Sales Demand Planning Lead

JOB DESCRIPTION

Scopes:

1. Sales Demand Forecast

2. S&OP Demand Planning Process

Key Responsibilities

1. Collect technical data, properly set up & maintain master data of FG & semi FG in local & global master data system, ensuring accuracy of product assortment.

2. Build, review & enrich rolling monthly & weekly sales forecast, intergrating commercial targets, internal & external events

3. Challenge volume forecast provided by Sales

4. Build and challenge volume projection for commercial activities & new products

5. Work closely with cross-functional teams, i.e Sales, Central Planning, Customer Service, Finance, Marketing & Trade Marketing to deliver demand plans

6. Review KPI performance, define (potential) root-causes & action plans to improve forecast accuracy, process & risk mitigations

7. Lead scheduling & preparation for, lead and/or facilitate S&OP Demand Review meetings, communicate signed off demand plan to key stakeholders for related workstreams & follow up the aligned actions.

8. Lead Demand Planners in building demand scenarios for review by Demand Forecast Manager

9. Update & maintain latest data in forecasting tools & coach Sales Managers on using them for monthly forecast review

10. Participate in weekly Demand & Supply Review meeting and other related meetings in S&OP process.

JOB REQUIREMENT

- University graduate on Business Administration/Economics

- Background: S&OP Process & Demand Planning. Experience in FMCG business preferred
- Technical knowledge: Excel advanced, VBA, Power PointExperience with planning tools. Power BI preferred
- Business/Functional: Basic commercial, financial & supply understandings. Clear business understanding of the E2E process, connections between DP and other business activities.
- Soft skills: Analytical skills. Pro-active and creative. Can-do mentality. Stakeholder management skill. Communication skills.Teamwork
- Conversant in spoken and written English.