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Lead demand planning as the Demand Planning Manager for Mars in Guangzhou, driving accurate rolling demand plans and business growth through cross-functional collaboration and data analysis.

Requirements

  • Data Analyst certification or equivalent capability required.
  • 3+ years of Sales Demand Planning experience preferred.
  • Broad understanding of field sales and marketplace competition.
  • Master of influence, negotiation, and effective communication skills.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Demand Planning: Lead the Demand Planning Cycle for the brand, channel, and region to develop a rolling 1-year demand plan using JDA models and building blocks.
  • Data Analysis: Conduct business performance reporting and data analysis to identify growth risks, opportunities, and provide recommendations to the business team.
  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with the One Demand Team and lead review meetings with regional core teams.
  • Potential transition routes: People from supply chain planning or business analyst roles may bring strong data analysis and forecasting skills, alongside meeting demand planning requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

The Brand Demand Planner manages long and short term forecasts at the item/brand/category level. The planner will use a variety of data sources including consumption trends, sales promotional data, marketing new product plans, and JDA statistical models to create a demand signal to drive supply chain and S&OP. The monthly goal is to deliver an accurate and cross-functionally aligned rolling demand plan. A key responsibility of the Brand Demand Planner is to develop, document, update and challenge the assumptions supporting the demand plan.

What are we looking for?

1.Data Analyst certification or the same level of capability

2.+3 year Sales Demand Planning Capability with broad understanding of field sales and marketplace competition are highly preferred

3.Master of influence and negotiation skills

4.Effective communication & influence skills

What will be your key responsibilities?

Job Purpose:

1)Lead Demand Planning Cycle for the Brand, Channel, and Region to develop rolling 1 year demand plan. Clear identify the change vs last cycle, Risk and Opportunity area, and gap vs base plan and stretch plan. 2)Data analysis to identify the current business growth risk and opportunity, provide the recommendation for business team to drive business growth.

Job Responsibilities:

1)Last Period Business Performance Reporting and analysis by Brand, By Region, By Channel.

2)Work with ONE DEMAND TEAM (Region & HQ)

a.Manage the forecast building blocks

b.Design the validation model to validate the size of price for the business plan.

c.Develop and update the FCST Building Block, Clear identify what is change cycle by cycle include size of price and B.B status movement.

d.Lead the Building Block review meeting with Regional core tam for related Brand, Channel and Province.

3)Lead the RDMR to finalize the demand plan for 1~3 period.

4)Lead the regional Happy hour meeting to push the timely phasing of daily order.

5)Conduct the Data analysis to identify the current business growth risk and opportunity, provide the recommendation for business team to drive business growth.

What can you expect from Mars?
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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Mars

MS-Demand Planning Manager-Guangzhou

Guangzhou
Competitive salary with company bonus

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