Demand Planner

Key Responsibilities:

• Anchoring Demand Planning cycle – Generates central forecast (ideally up to 18 months horizon); Analyzes and validates forecasts and identifies exceptions
• Review past performance of FA & Bias with Sales managers, historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
• Analyze to reconcile variances and refine the forecast to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions. Provide inputs /analytic to sales team to improve forecast accuracy in the short to medium term.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and planning to understand demand forecast drivers and accurate information is used for demand forecasts.
• Leading initiatives to improve forecast accuracy.
• Prepares and facilitates Demand review meeting, ensures follow-up on action points.
• Collect following inputs:

- (1) Sell-out perspective from Market insights;
- (2) NPD sell-in plan
- (3)Decisions on delisting from Marketing, Sales & Supply Chain
- (4) Media plans with potential sales uplift impact;
- (5) National promo events, expected sales uplift and potential cannibalization effec from Trade marketing team.

• Review and challenge inputs from Commercial, Trade marketing and Marketing teams to build a consolidated Demand forecast.
• Understands and interpretates statistical forecast built by Anaplan, maintains demand planning tool (e.g., sales upload, MDM management, etc.)
• Assist management in developing and reviewing the sales budget and rolling sales forecast including sales to budget variance analysis
• Builds dashboards tailored to market specificities to support demand planning
• Support continuous improvement of S&OP, understand root causes of inaccuracies and proposed solutions to address them.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in business, finance or supply chain management.
• 3-5 years relevant experience in planning, forecasting, sales reporting/analysis.
• Knowledge of accounting systems such as JD Edwards / Hyperion systems is an advantage
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Good analytical and conceptual problem-solving ability; excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills.

Skillset:

• Analytical skills

– Robust data analytical skills

– Experience using data visualization tools

– Ability to maintain Anaplan tool as needed and on possible improvements

– Problem solving skills

• Organization and facilitation skills

– Internal customer service mindset

– Ability to engage with variety of stakeholders, including senior stakeholders

– Communication skills

• Commercial skills

– Commercial experience on the field or at headquarters

Location: BGC Taguig
Working schedule: Monday - Friday