Responsibilities

Demand Forecasting & Planning

• Develop and maintain rolling demand forecasts (weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual) for all channels, stores, categories and products.
• Analyze historical sales trends and its drivers, including seasonality, promotions effect, new store openings and market dynamics to maximize stock availability and sales.
• Establish demand planning models and forecasting methodologies.
• Monitor and evaluate forecast performance and implement corrective actions to continuously improve forecast accuracy.
• Prepare demand scenarios and business assumptions for decision-making.
• Identify supply-demand gaps and recommend mitigation plans.

Collaboration

• Align and coordinate sales forecasts with production and purchase plan.
• Ensure production schedule from PPIC meets sales needs and demand.
• Collaborate with various sales department to optimize on-shelf availability and minimize bad stock.
• Monitor production constraints and propose contingency plans during capacity limitations.

Inventory Optimization

• Define inventory policies including safety stock, reorder points, and inventory coverage targets at retail and distributor point level.
• Balance product availability with inventory carrying costs.
• Monitor stock levels across retail store and distributors.
• Drive initiatives to reduce obsolete, slow-moving, and expired inventory.

Budgeting

• Develop annual forecast for budgeting purpose as well as performing evaluation and adjustment on the forecast.

Data Analytics & Reporting

• Develop dashboards and KPI monitoring systems for demand planning performance.

◦ Leverage data analytics tools to improve planning accuracy and visibility.

Process Improvement & Governance

• Establish standardized demand planning processes across regions and business units.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning efficiency.
• Drive digitalization and automation projects related to demand forecasting.
• Ensure compliance with inventory and planning governance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Statistics, Business Administration, or related field
• 7–10 years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Inventory Management
• Minimum 5 years in a managerial position within F&B Retail, bakery or fresh groceries
• Strong track record in developing demand forecasting models and driving forecast accuracy improvements
• Strong knowledge of inventory control parameters, including safety stock, reorder points, and inventory coverage planning.
• Experience using ERP and planning systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Odoo, or similar platforms.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables, Power Query, and forecasting models.