APAC Demand Planner — Growth & S&OP Lead

JOOLA; Singapore; Sur place; SGD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

JOOLA is seeking a Demand Planner for the APAC region to own and improve regional demand forecasts across markets, channels and product categories. You will combine sales data with distributor forecasts and market insights to develop a credible view of future demand, working with Commercial, Finance and market teams.

This role provides a foundation for regional supply, purchasing and inventory decisions as JOOLA expands its business across APAC, with opportunities to influence forecasting

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting or commercial planning.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Statistics, Economics, Engineering or related.
• Experience owning product-level forecasts and working with commercial stakeholders.
• Understanding of forecast accuracy, bias, seasonality, promotional demand and lifecycle planning.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills with experience using sales, order and inventory data.
• Ability to challenge assumptions and translate analysis into business implications.
• Experience with multiple markets or channels is a plus.
• Exposure to distributor forecasting and S&OP processes is advantageous.
• Experience with ERP, forecasting or BI tools; NetSuite or Power BI is an advantage.
• Experience in sporting goods, consumer products, apparel, footwear, lifestyle or FMCG is an advantage.
• Strong organisation and independence in a lean regional team.

Responsabilités

• Develop and maintain rolling forecasts at the product, market and channel levels needed for planning decisions.
• Build baseline forecasts using sales history, order patterns, seasonality and market information.
• Incorporate validated assumptions for promotions, launches and distribution changes.
• Document assumptions and explain material changes between forecast cycles.
• Coordinate demand-review inputs, analysis and follow-up within regional S&OP.
• Prepare a consolidated demand view highlighting changes, assumptions, risks and opportunities.
• Maintain forecast versions and records of agreed changes.
• Provide timely updates when material developments occur between planning cycles.
• Track forecast accuracy and bias at appropriate product, market and planning-horizon levels.
• Investigate variances and distinguish demand changes from order timing, supply constraints and data issues.
• Identify recurring forecasting weaknesses and coordinate corrective action.
• Provide scenarios where uncertainty could materially affect supply or inventory decisions.
• Explain demand trends and their business implications clearly to stakeholders.
• Highlight changes that could create shortages, excess stock or reallocation opportunities.
• Preserve visibility of underlying demand when fulfilment plans are constrained by supply.

Connaissances

Forecasting

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Excel

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business or related

Outils

Power BI

NetSuite

ERP systems

Excel

Description du poste

JOOLA is seeking a Demand Planner for the APAC region to own and improve regional demand forecasts across markets, channels and product categories. You will combine sales data with distributor forecasts and market insights to develop a credible view of future demand, working with Commercial, Finance and market teams.

This role provides a foundation for regional supply, purchasing and inventory decisions as JOOLA expands its business across APAC, with opportunities to influence forecasting