Skin Health Innovation Demand Planning Manager

Description

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

APAC Regional Segment Demand Planning Lead - Skin Health

This position reports into the IBP Excellence Director and is based at Singapore

Who we are

At Kenvue , we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care.

Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we're the house of iconic brands - including Neutrogena, Aveeno, Tylenol, Listerine, Johnson's and BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages that you already know and love.

Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Our global team is made up of ~ 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers.

With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact the life of millions of people every day.

We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage - and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future-and yours.

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What will you do

The APAC Innovation Demand Planning Manager is responsible for the overall innovation demand planning process including Forecasting, Market PIPO management, and Demand portfolio alignment.

This involves playing a key role in market demand reviews to drive alignment between the markets and the region to improve the quality of assumptions in innovation forecasting.

The candidate shall also support the regional segment Portfolio Management Review (PMR) to provide data to drive decisions related to innovation pipeline sufficiency and SKU productivity optimization to maintain a healthy portfolio growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Demand Construction


* Develop an unbiased forecast for new product launches for all markets/clusters within APAC region falling under the segment


* Gather all assumptions from the relevant stakeholders as per the assumption management tool


* Drive demand forecast alignment in market demand review with commercial team.


* Ensure strong process adherence in DR by leveraging on DR as the one and only forum to discuss any changes related innovation assumptions before highlighting as a trigger event (if needed) into innovation governance forums.


* Coordinate with market and regional supply team to optimize market PIPO strategy to reduce SLOB and maximize service delivery.

Process Monitoring and Establishment


* Track and review gap in execution vs assumption for agile forecast management, and to document learnings for future reference via post launch reviews.


* Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and refine demand planning processes, incorporating best practices and scale up at regional level to enhance results.

Segment Portfolio Demand Management


* Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure that demand forecast, opportunities, and out of plan accelerator projects are closely aligned with innovation stage/gate movements.


* Drive cross fu...