About This Role
Developing and implementing demand forecasting and inventory planning is the core of this role, collaborating with stakeholders to drive optimal service levels, inventory health, and cost efficiency. The Demand Planner leverages the supply and order delivery process to balance service, cash, and costs in designated countries.
Responsibilities
- Collect, analyze, and align demand forecasts with commercial teams and distributors
- Measure forecast accuracy and identify potential risks
- Provide regular updates to suppliers and factories to drive effective supply planning and minimize inventory risks
- Manage MRP types and stock profiles for various countries/regions, ensuring accurate monitoring in ERP systems
- Contribute to product business strategy through inventory planning expertise, driving continuous improvement and optimization
- Lead annual product phase-out reviews and coordinate inventory depletion plans
- Educate and promote planning processes to cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring alignment and best practices
- Lead monthly S&OP meetings and demand and supply reviews with commercial teams, factories, and suppliers to align forecasts, develop supply plans, and highlight gaps
- Ensure timely purchase orders and optimized logistics planning to drive smooth supply, healthy inventory levels, and cost control
- Balance demand and supply through S&OP process, leveraging service level, inventory, cash control, and operational cost optimization
- Identify and mitigate business risks, proposing plans for inventory, allocation, rebalancing and management of slow-moving, excess, and obsolete stock
- Develop and maintain key reports and analyses to track performance and achieve KPIs
- Educate stakeholders on findings and insights, ensuring informed decision-making
Requirements
- Diploma or Degree in business, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or a relevant qualification
- 1-2 years of planning experience, preferably in demand planning and supply planning
- Knowledge of Demand and Supply management
- Understanding of supply chain management
- Understanding of the supply chain process and manufacturing operations in the region
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to take constructive feedback and apply it to future work
- Familiar with Microsoft Office and ERP systems
- Communicates professionally and efficiently in all interactions
- Embraces a growth mindset for continuous personal and professional development
- Thrives under pressure, managing competing priorities with ease
- Collaborative team player with strong independent work capabilities