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Responsible for ensuring high service level deliver through accurate forecasting and driving the demand planning process in alignment with warehouse operations. 

Key Responsibilities 

1. Lead and Coordinate Demand Planning Process 

• Facilitate monthly demand planning meetings with Customer Strategy & Planning and Marketing teams. 
• Own sales forecast accuracy and provide consistent analysis. 
• Collaborate with Customer Strategy & Planning and Marketing to deliver accurate, robust, and timely forecasts. 
• Ensure consistency between volume forecasts and secondary sales forecasts, aligned with historical trends and activity calendars. 
• Address risks and opportunities for informed decision-making. 
• Support innovation projects, new product development (NPD), and transition projects. 
• Upload demand volume in Kinaxis system and split monthly demand into weekly demand based on phasing percentages provided by CBD team. 

2. Inventory Management 

• Co-manage inventory with Supply Planner and Customer Strategy & Planning. 
• Report and manage inventory levels, highlighting risks and actions. 
• Develop requirements to sustain customer service levels. 
• Proactively alert commercial teams on slow-moving or obsolete stock and drive clearance actions. 

3. Coordinate Warehouse Operations 

• Plan budgets and analyze costs for labeling and loading operations. 
• Provide monthly and weekly demand to warehouse for sticker purchase orders. 
• Coordinate with Marketing for Lao labeling artwork readiness. 
• Manage Lao labeling and loading operations with warehouse team. 
• Review and approve monthly warehouse invoices before GR in Coupa system. 

4. Continuous Improvement 

• Identify new ideas to improve demand, supply, and inventory processes. 
• Support improvement projects and other assignments from line managers. 

5. Reporting 

• Weekly actual sales and demand reports. 
• Actualized Demand Workbook. 
• Monthly forecast accuracy and forecast bias (FAFB) report. 
• Demand Workbook Sign-Off. 
• Weekly Achievement Tracking. 

• University degree; Supply Chain qualification is an advantage. 
• Minimum 1 year of experience in Supply Chain. 
• Knowledge of relevant SC processes. 
• Strong Excel skills. 
• Planning mastery, S\&OP, and business finance understanding. 
• Ability to make fact-based decisions. 
• Proven ability to work within a team. 
• Category & customer knowledge is an advantage. 
• Experience in FMCG industry preferred. 
• Familiarity with Kinaxis planning tool (optional), SAP, or other relevant SC systems is an advantage.