What makes this a great opportunity?
The Demand Planner supports the monthly demand preparation & process with Japan & Southeast Asia (SEA) leadership team alignment to deliver the latest financial forecast for the current year + one fiscal year. The role holder also supports communication, deployment and continuous improvement of S&OP framework in Japan & SEA and the long-term transformation to the Integrated Business Planning in collaboration with APAC S&OP.
Role Responsibilities
Demand planning visibility & understanding for Japan:
• Ensure the demand forecast are updated & accurate on rolling 18 to 24 horizon forecast with proper assumptions being documented
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• Collect & support cross-functional alignment on the forecast, changes, challenges, R&O supported by market intelligence
• Work in collaboration with Japan S&OP head to convey the trends identified through analytics to Business planning with follow up on actions (forecast change, R&O, plans/ intelligence to confirm the forecast...)
• Leverage on analytics (fcst accuracy, bias....) to identify forecast risks and drive rational corrective actions on the sales forecast
• Elaborate statistical based forecast based on portfolio segmentation, using optimum algorithm
• Ensure allocation is properly reflected in the forecast with the latest feedback from BHPR
Manage demand planning clinics for SEA
• Ensure the demand files are updated & accurate
• Lead the demand clinics in volume & value for current Year + 1 year for key SEA markets
• Reflect impact of commercial activities in the demand clinics (understand trends, promotional activities, new launch plans, cannibalization, etc)
• Maintain forecast assumptions to drive forecast improvement
• Support the demand planning manager in the preparation of the demand clinic and demand review
• Prepare depletion analysis & templates
Marketing & BH support for Japan:
• Support visibility & understanding on innovation, packaging change... and impact on the forecast and financials
Supply planning alignment:
• Participate to supply review between Japan team and S&OP to understand the gap between the V2V forecast & the replenishment forecast and support actions defined during the meeting to bridge both data
Qualifications
Core Competencies
Communication Skills:
• Ability to engage with different stakeholders in Japan & SEA (Marketing, finance, supply) to drive visibility and consensus
• Strong business acumen and understanding of Japan commercial business, Supply Chain planning & operations and Financial Management
• Display proactiveness & tenacity in resolving issues
Subject Matter Expertise:
• Understanding of S&OP in 5 steps & IBP concepts
• Capability to support decision-making, determination of risks & opportunities and financial reconciliation
Skills
• Understanding S&OP process
• Planning & Analytics - demand, supply, financial
• English language
• Chinese recommended
Education/Experience
• Previous experience in demand & supply planning, (Beer/Wine/Spirits) industry, beverage or FMCG
• Bachelor degree qualified
• Proficiency in Excel & SAP IBP-DP & HANA reporting
Mobility
• NA
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