Senior Executive, Planning

Fraser and Neave; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage company in Singapore is seeking a professional to take charge of forecasting, inventory planning, and logistics operations. The ideal candidate will manage relationships with suppliers, analyze business risks, and support supply chain initiatives. Strong organizational and collaboration skills are essential for success in this dynamic role.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge in forecasting and inventory planning processes.
• Ability to analyze business risks and opportunities.
• Experience in managing supply chain activities.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for inventory planning processes for assigned categories.
• Maintain inventory in line with required safety stock levels.
• Act as the first escalation point for supply disruption issues.
• Recommend and deliver cost and process improvement opportunities.

Skills

Inventory Management

Logistics Coordination

Data Analysis

Relationship Management

Supply Chain Collaboration

Job description

The duties & responsibilities will include but not limited to:

1. Forecasting, Inventory Planning and Logistics

• Responsible for inventory planning process for categories as assigned.
• Includes inventory replenishment, preparation, and processing of purchase order, tracking order status and updating relevant parties in a timely manner.
• Support new product launches and depletion.
• Prepare claims against suppliers for damaged or short supplied stocks.
• Maintain inventory in line with required safety stock levels.
• To investigate stock discrepancies and work with stakeholders to maintain stock accuracy & integrity.
• Analyse and highlight business risk and opportunity to stakeholders and jointly propose appropriate mitigation plans.
• Act as first Escalation point for emerging or sudden supply disruption and provide administrative support for all forecast, purchasing, inventory and logistic-related matters.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams, suppliers and appointed local partners to ensure excellent service levels and leverage their support for urgent service recoveries as needed.
• Conduct forecast sufficiency & reasonability checks and share trends insight and recommendation.
• Jointly work with commercial team to review and improve demand accuracy to improve supply chain efficiency and customer service level.
• Jointly work with commercial team to review and reduce market returns.
• Managing and minimizing business waste.
• Prepare weekly / monthly management meeting and business review decks.
• Establish and analyse SCM reports as needed.
• Recommend and deliver cost and process improvement opportunities.
• Drive improvement initiatives related to supply & inventory management to support the achievement of commercial goals.
• Support the supply chain digital transformation initiatives and opportunities.
• Partake in supply chain collaboration opportunities with external parties.
• Oversee and steer supply activities across total chilled and ambient categories to ensure business objectives are met.
• Provide backup for colleagues as per exergies of work.

4. Growth of 3rd party distribution and logistics capabilities.

• Leverage on existing ambient and chilled warehousing and distribution capabilities to grow revenue and PBT.
• Develop strong pipeline of 3rd party logistics customers.

5. Any other duties and responsibilities as assigned.