Demand Planner

To support the Manager in managing and co-ordinating the activities of our supply chain and its partners, optimising the Company’s efficiency and working capital whilst maintaining the service levels demanded by our customers.

• Drive monthly S&OP and forecast meetings with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Develop 12-month rolling demand forecast, incorporating market intelligence (promotions, phase in/phase out, new launches, discontinuations) from Sales and Marketing teams. Challenge the forecast as needed.
• Translate demand plan into supply plan for order placement to principals.
• Balance demand and supply needs of omni-channels, facilitate product allocation or product rebalancing as and when required.
• Reconcile supply plan to demand plan to mitigate shortfalls and excess stocks situations for new launches, production related shortages or unforecasted demand spikes.
• Analyse and highlight business risk and opportunity to stakeholders and jointly propose appropriate mitigation plans.
• Conduct historical sales analysis and data cleansing to build statistical baseline forecast.
• Develop and prepare monthly forecasting files, S&OP and KPI reports.
• Participate in demand & supply planning projects.

• Have a tertiary qualification or equivalent combination of relevant working experience that will allow the successful performance of job expectations.
• At least 1 year of related working experience in supply chain / procurement industry.
• Have collaborated with regulatory affairs groups to assess pending and new regulations and changes, and have demonstrated the ability to reduce and manage complexity.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, SAP experience is an added advantage.
• Have good organization skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines.
• Have good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to drive tasks to completion.

• Empowering, fun and vibrant culture to grow professionally
• Strong learning ground for your career and opportunity to work with globally renowned brands
• Complimentary Goods and Flexi Benefits