Senior Planning Manager

Role Purpose

• Lead and partner with the business to deliver a robust unbiased demand forecast ensuring a single aligned plan drives decision-making and future direction.
• Own and lead the end-to-end Demand & Supply Planning process to ensure optimal product availability while balancing service level cost and working capital.

Key Accountabilities

Supply Chain Strategy

• Partner with the Supply Chain Director to develop Demand & Supply Planning strategies aligned with country and ASEAN Supply Chain priorities.

Forecast Management

• Lead cross-functional collaboration (SCM Marketing Sales) to develop data-driven operational forecasts and annual business plans.
• Facilitate S&OP processes (Forecast Calibration Consensus Meetings) to align stakeholders and drive coordinated actions.
• Challenge promotion and NPD forecasts including cannibalization impact on base products.
• Improve forecast accuracy through root cause analysis and corrective action plans.
• Drive plans for clearance of excess or aging inventory (e.g. promo PIPO slow movers).
• Ensure monthly demand plan roll-over to support accurate replenishment planning.

Inventory Management

• Define and monitor optimal inventory targets aligned with business direction.
• Lead supply planning activities including replenishment inventory control VAS planning and exception handling.
• Collaborate with Production Centre to synchronize demand and supply plans.
• Ensure alignment between replenishment plans and shipment sales phasing.
• Identify and reduce out-of-stock risks and undelivered orders to improve service levels.

Reporting & Performance Management

• Monitor and report key KPIs (Forecast Accuracy BIAS Customer Service Level).
• Provide regular analysis of actual vs forecast performance and highlight key risks/issues.
• Ensure inventory integrity and transparency across planning processes.
• Support S&OP reviews with relevant insights and recommendations.

Customer Collaboration

• Lead collaborative planning initiatives with key customers to align demand and supply plans.

Projects & Best Practice Sharing

• Lead or support supply chain projects and cross-functional initiatives.
• Drive adoption and sharing of best practices across MU ASEAN.

Leadership & People Management

• Lead coach and develop team members to achieve high performance.
• Drive talent development succession planning and performance management in partnership with HR.
• Contribute to personnel decisions and foster a high-performance culture within the team.

Key Requirements

• Strong background in demand planning and supply planning of FMCG industry.
• A Bachelors Degree or the equivalent plus a minimum of 8 years of related forecasting/supply planning experience and at least 3 years experience working in management level.
• S&OP experience
• Strong analytical skill and leadership skill
• Good for the oral and written in communication skills
• Good command of the English language
• PC Proficiency in Excel Power BI SAP
• Outstanding relationship building skills with internal & external business partners
• Collaborate with key stakeholders internal and external to identify opportunities for integration of planning process