Demand Forecasting Executive

**BAT is evolving at pace - truly like no other organisation.**

**To achieve the ambition, we have set for ourselves, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to live our ethos every day. Come be a part of this journey**

**BAT KL** **IS LOOKING FOR A COMMERCIAL FINANCE ANALYST**

**SENIORITY LEVEL**:Non
- management

**FUNCTION**: DBS - SNO Operations

**SALARY RANGE**:Market salary + Excellent benefits + Market leading bonus

**LOCATION**:Sunway Geo, Kuala Lumpur

**ROLE POSITIONING AND OBJECTIVES**

The primary role of the Demand Forecasting Executive is to execute the Demand Forecasting Process for a portfolio of products as part of Sales and Operational Planning Process to ensure that company objectives are achieved.

This position will be a part of the Global Demand Forecasting team within the Supply Network Operations and Digital Business Service team; working alongside the wider Demand Forecasting Community, Supply Chain Managers, Above Market Hubs and Commercial Business Units.

This role is responsible to deliver Global Demand Forecasting Transformation focusing on Forecast Accuracy Improvement to deliver NCL savings and Inventory reduction.

**Reports to**:Demand Forecasting Capability Manager

**Reporting Level**:N/A

**WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR**
- Deliver the Consensus Demand Forecast for a portfolio of products through the monthly planning process.
- Provide accurate and timely volume performance analysis to facilitate demand forecasting.
- Maintain statistical forecast models and baseline
- Maintain forecast drivers at the appropriate level of the product hierarchy
- Maintain core assumptions and their impact on the demand scenario.
- Track core assumptions, trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Constructively challenge stakeholders on the accuracy of drivers.
- Monitors Actual Sales vs Forecast
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting of Forecast as per Global Guidelines.
- Track actual performance against forecast, working cross functionally to understand reasons for variance and providing analysis and recommendations to Manager for remedial action.
- Working with Supply Team to mitigate disruption from the evolution of the forecast.
- Build and maintain good working relationships within department and intra-department to support implementation and smooth execution of demand forecasting within the Sales & Operational Planning process.
- Identify and propose improvement opportunities in current process to enhance the effectiveness of the demand planning process within the organization.

**KEY SUCCESS FACTORS**

The most important metrics by which successful performance will be judged are:

- Timely delivery of demand forecast file and performance of actuals vs forecast.
- Improved company forecast accuracy, leveraging on the accountable forecasting processes reducing Non-Criminal Loss and Working Capital

**ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE**
- At least 2-3 years of work experience in a demand planning role.
- Strong cognitive ability to build forecasting and tracking model from business needs.
- Strong analytical focus to be able to identify the right information source to extract sales information and maintain sales report and troubleshoot.
- Display leadership & team player attitude
- High integrity and honesty.
- Good communicator.
- Ability to manage multiple work streams at the same time.
- Advantageous:

- Basic project management skills
- Consumer marketing experience

**WE ARE BAT**

At BAT we are committed to our Purpose of creating A Better Tomorrow. This is what drives our people and our passion for innovation. **See what is possible for you at BAT.**
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- Seal Award winner - one of 50 most sustainable companies

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Collaboration, diversity and teamwork underpin everything we do here at BAT. We know that collaborating with colleagues from different backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals. **Come bring your difference