Kerja Sepenuh Masa, Demand Planner di Philips WP Kuala Lumpur - Maukerja

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Job Description

The Demand Planner is critical in driving accurate demand forecasts, ensuring inventory optimization, and enabling seamless collaboration across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and other cross-functional teams. You will leverage AI-driven forecasting tools, historical data analysis, and stakeholder insights to deliver robust planning outcomes that support business growth.

Your role:

Forecast Development

• Create Sales, Marketing, and Consensus forecasts for the assigned planning horizon.

• Utilise AI baseline forecasts validated with Supply Chain analytics and enrich with inputs from Sales, Customers, Project Managers, Operations, Marketing, Finance, and other teams.

Data Analysis & Insights

• Review historical sales trends and inventory flows.

• Research and analyse demand drivers to improve forecast accuracy.

Forecast Accuracy & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor forecast accuracy and implement corrective actions to enhance performance.

Gap Closing & Scenario Planning

• Support relevant functions in creating and communicating gap-closing scenarios.

Meeting Preparation & Forecast Adjustment

• Prepare, plan, and revise forecasts for Sales/Order Intake (OIT) Review Meetings and Demand Sign-off Meetings.

• Adjust forecasts based on meeting outputs.

Sales Review Meeting Management

• Consolidate meeting inputs and prepare pre-read decks.

• Document and distribute output actions post-meeting.

Inventory Management

• Manage inventory levels to align with demand plans.

SAP Data Quality & Order Monitoring

• Drive SAP data quality with central Order Management team.

• Monitor all orders on hand, including PO to factory, PMG GI (factory ship date), CDD vs RDD alignment, and back orders.

• Handover to Physical Distribution/Philips CT once goods are dispatched.

Supply Monitoring & Issue Resolution

• Closely monitor supply situations and notify stakeholders.

• Identify issues and apply corrective actions promptly

You're the right fit if you have:

• Bachelor's OR minimum 4 years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain Management, Data Analysis or equivalent.

• Strong continuous improvement mindset.

• Customer focus and quality minded.

• Strong experience working in diverse teams in complex business

• Experience in using O9 is a plus.

• Working experience in Multi-cultural environment.

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office-based role.
 

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