Fabric & Garment Demand Planning Assistant Manager

Role Purpose

• Oversees the demand planning for Fabric and Garment strong understanding of forecasting techniques, inventory management, and cross-functional collaboration. Ensures the demand planning process is efficient and accurate, which directly impacts to sales target and to meet customer demand without excessive stock or shortages.

• Managing Purchase activity, involve sourcing activity and managing relationship with suppliers and Vendor

Principal Accountabilities and Key Activities

1. Demand Planning:

• Develop, implement, and refine demand forecasting models to accurately predict future customer demand

• Monitor and assess forecast accuracy and make adjustments to strategies as needed

• Collaborate with key departments (sales, marketing, finance, and supply chain) in local and global to align forecasts with business goals.

• Ensure alignment between demand forecasts and supply chain capabilities (e.g., inventory, production schedules).

• Work closely with sales teams to incorporate promotions, new product launches, and seasonal variations into demand forecasts.

• Monitor inventory levels to ensure that stock is available to meet demand while minimizing excess inventory.

• Develop strategies for improving stock turnover and reducing stockouts or overstocks.

• Generate and present reports on demand forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and any potential issues to upper management.

• Analyse trends and customer behaviour to anticipate future demand shifts and adjust forecasts accordingly

• Identify opportunities to improve the demand planning process, ensuring it is efficient, data-driven, and responsive to market changes.

• Introduce and implement new tools, systems, or methodologies to improve forecasting accuracy and efficiency.

• Proactively address discrepancies between forecasted demand and actual sales, working with relevant departments to find solutions.

• Resolve issues related to demand-supply imbalances, such as stockouts or excess inventory.

2. Procurement:

• Work closely with our partner to generate the purchase plan base on the forecast and actual order

• Coordinate with local Procurement to monitor purchase activities of material for FR fabric and FR garment

• Ensure that all procurement activities are compliant with legal and regulatory requirements.

• Look for opportunities to reduce procurement costs while maintaining quality and reliability.

• Maintaining relationship with vendor and suppliers

3. Administration:

• Assist the sales team with administrative tasks, contracts, presentation and assigned task

• Monitor the status of FR fabric and Garment orders, ensuring that they meet customer expectations in terms of delivery time and product quality.

• Track and update sales forecasts and assist in preparing sales presentations for internal meetings or client reviews

• Collaborate with the logistics and warehouse teams to ensure smooth order delivery.

• Work closely with our partner to monitoring overall activities to ensure the smooth operation and commitment for delivery to achieve sales target

• Ability to address issues that may arise during the sales process, such as customer concerns or logistical challenges, and provide quick, effective solutions.

• Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment, collaborating with various departments (sales, marketing, operations, etc.).

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration

• At least 5 year-experiences in Garment and textile industries as Demand planning, supply chain management.

• Understanding of Industry garment trends (safety standards)

• Experience negotiating with internal department and suppliers

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively at all levels within the organization.

• Excellent communication skills

• Excellent presentation skills

• Growth mindset, proactive, teamwork, “can do” attitude

• Fluent in English

• Well organized

• Self-motivated