Demand Planner
Job Description
Demand Planner
Your Job
You're not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we're out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you'll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.
In your Demand Planner role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
Role Overview & Primary Accountabilities:
- Lead Demand Planning Process for Consumer Business
- This role synthesizes all inputs across sales, CSD, marketing, finance and supply chain functions
- Lead and facilitate Demand S&OP meetings each period, driving consensus and carrying out category and regional demand reviews.
- Key contact person as a bridge between Demand Planning and supply planning in executing and adjusting the production plan to meet sales forecast requirement
- Produce periodic reports with team members on demand management and perform analysis on KPI and Scorecard performance.
- Implementing corrective action with consumer business teams in regards significant variances to forecast
- Providing forecasting supports for commercial activities (New Product Innovations; Promotions; New Listings etc.)
- Manage product / packaging rollovers, introductions and discontinuations in order best meet business unit objectives
- Manage inventory and facilitate initiatives to improve on finished goods inventory (e.g., clearance of slow-moving stocks)
- Lead demand optimization projects for Malaysia & Singapore.
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About Us
Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands-and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn't exist without talented professionals, like you.
At Kimberly-Clark, you'll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth, and impact. We're founded on 151 years of market leadership, and we're always looking for new and better ways to perform - so there's your open door of opportunity. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.
Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
About You
You're driven to perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.
You're also a university graduate with related field and have at least 3 years of continuous work experience. You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we're constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.
When you join our team, you'll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.
In one of our professional roles, you'll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.
Functional/Business skills
- Experienced in S & OP, and NPI Process
- Good knowledge of statistical modeling and demand systems
- Strong capability to synthesize and filter inputs from multiple sources to narrow to most important influences which will impact future demand
- Advanced ability to identify risk & opportunity areas in Demand.
- Strong collaboration skills
- Risk Management control
- Project Management Skills
Essential Knowledge/ Experience
- Minimum 3 years related experience in Supply Chain with 1 year in a supply / demand planning capacity in a Consumer Goods MNC Company
- Incumbent must possess analytical & project management skills as well as able to collaborate well with other stakeholders.
- Enjoy working in a cross functional environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office with a minimum Advance level in Excel
- SAP knowledge in Supply Chain-related areas is highly advantageous.
Travel:
- As required, up to 20%
Total Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits you'll enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark:
- Competitive salary and incentives: We offer a competitive salary and a range of incentives, including bonus opportunities and flexible work options.
- Fantastic range of benefits: Our benefits package is second to none, with everything from health & life insurance, dental & vision care, employee assistance program, paid time off, well-being activities, and more.
- A culture of caring: We believe that a happy and healthy workforce is a productive workforce, so we offer a variety of programs and resources to support our employees' well-being.
To Be Considered
Click the "Apply" button and complete our online application process. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will review your application and be in touch if you seem like a great fit for this role.
In the meantime, check out our careers website to learn more about our company and the position. You'll want to be prepared with relevant questions when you move on to the interview stage.
And finally, the fine print...
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role's country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.
Primary Location
Kuala Lumpur Office
Additional Locations
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time