Title: *Demand Planner - Consumer Goods
Ho Chi Minh, VN, VN
This position will be responsible for demand planning and management processes for new and existing products.
Key objectives will be:
- Develop 18 months unconstrained demand plan based on Marketing and Sales assumption
- Manage market performance (value & volume)
- Manage Clients promotion and plans
- Customer Case Fill Rate: Ensure readiness for new clients and products
General responsibilities :
1. Build Forecast & Demand Sense Check
Portfolio Management
• Co-manage Product Master Data with CM and MM team e.g. active/inactive/launch for all types product (single/BOM)
• Clean / Adjust outliers to maintain “clean” historical sale for baseline forecast
Develop Forecast for SNOP
• Develop agreed 18 months unconstrained demand plan (Net Sales & Gross Sale) based on Marketing & Sales assumption
• Assist in risk assessment and mitigation activities. (New launch / Past performance)
• Identify Opportunities and actions to convert Opportunities to Net Sales
• Defined action plans to address gaps
• Conduct Demand Planning Meeting
• Work with clients, customers, CMs, sales team and Material management (MM) team to improve forecast accuracy.
• Manage monthly forecast upload schedule into SAP for preparation of Purchase Forecast and Purchase Order Placement from MM team.
2. Tracking Promotion Plan / Scheme running
• Tracking & update the progress of activation scheme to related stakeholders (supply / resource planning) for preparation
• Address demand related queries and issues in a timely manner.
3. Tracking Customer Order Fill Rate & Translate LE
• Monitoring offtake vs forecast committed (of current month)
• Review MTD sales vs Forecast for properly alert for weekly meeting
• Develop rolling-8-week forecast by SKU by region and coordinate weekly LE updates for stock allocation management from MM
• Provide info for Supply planner for supply planning (placing PO) & resource planning (BTA / RRC)
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Science Program in Mathematics, Statistics, Supply chain, Business Administrations or related field.
• At least 3 years experience in Demand or Supply Planning
• Experience in SAP, Statistical Modeling or any Demand Planning tools
• Demand Planning experience in FMCG is preferable
• Competent knowledge of forecasting and analysis techniques
• Strong analytical skills and attention to details
• Advanced Excel skills
• Energetic, Proactive, Good Attitude
• Good at Writing and Speaking in English/p