy

• Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts using historical data, market trends, and sales insights.

• Utilize statistical models and forecasting tools to predict product demand.

• Monitor forecast accuracy and refine methodologies to reduce errors, ensuring alignment with Forecast Vs. Sales MAPE.

4. Customer Fill-rate

• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and supply chain teams to improve product availability.

• Monitor and ensure alignment of purchase order (PO) quantities versus delivered quantities to meet Customer Fill-rate KPI.

5. Stocks to Sales Ratio (SSR)

• Balance stock levels for Imported Items and Local Items to prevent stockouts and excess inventory.

• Recommend corrective actions for excess and obsolete inventory.

6. Rolling Forecast

• Manage and maintain the Order Plan, ensuring alignment between demand forecasts and procurement/supply chain capacity.

• Participate in S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) meetings to align rolling forecasts with business objectives.

7. Sales Achievement

• Support sales performance by providing accurate forecasts and ensuring product availability.

• Generate insights and strategies that contribute to achieving overall Sales Achievement