-Act as functional leader to lead monthly demand planning process and build unconstrained -demand forecasts across channels, customers and categories.
-Own national Forecast Accuracy, Forecast Bias and demand assumptions.
-Integrate demand activities, market trends, NPD launches and external factors into short term and long-term demand plans.
-Lead prioritization and allocation decisions during supply shortages.
-Balance service, growth, inventory and profitability considerations.
-Partner with Supply Planning, Commercial and Finance to establish mitigation scenarios.
-Drive transparent communication of demand risks and recovery plans.
-Act as Demand Planner for a designated strategic business pillar
-Lead Pillar S&OP meetings and SKU FCST generation with Sales, Marketing and Finance
-Participates as a SC representative in selected cross-functional team meeting with Fin, plant or project meeting for KPI improvement , internal audit, promotions events etc, coordinate with sales teams across all pillars to collect forecasts and review high level supply capability and order phasing to secure premium service
-Item Master set up & maintenance including: coding , ABC classification etc
-New products launch and products renovation coordination with cross functional team
-Conduct annual portfolio reviews and perform portfolio health analyses to identify optimization opportunities, supporting Marketing and Business Teams in developing a balanced, profitable, and sustainable portfolio strategy.
-Minimum 8-year working experience in supply chain in multi-national companies
-Minimum 4- year experience in Demand Chain Planning management, experience in demand planning and supply (production) planning is mandatory;
-Experience in FMCG /Milk Powder/Comestic business is preferred.
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Chinese
-High people agility to build up broad connection
-Demonstrated potential to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across Commercial, Marketing, Manufacturing, Finance, and Supply Chain functions
-Highly motivated, highly organized and results driven
-Bachelor’s degree or above.
