Roles:
- Lead and conduct Monthly S&OP with management, drives S&OP maturity improvement and financial alignment.
- Provides guidance and leadership on pre-S&OP at SKU level across few businesses - Singapore, Malaysia, Agency, International.
- Posses know-how in supply and demand planning, demand analytics, inventory management, planning processes, and technology adoption.
- Responsible to achieve consensus demand with sales & marketing, supply sufficiency with the right balance of inventory with production planner/replenishment, high customer order fulfilment.
- Points of escalation on overall Supply and Demand serviceability to the commercial team, and lead work-around with SC team / MFG to resolve issues.
- Spearheading issues / problem-solving cross-functionally to remove obstacles to improve serviceability.
- Accountable to Inventory management – aging, slow-moving, obsolete, new launch, promotion.
- Deliver both Cost and SC operational KPIs jointly – Service Level Agreements (SLAs), inventory.
- An effective manager, communicator and team player to work cross-functionally – lateral and horizontal.
- Subject Matter Expert in Planning. Ability to lead and implement planning process/technology change and adopt changes easily.
- Responsible for the forecasting and demand planning for the relevant markets on a monthly basis.
- Develop effective forecast models based on sales trends and demand patterns and effectively communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management and relevant stakeholders.
- Prepare and update accuracy files with previous month’s sales and analyse root causes of forecast errors to mitigate stock-out or over-stocking situations.
- Discussion and align with sales and marketing on forecast errors and adjustments to demand forecast.
- Incorporate production plans from different factories into replenishment plan; timely update and monitoring of production schedules and current inventory to ensure supply meets demand.
- Identify and report the defined excess and slow-moving stocks; evaluate the risk of stocks could become obsolete.
- Gather relevant data at PK group level across all markets, incorporated with financial data for each SKU for commercial assessment.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s in supply chain management, business or any related degree.
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in Planning, Supply Chain, Supply Chain analytics .
- Subject Matter Expert in S&OP / IBP, demand forecasting, demand & supply balancing.
- Knowledge in integrated system from forecasting to supply chain, excel & power point.
- Good understanding of forecast models and methods, supply chain processes & practices.
- Preferably relevant consumer product industry experience especially in FMCG.
- Experience in leading S&OP and demand forecasting.
- Demonstrates passion for continuous improvement, strong analytical skills, resourceful, cross-functional team oriented, adaptable to business changes.
To apply, please visit www.gmprecruit.com and search for Job Reference: 21485
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Jackie at jackie.ng@gmprecruit.com.
We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
GMP Recruitment Services (S) Pte Ltd | EA Licence: 09C3051 | EA Personnel: Jackie Ng | Registration No: R22109024