Demand Planning Manager

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.

You will develop the 0-24-month IBP forecast by brand and at the stock keeping unit (SKU) level. You will coordinate, challenge and influence building block with input from sales, marketing and other partners. In addition, you  will review the disaggregated short-term demand plan, which includes SKU/location mix and weekly pacing. Finally, you will provide the finalized detailed demand plan by SKU to supply planners and adjust it based on feedback from supply planners or commercial teams.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Contribute to the demand management cycle of the integrated business planning (IBP) process for your categories and to strategy and structure discussions
• Liaise with the commercial and operational teams and develop ways to continuously improve communication between the functions to support the delivery of the business KPIs for their families
• Manage forecast compilation process, which includes owning the short-term weekly plan and the long-term forecast (three or more months)
• Interact with modelling team to generate statistical forecasting
• Participate in the integrated business planning process and manage the demand planning tool
• Perform root-cause analysis for continuous plan improvement for key service issues, forecast error and bias, and share output with appropriate leadership

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Experience in a fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods environment, preferably in food or other fast moving, dynamic industry where shelf life is a constraint
• Experience within an IBP/S&OP environment
• Able to influence cross-functional teams, working on priorities and improving the plan
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills – and able to understand and interpret data
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Team player who can work with many other functions on a daily basis

Report to: Demand Planning Lead

JOB SUMMARY
This position is responsible for developing the 0-24-month IBP forecast by brand and at the stock-keeping unit (SKU) level. The person will coordinate, challenge, and influence building blocks with input from sales, marketing, and other partners. In addition, this person will provide the finalized detailed demand plan by SKU to supply planners and adjust based on feedback it from supply planners or commercial teams. Finally, you will develop a weekly production plan & monthly LTCP for Supply Review.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build, review & enrich rolling monthly forecasts, integrating commercial targets & plans, integrating all informed internal (building blocks) & external events

• Create & develop effective statistical forecasting models based on industry trends and demand patterns for the categories at PPG and channel level. Interact with modelling team to generate statistical forecasting in mid & long term

• Contribute to the demand management cycle of the integrated business planning (IBP) process & lead /facilitate IBP drumbeats

• Liaise with the commercial and operational teams and develop ways to continuously improve communication between the functions to support the delivery of the business KPIs

• Manage forecast compilation process, which includes owning the short-term weekly plan and the long-term forecast (three or more months)

• Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner & support management with risk assessments and mitigation plans

• Perform root-cause analysis for continuous plan improvement for key service issues, forecast error and bias

• Create weekly production plan & DRP plan for your categories

• Contribute to monthly supply review by providing capacity outlook for mid & long-term plan

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree and or Master's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or other related fields

• At least 10 years of experience in E2E planning in a fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods environment, preferably in food or other fast-moving, dynamic industry where shelf life is a constraint

• Knowledge of Supply Chain process, Demand Planning, Statistical Forecasting, and Inventory Management

• Experience within an IBP/S&OP/SAP environment

• Stakeholder management - Able to influence cross-functional teams, working on priorities and improving the plan

• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and able to understand and interpret data

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Number of Openings Available1No Relocation support availableBusiness Unit SummaryHeadquartered in Singapore, Mondelēz International's Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region is comprised of six business units, has more than 21,000 employees and operates in more than 27 countries including Australia, China, Indonesia, Ghana, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Seventy-six nationalities work across a network of more than 35 manufacturing plants, three global research and development technical centers and in offices stretching from Auckland, New Zealand to Casablanca, Morocco. Mondelēz International in the AMEA region is the proud maker of global and local iconic brands such as Oreo and belVita biscuits, Kinh Do mooncakes, Cadbury, Cadbury Dairy Milk and Milka chocolate, Halls candy, Stride gum, Tang powdered beverage and Philadelphia cheese. We are also proud to be named a Top Employer in many of our markets.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job TypeRegularDemand PlanningCustomer Service & Logistics

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