Demand and Supply Planning Manager

Red Bull (Tokyo, 日本) フォロー 7時間前

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Company Description

The Demand & Supply Planning Manager is responsible for creating and maintaining the consensus 18 months rolling demand plan for Finished Goods and VISITS Materials at multiple levels of aggregation, using statistical models within APO, and utilizing insights from Sales, Marketing, and Finance. Oversees the flow of supply to secure 100% stock availability and efficient inventory levels and ensures alignment with company’s financial and sales plans. Also, work closely with his/her peers in Red Bull Japan to develop, implement and share best practices in alignment with Production Planning Team in HQ.

Job Description

Demand Planning
• Responsible for analysing the historical sales data, trends, base growth,
distribution, market share and create/analyze a statistical forecast and determine
the operations demand plan in order to challenge/align with the sales demand plan.
• Collaborate with Sales to understand the past performance of sales, drive root
cause analysis to understand error in prior periods and highlight inconsistencies.
• Foster collaboration and chair meetings with key customers to maintain knowledge
of customers practices and achieve consensus forecast.
• Responsible for providing 18 months rolling forecast for Finished Goods and
VISITS, identifying risks and opportunities to the operating plan and financial
framework.
• Create a robust planning function to support continuous improvement for the Business.
• Support the achievement and reporting of Forecasting Targets (forecast accuracy).
• Provide Operations Manager with insights to conduct fact base portfolio
management.
• Collaborate with Finance & Sales to establish long term SKU portfolio
management based on complexity and costs matrix
• Flexible to visit event site to support preparation

S&OP
• Supporting the Ops Manager, responsible for managing/leading the Sales &
Operations Planning (S&OP) process and meetings for Finished Goods products
and VISIT/POS items. Align on the consensus demand plan during the monthly
S&OP cycle and update/fill out/adjust the demand plan in the planning tool in accordance with the consensus.
• Ensure monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process is effective and
defining the meetings(structure), deadlines for Finished Goods products and
VISIT/POS items according to the Global Guidelines.
• Based upon the consensus demand plan, generate the monthly local supply plan as input for the Global S&OP Process by defining the location split of the demand plan, define target stock levels, consider restrictions, etc.
• Implement the globally balanced S&OP in the local supply planning execution
• Provide to the Operations Manager with a rolling forecast for 3PLs on inbound and outbound volumes.

Supply Planning
• Translate SKU monthly forecast to executable and effective supply planning
according to the specified agreed guidelines from PPL HQ.
• Lead solutions of Demand and Supply imbalances.
• Establish and manage inventory levels to ensure no out of stocks, inventory levels according to business plans and ensure healthy product age according to the quality guidelines. Alert to the Operations Manager in case of risks in inventory management, and provide plan to reduce risks.
• Manage product transitions of New and Phasing Out SKUs.
• Manage 3PL rework program together with the Logistics Manager to ensure 100% availability.
• Maintain and ensure accuracy of Material Master Data and purchase price variance
• Provide to the Logistics Manager with a rolling forecast for 3PLs on inbound and outbound volumes.
• Participate in the identification and assessment of the impact of changing the
customer base.
• Related to VMI Customers, track customers stock levels, create replenishment orders to ensure customers maintain the target days of supply and communicate to the customers changes in demand/supply providing excellent customer service

Qualifications

• Ability to develop relationships with other areas of the business particularly the
sales, finance and marketing teams
• Demonstrate 10 plus years of experience working in areas of demand & supply
planning, sales forecasting, and likely marketing activities in FMCG industry
• Comprehensive knowledge of retail account operations, forecasting technology,
systems, market research data and supply chain management
• Proven ability to conduct complex, quantitative and statistical analysis complimented with qualitative inputs from multiple sources to draw conclusions and make recommendations
• Self-motivated team member who can drive resolution to issues with strong problem- solving skills
• Preferably deep knowledge and experience in SAP – ERP & APO DP/SNP
• Advanced MS Office skills, especially Excel (advanced level)
• Excellent communication skills, including presenting and training
• Strong leadership skills, can motivate and lead teams

Language:

Japanese - Native Level, English - Business Level

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