Senior Demand & Inventory Planning Strategist

Recruit Express Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Express Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Demand Planning professional to oversee regional and international demand forecasting, inventory optimisation and production planning. You will consolidate market demand, develop SKU-level forecasts and align production capacity with business needs.

You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Procurement and Manufacturing to drive supply chain efficiency while minimising stock shortages, excess inventory and wastage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in SCM, Logistics, Operations Management, International Business or related discipline.
• 3–5 years of demand planning experience in FMCG, food manufacturing, pharmaceutical or life sciences.
• Strong skills in demand forecasting, SKU-level planning, inventory optimisation and forecast accuracy analysis.
• Experience with MPS, S&OP and supply planning is advantageous.
• Proficiency in Excel and ERP/supply chain planning systems (SAP, SAP IBP, Oracle or similar).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to manage multiple markets and changing demand patterns.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain consolidated demand forecasts across international markets and regional distributors.
• Develop rolling 12-month demand forecasts using historical data, market trends, seasonality and projections.
• Consolidate, review and validate monthly sales forecasts from different market units.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to incorporate promotions and seasonal demand.
• Monitor forecast accuracy metrics (MAPE, forecast bias) and conduct root-cause analysis to improve forecasting.

Skills

Demand planning

SKU forecasting

Inventory management

MPS planning

S&OP

MS Excel

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or related

Tools

SAP IBP

SAP

Oracle ERP

Excel

Job description

Recruit Express Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Demand Planning professional to oversee regional and international demand forecasting, inventory optimisation and production planning. You will consolidate market demand, develop SKU-level forecasts and align production capacity with business needs.

You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Procurement and Manufacturing to drive supply chain efficiency while minimising stock shortages, excess inventory and wastage.