Senior Demand & Supply Planning Executive

MAIN PURPOSE

The role of a Demand &
Supply Planning Senior Executive is to support the overall business, financial &
supply chain managementprocess by rigorous management of the demand signals for the various brands, product types and customer channels. They will play a key role in the Sales Inventory and Operations Planning (S&
OP) process by working with the multi-functional teams (namely Sales, Marketing and Finance) to assure tight alignment in the forecast (which will drive the supply, inventory &
production plans) and financial plans.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

DEMAND PLANNING

• Drive monthly S&
  OP and forecast meetingswith cross-functional stakeholders
  
• Ensure robust process is in place to facilitate the 18mths forecast development of by SKU &
  aggregate forecast based on the brands intelligence from the multifunctional teams (eg incorporating latest promotion plans, in-market performance of the new launches, competitive activities, macro market trends, customers’ plans, trade inventory etc)
  
• Lead forecast building block for New products &
  build baseline for Regular product range.
  
• Maintain &
  update New products Finished Goods &
  Point of Sale Materials(POSM) forecast tracker
  
• Reconcile supply plan to demand plan to mitigate shortfalls and excess stocks situations for new launches, production related shortages or un-forecasted demand spikes
  
• Analyse and highlight business risk and opportunity to stakeholders and jointly propose appropriate mitigation plans
  
• Develop and prepare monthly forecasting files, S&
  OP and KPI reports
  
• Maintain demand planning system and software
  - Maintain the Demand Planning Attributes &
  Master data
  

- Monitor trends in forecast error &
missed sales
-Local Kits creation &
tracking to ensure stocks are ready for sell-in

SUPPLY PLANNING

• Plan rolling 15 months supply needs and execute procurement of finished goods from global suppliers
  
• Manage Supply Issues including creating Inter-company purchase order (PO), advance ship notice (ASN), TP/FOB purchase prices
  
• Facilitate local outbound documentations for Intra-regional transfers
  
• Manage inventory to meet service/fill rate level in a cost-effective manner
  
• Follow up on shipments for product launches and promos, expedite IVAS for urgent needs
  
• Partner with key stakeholders regularly and communicate any updates
  
• Provide &
  communicate Inventory analysis reports, Vendors’ &
  Customers’ fill rates, stock shortage risks with Brands’ stakeholders
  
• Consolidate monthly purchase of Finished Goods &
  Point of Sale Materials(POSM) for approval
  
• Partnering with Sales &
  Marketing on prevention&
  management of Slow and Obsolete Inventory (SLOBs), identify aged &
  damaged or unconsumed inventory for clearance &
  write off approval
  
• Support GKPI &
  maintain Forecast Tracker
  

Other Tasks

• Free cos portal maintenance
  
• Generation of reports
  

REQUIREMENTS

• Degree/Diploma holder in supply-chain or other relevant disciplines.
  
• Ideal to possess more than 3 years' experience in demand and supply planning.
  
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgement and drive for excellence.
  
• High level of commitment and initiative, ability to work independently.
  
• Advance proficiency in MS Excel.
  
• Prior experience with SAP, IBP or other statistical forecasting tools is advantageous.
  
• Ideally from a multi-brand fragrance &
  beauty environment.
  
• Adaptable to undertake activities or new brands portfolio assigned.
  
• Participate in demand &
  supply planning projects.
  

PLEASE NOTE

Interested applicants, please apply directly via Shiseido's career page using the link right below for faster processing of your application. Thank you.

URL:
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-Supply-Planning-Executive-01/1085229301/