(Vision Care) Japan Regional Planning Lead, SUPPLY CHAIN PLAN Demand and S&OP VCC JP

The Vision Care Regional Planning Lead is a position within the Vision Care Global Demand Planning organization responsible for Regional Demand and S&OP to IBP Journey
The Regional Planning Lead is accountable for leading and improving the demand planning and IBP processes for his / her region by reducing forecast error, optimizing inventory utilization, and influencing cross-functional partnerships.
The Regional Planning Lead will work closely with the Regional Commercial, Finance, and Deliver organizations to drive IBP maturity, increase forecast accuracy, and orchestrate unconstrained demand conversations, including events such as promotions, NPI launches, and Product discontinuations.
Partnership with global Product Supply and Manufacturing is key: The Regional Planning Lead will ensure that the established forecasting process is well-defined and that the Demand forecast is generated, reviewed, and validated to enable visibility of product supply requirements.
The Regional Planning Lead will be facilitating the X-functional SC operating model. It will be the commercial interface for all supply chain-related issues and coordinate timely and accurate updates related to product supply.
The Regional Planning lead will support E2E Director to facilitate the X-functional SC E2E operating model, to help provide accurate updates related to supply.
Job Scope
The role will cover all aspects of Regional Demand and Integrated Business Planning including:
Regional Executive IBP
Market and Regional Forecasting and Demand Shaping (Demand Reviews)
Short and medium-term Planning (1-18 months)
LRFP translation into the planning system (18 to 36 months)
Integration of Financial forecasting with IBP
Regional Portfolio Management Review
Scenario Planning & Inventory Optimization
Regional Planning Metrics and Analytics
Implementation of Best Practices and tools
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Collaborate with Regional Commercial, Finance, Deliver and other SC partners to improve overall IBP process, by aligning and preparing/ facilitating PMR, Exec IBP and connection with Financial forecasting.
Facilitate Market Demand Reviews with the cross-functional teams and ensure forecast accuracy through shared commercial/ supply chain accountability.
Lead discussions with the market and regional teams (in DRs and Exec IBP) to ensure promotions, special events, and programs are incorporated into regional forecast submissions.
Ensure Units and NTS are being discussed in all forums
Translate market intelligence, customer forecast, promotional activity, seasonality, and other internal or external factors that impact demand into the forecast projections.
Design and generate a monthly analysis of demand, providing visibility to trends and anomalies to share with key stakeholders to enable better-informed decisions.
Identify opportunities to effectively shape demand to influence service and/or cost (i.e. inventory).
Act as a central point of contact for his / her region for Demand, Supply, or Service-related concerns.
Prepare, monitor, and report shared metrics (MAPE, BIAS, NTS $, etc.) to Regional and Global management.
Develop and maintain analytics to support continuous improvement (i.e. trends, forecast ability, Forecast Value Add), developing new and ad hoc reports as required.
Segment portfolio and apply appropriate techniques to each segment.
Make recommended adjustments to the forecast based on this information.
Continuously suggest and lead improvements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes.
Create and maintain documentation and standard operating procedures for demand planning processes and systems.
Education and Experience
Essential:
University Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance or equivalent. MBA in Engineering, business, or equivalent is preferred
Experience with ERP (SAP, APO, SNP, JDA, etc.) & Advanced Planning Systems
Min 8 years of business experience with 5 years of experience in Demand, Supply, or Manufacturing Planning, S&OP/ IBP, and/ or Forecasting Experience, Medical Device or Consumer industry preferred
Desirable:
Planning Certification (APICS/ IBF)
Green Belt Six Sigma Certification.
Experience of working in an S&OP environment
People Management experience
Familiarity with relevant legislation - e.g. Import/ Export legislation, GMP, ISO requirements
Skills
Essential:
Excellent communication skills with the ability to make the complex clear in both written & oral forms.
Ability to build strong collaborative teams and relationships, leading cross-functional/ virtual teams where required.
Persuading and influencing skills
Flexible approach to work
Self-directed and able to work with limited supervision
Ability to influence Director & VP Levels within the organization and in a matrix environment.
Deep understanding of forecasting techniques.
In-depth knowledge of analysis and problem-solving techniques.
Strong understanding of financial valuation
Strong analytical skills and statistics
Understanding of trade promotions and marketing plans.
Location
This role will be based within key VC Regions
Role will require approx. 10-20% travel
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