Demand Planning Leader, ISEA

Demand Planning Leader, ISEA

Job Description

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The role will be responsible in driving demand planning expertise for SEA, ensuring delivery of overall Demand planning performance.  The SEA Demand Planning Lead will also collaborate with Segment and Commercial teams to support innovation through effective forecasting and review of long-term profitability of the portfolio via simplification

As overall Demand Planning leader, the role with lead efforts to identify best practices adaptation and standardize process across all markets.

It will act as critical resource for leading, facilitating and driving improvements in the overall IBP process

Role Overview & Primary Accountabilities:



*  S&OP/IBP process management


* IBP Process owner for Area/Category Demand Reviews and run SEA S&OP and provide an integrated view for ISEA Cluster for the SEA MD


* Ensure that the consolidated demand is in line with QF and strat plan numbers.

Work with the Segment leaders in the management of the operational demand plan at aggregate level


* Work with commercial and segments leads on Innovation pipeline sufficiency to support the strategy plans; develop aligned ways of forecasting with systems including expansion to AI


* Demand planning excellence


* Drive standardization and implement best practices in S&OP and demand forecasting analytics  across SEA markets.

 Identify gaps and develop streamlined processes and ways of working, aligned with BIC industry practices


* Provide leadership with demand planning processes transformation and systems implementation.  Work closely with Global COE SMEs teams on project design and implementation


* Lead analysis of consolidated market/category demand plans based on Segment-specific demand patterns, innovation and market-driven initiatives to drive scalability and to improve overall performance


* Develop Training and development pillar for on-boarding, skill gap assessment, level certification and performance management for demand planning teams 

Reports to: Enterprise Markets  Supply Chain Director – India and SEA

Size of Team: 6 Direct reports

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