Country Demand Planning Lead - Indonesia

  • Cilandak
  • Schneider Electric
* Animate the Country monthly collaborative sales forecast process (CSF) for Indonesia full transactional business scope + Some IG forecast.
Require building the consensus with key business owners with each BU/Product line in charge about future demand outlook, to ensure the forecast accuracy targets are achieved. * Lead and host the monthly Sales, Inventory and Operation Meetings (SIOP) with the participation of Country president, Business Units VPs, Country CFOs, GSC Logistic Heads, CS&Q Directors, and other related functions.
Articulate the key demand, inventory and operation challenge in respective BU/Zone or country and facilitate the consensus discussion for solution and decisions. * Support the inventory planning, stocking policy and safety stock management. * Supporting Distribution Requirement Planning Process (DRP) with country Supply planner & LoB planner to ensure all the basic parameter like forecast, Unhealthy Stock, Excess, Obsolescence Inventory management.
and so on must be maintained correctly inside SAP systems. * Lead the collaborative planning process with key Customers/Co-Planning, sales marketing, and other cross functional stakeholders and facilitate the monthly co-planning meetings directly with customer/partner. * Conduct regular meetings with Commercial (Sales / Marketing) & Product (BU/LOB) teams to gather and analyze all available information to create the best possible forecast (historical sales, phase in/phase out, cannibalization, causal factor, market trends, seasonality, promotions, special events inventory levels, price changes, lead-time etc..). * Make recommended adjustments to forecast and inventory targets (input: forecast accuracy, forecast value-add, unhealthy stock level, customers OTDC) based on changes in demand and market trends * Proactively facilitating, re-engineering, best practices & consensus between functional experts (Demand Planning, Supply Planning, LoB planning, Sales & Marketing, Logistics, cross-functional stakeholders, and Finance) * Participate actively in projects teams, working on initiatives to improve forecast accuracy * Complete relevant reports (weekly & monthly) as and when directed Qualifications * Strong background in Demand Supply planning & Forecasting.
Working knowledge of IBF (Integrated Business Forecasting), SIOPs (Sales & Operations Planning) * Experience using SAP (Kinaxis/Similar tools, DRP, MM module) &/or Kinaxis (sales forecast and DRP module), or other ERP statistical software packages * Strong analytical abilities /High level of data analytics skills - forecast modeling * Good communication and Team building skills * IT Skill (Create Tableau, database, Power Query, Advanced excel, Office) is preferrable * Ability to lead cross-functionally with strong collaborative skills in getting consensus among teams in mitigating demand gaps * Mature, confident, and collaborative.
Capable to directly engage senior executives at VP or SVP level. * Customer Collaborative planning experience is preferred. * Marketing, sales, and customer interface experience is preferred. * 10+ years related experience * Tertiary qualifications in a commercial or logistics (Business, engineering, or related field) Schedule: Full-time Req: 009297