Supply & Demand Planning, Senior/ Executive

DFI Retail Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail organization in Singapore is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Planner to manage inventory and coordinate with vendors. The role involves ensuring timely delivery, optimizing stock levels, and collaborating with various teams to meet customer demands. Candidates should possess a degree in Supply Chain Management or Logistics, along with proficiency in advanced Excel and data analytics tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of work experience in a similar capacity.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools.
• Knowledge of inventory planning and supply chain concepts.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Demand & Supply Planning Manager in managing vendors.
• Coordinate inventory management and ensure continuous supply.
• Work closely with suppliers and distribution centres to ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Data analytics

Negotiation skills

Planning skills

Education

Degree in Supply Chain Management or Logistics

Tools

Power BI

SAP

Job description

About the role:

The role will assist the Demand & Supply Planning Manager in managing vendors and end-to-end inventory management to ensure continuous supply. You will be required to coordinate with multiple stakeholders to plan, analyse, organise, evaluates for the allocation process.

What will you be doing?

• Perform end-to-end of the order cycle for inventory management including coordinating with the suppliers and distribution centres, to ensure timely delivery of goods to island-wide stores.
• Responsible for healthy on-shelf availability of inventories to meet customers' demands.
• Work closely with Planners on weekly demand forecasting activities, and plan and communicate weekly allocation to stores.
• Follow up on exceptions and costing in the system.
• Work with flow-through suppliers to secure stocks for promotions and festive.
• Work closely with the suppliers for timely rebuy of all perishable SKUs and continuously improve on service level including van sales, DSP vendors.
• Responsible for optimising inventory levels to meet customer demand while minimising excess stock and improve stock holding by managing MOQs and delivery frequency.
• Work closely with the Commercial team and the distribution centres to anticipate and manage promotions, festive build-ups, new products, excess products, and discontinued items exit strategies.
• Work closely with the Commercial team to manage slow moving stocks and plan for timely clearance.
• Utilize demand forecasting, inventory analysis, and other data-driven insights to drive continuous improvement in replenishment processes and performance.
• Monitor and track KPI, drive performance and perform root cause analysis.
• Management of key upscale indent vendors.
• Ensure full compliance on processes and audit and highlight any exceptions.

About You

• Preferably a Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of work experience in similar capacity.
• Proficient in advanced Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Tools.
• Proficiency in Power Query, Power BI and analytical skills will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge in forecasting, data analytics, inventory planning, supply chain concepts, statistical forecasting, and related processes.
• Knowledge in SAP and/or DC operational routines in Retail industry is an added advantage (but not a must).
• Strong analytical capability, negotiation, and planning skills.