Demand Manager

Hello. Were Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together were improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands including Sensodyne Panadol Advil Voltaren Theraflu Otrivin and Centrum through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. Whats more were achieving it in a company that were in control an environment that were co-creating. And a culture thats uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isnt a question.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne Voltaren and Centrum built on trusted science and human understanding and combined with our passion knowledge and expertise were uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong successful is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. Its an opportunity to be part of something special.

As Demand Planning Manager you will be accountable for the management and continuous improvement of the Demand Planning Process. By embedding the Core Commercial Cycle (CCC) into the way we plan youll ensure a seamless resilient and efficient end-to-end forecasting process that safeguards business continuity even in the face of adversity.

Based in Ulu Kelang Ampang Selangor you will be the anchor for forecasting excellence collaborating across Sales Marketing Finance and Supply to align assumptions anticipate risks and capture opportunities.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR ROLE

Key Responsibilities

• Chair and facilitate monthly Pre-DRM and DRM meetings to deliver a consensus forecast.
• Generate and maintain a robust baseline forecast using sustainable 24-month planning processes incorporating sales inputs and stakeholder collaboration.
• Prepare and present Pre-DRM/DRM and financial templates for both short-term and medium/long-term forecast reviews.
• Partner with Marketing and Shopper Marketing to integrate promotional and new product forecasts ensuring effectiveness is measured and optimized.
• Drive continuous improvement of forecast accuracy through root cause analysis and action planning.
• Manage the demand forecasting and financial forecasting/budgeting processes ensuring alignment with category trends and financial targets.
• Collaborate with Finance to input into the FC70 process and build a net value forecast that supports market ambitions.
• Work closely with Supply Hub to minimize out-of-stock risks and avoid excess inventory balancing working capital and service levels.
• Upload approved monthly forecasts and document key assumptions ensuring transparency and compliance with corporate SOPs.
• Support Supply Planning and CS&L initiatives (e.g. OTIF Inventory Reduction SCIM) and drive market KPI targets such as SFA and Bias.
• Provide accurate timely forecasts by channel and region to support Sales Marketing and Supply Planning.
• Enable timely reporting of sell-in and sell-out performance versus rolling forecast and business plan.
• Contribute to strategic targets including NSS delivery SKU optimization SFA 71% and Bias /-3%.

Why you

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• University degree in Supply Chain Industrial Engineering or related field; OR at least 5 years relevant experience in Supply Chain/Demand Planning.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong analytical ability.
• Proven capability to interpret data generate insights and translate them into action.
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills; ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated urgency accountability and ability to operate under pressure.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

Were striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect listening to different viewpoints supporting our communities and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. Were striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect listening to different viewpoints supporting our communities and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin religion sex pregnancy marital status sexual orientation gender identity/expression age disability genetic information military service covered/protected veteran status or any other federal state or local protected class.

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