Planning and Inventory Control Manager

1. Demand Planning

• Develop and execute comprehensive demand forecasting models to accurately predict customer demand patterns.

• Collaborate closely with sales, marketing, and other relevant departments to gather market insights and enhance demand forecasting accuracy.

• Monitor and analyze key demand drivers, adjusting forecasts as needed to align with business goals.

• Make Long-term and short-term plan based on Sales Forecast for Demand planning. Update sales forecast to SAP - MRP system.

2. Supply Planning

• Develop and implement supply plans that align with demand forecasts, optimize stock levels and minimize excess inventory.

• Raise purchase requisition to order materials per requirements, including trading item.

• Collaborate with procurement to manage supplier relationships, lead times, and overall supply chain efficiency.

3. Production Planning

• Develop and implement production plans that balance capacity, resources, and demand requirements.

• Collaborate with the production team to monitor progress, identify potential bottlenecks, and implement corrective actions to meet production targets.

• Analyze historical data and market trends to make informed decisions regarding production schedules and capacity planning.

• Coordinate with Sales Department and Production Department on minimum stock and production lot size to avoid over stock holding.

4. Inventory Monitoring

• Implement and maintain inventory control policies and procedures to optimize stock levels and minimize carrying costs.

• Conduct regular assessments of inventory levels, implementing corrective measures to address discrepancies or excess inventory.

• Utilize inventory management systems to track and analyze stock movements, ensuring accuracy and alignment with demand forecasts.

• Coordinate with sales and marketing teams to align promotions and product launches with production and inventory capabilities, as well as define the solution for high aged inventory.

• Maintains required quantity of materials to optimize production and ensure adequate FGs stock for sales demand.

Coordinate with R&D, SCM and Production Department to improve inventory levels especially high aged/expired stock.

5. Develop-self and others.

• Develop team culture in collaboration and result orientation.

• Actively develop good understanding of the business requirements and ensure all challenges and obstacles are addressed.

• Improve productivity of planning team

• Coach and provide support for staff development

6. Reporting and Compliance

• Prepare and submit reports on time for KPIs report, Root cause Analysis and correct action.

• Lead S&OP meeting.

• Prepare annual budget based on Group’s direction and development of the year.

• Key user role: support SC to deploy and apply the upgrade and change request, train /share in term of system knowledge and issue to business partners.

• Take part in projects and other assignments if any.

• Maintain a safe and healthy working environment by following the EHS policy and requirements and report any unsafe conditions and behavior, including near miss and incident to HSE department and SCM

• Education & Training

- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Operations Management, General Supply Chain, Materials Management

• Experience

- Min 3-5 years’ relevant experience in manufacturing industry at the same job level, preferably in FDIs environment

• Specific knowledge hard & soft skills (Competencies)

Technical & Professional Knowledge

- Proven experience in demand planning, supply planning, and production planning, as well as inventory management.

- Understanding of trading process, retail business and purchasing process is an advantage.

- ERP Experience, SAP – MRP, material management (MM), production planning (PP) modules and Microsoft Excel.

Competencies

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Leadership skills and ability manage staffs.

- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and capacity planning tools

- Demonstrate Customer Focus

- Ability to work well with all levels of management and employees.

- Good English communication in verbal and writing