Demand Planning Assistant Manager

1 Translate forecast into reliable demand plan.

• Apply the most suitable forecasting method to each channel at the required level of details.

• Identify the demand pattern/trend changes and main drivers behind base lines and promotional volume changes.

2 Improve the accuracy and quality of demand plan

• Review various input and translate commercial data/market intelligence to improve accuracy and quality of the statistical forecast.

• Prioritize customers and channel under capacity constraints

3 Ensure SnOP processes are well managed, and right tool is used to provide best demand plan as possible.

• Escalate the structural issues on the demand planning process and take an improvement action

• Deliver demand plan timely and accurately for the SnOP cycles

4 Ensure interdependencies between demand plan and supply chain processes are incorporated

• Balance between quality of the demand plan and speed of delivering the plans based on the interdependencies between different supply chain processes.

• Keep track of the supply chain strategies that customers follow and the impact on demand plan

5 Measure financial impact of demand plan and alternative scenarios at the right level to enable good decision making for the overall business.

• At least 4-5 years of Demand Planning experience in the FMCG.

• University degree in Economics / Accounting/ Food industry.

• Have good consumer knowledge of FMCG.

• Understand the Demand planning process (statistical forecast, demand planning, and scenario building…)

• Agile with fluctuation/change, good in problem solving and decision making

• Good communication in English and Vietnamese

• Good in working in group, independent working ability, good in analysis thinking.

• Excellence in Excel, Carefulness, Honesty, tidiness.