Demand Planner

Demand Planner

**Role Accountabilities**:

- Lead Demand Planning Process for Consumer Business
- This role synthesizes all inputs across sales, marketing, finance and supply chain functions
- Lead and facilitate Demand S&OP meetings each period, driving consensus and carrying out category and regional demand reviews.
- Key contact person as a bridge between Demand Planning and supply planning in executing and adjusting the production plan to meet sales forecast requirement
- Produce periodic reports with team members on demand management and perform analysis on KPI and Scorecard performance.
- Implementing corrective action with consumer business teams in regards significant variances to forecast
- Providing forecasting supports for commercial activities (New Product Innovations; Promotions; New Listings etc.)
- Manage product / packaging rollovers, introductions and discontinuations in order best meet business unit objectives
- Manage inventory and facilitate initiatives to improve on finished goods inventory (e.g., clearance of slow-moving stocks)
- Lead demand optimization projects for Malaysia & Singapore.

**Dimensions**

**Organization**:

- **CON Malaysia** / Singapore** **GSV**: USD 100 Million annually

**Locations: KL Office**

**Businesses**:Malaysia / Singapore Business

**Customers**: Sales & Marketing team, Mill Planners, Regional Supply planners, Business Analyst

**Career Potential**:Customer Service & Logistics Manager, Customer Supply Chain Manager, Sales Manager, Supply Planner, Regional Supply Network Planner

**Main Purpose of Role**

The role is responsible for managing Demand Planning process for KC business in Mal / Sin (one or more categories). This role reports to Demand Planning Manager. He / She is responsible for leading the demand management process across the Business in Mal / Sin for all SKUs within the relevant customer base in order to meet customer service objectives whilst minimizing working capital.

Additionally, the Demand Planner also leads Supply Chain optimization projects leading to product supply efficiency improvements throughout the value chain.

**Key Leadership Behaviors** **and Skills**

**Ways of Working**

**Focus on Customer** Keep the needs of customers & consumers at the center of our work.

**Play to Win **Aim high, measure our results and live our values because winning with integrity matters.

**Move Fast** Turn decisions into action, remove barriers and seek progress over perfection

**Grow our People** Champion inclusion, and encourage people to ideate, innovate and contribute to their growth

**Functional/Business skills**

Experienced in S & OP, and NPI Process-Good knowledge of statistical modeling and demand systems

Strong capability to synthesize and filter inputs from multiple sources to narrow to most important influences which will impact future demand

Advanced ability to identify risk & opportunity areas in Demand.

Strong collaboration skills

Risk Management control

Project Management Skills

**Essential Knowledge/ Experience**
- Minimum 3 years related experience in Supply Chain with 1 year in a supply / demand planning capacity in a Consumer Goods MNC Company
- Incumbent must possess analytical & project management skills as well as able to collaborate well with other stakeholders.
- Enjoy working in a cross functional environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office with a minimum Advance level in Excel
- SAP knowledge in Supply Chain-related areas is highly advantageous.

**Global VISA and Relocation Specifications**:
**Primary Location**: Malaysia - Petaling Jaya

**Additional Locations**:
**Worker Type**: Employee

**Worker Sub-Type**: Regular

**Time Type**: Full time