Demand Planner

About the Role

Responsible for leading demand and supply planning activities to ensure product availability, inventory optimization, and forecast accuracy. The role drives SOP processes, develops consensus demand forecasts, manages inventory performance, identifies business risks and opportunities, and collaborates closely with Commercial, Finance, and Supply Chain teams to support business growth and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Drive monthly S&OP and forecast meetings with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Lead the forecast review and alignment meeting with the commercial team to capture marketing intelligence such as new launches, cannibalization, promotions, product transitions, and distribution plan to build the total demand plan.
• Develop 18 months rolling demand forecast from historical sales data by incorporating marketing intelligence (promotion, phase-in phase-out, new launches & discontinuation plan) and challenge the forecast as needed.
• Ensure sales forecast consistency by building consensus between commercial, financial budget and historical sales trend.
• Manage stock levels in accordance with the country’s objective; analyze excess & obsolete stock and communicate with commercial for action to clear to drive down stock write-off and provision.
• Build supply plan based on the validated consensus sales forecast.
• Analyze and highlight potential business risks and opportunities to commercial and jointly propose appropriate mitigation plans.
• Responsible for KPIs – Service Level, Forecast Accuracy, E&O and Stock Coverage; analyze root causes and propose improvement plans.
• Contribute to improvement of demand & supply planning processes and support the Planning Manager in operations, various reports, and analysis.
• Perform article creation, shipment monitoring, and other tasks related to or impacting supply chain planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum four (4) years of experience or equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience.
• Experience in S&OP process.
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and drive for excellence with high attention to detail.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; prior experience with SAP and/or statistical forecasting tools is advantageous.
• Good organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines.
• Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to drive tasks to completion.
• Have demonstrated fluency in both Thai and English.
• Fast learner, passionate, adaptable, self-driven, with high level of commitment and initiative; ability to work independently and as a team.

Benefits

• Bonus, Provident Fund, and Group Insurance