Country Demand Planning Lead

Role Mission


* This role ensures end-to-end demand and supply alignment for Vietnam by delivering accurate demand forecasts, securing reliable supply, and enabling seamless operational execution.

The mission is to:
+ Drive collaborative, high-accuracy forecasting across all business units (Home Solutions, Power Products, Digital Energy, IA Ops Automation) - Focusing Transactional
+ Balance demand and supply with proactive risk identification and mitigation (Rev Risk)
+ Ensure inventory health, revenue delivery, and high customer service levels
+ Build planning maturity using digital tools, automation, and advanced analytics


* The role integrates Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and Operational SIOP leadership, requiring strong analytical skills, digital capability, and a structured problem-solving mindset.

Role Overview


* As the Vietnam Demand & knowledge Supply Planning Lead, you will own the end-to-end CSF, supply planning, DRP, and SIOP processes.


* You will balance operational execution while driving strategic alignment with commercial, logistics, and global supply chain teams.


* This role requires a hands-on planner who can:
Build a reliable demand signal from multiple inputs
Secure supply availability in a constrained and volatile environment
Use digital tools to automate, visualize, and optimize planning workflows


* Work closely with internal teams and external factories to resolve gaps
Drive resilience in the Vietnam market landscape


* You report to the Regional Demand Planning Manager and work in strong partnership with Country Logistics, Offer Marketing, and Key stakeholder Commercial people + other Demand Planning in EA(East Asia)

Key Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Demand Planning (CSF Ownership)


* Lead Vietnam's monthly Collaborative Sales Forecasting (CSF) cycle across all assigned business units and divisions


* Build a trusted demand signal by integrating:
+ Historical trends and seasonality patterns
+ Market intelligence and external causal factors
+ Customer insights and key account pipeline visibility
+ Phase-in/phase-out planning and product lifecycle management


* Promotion, Project, Finance Target perspective impact analysis and cannibalization effects


* Partner with commercial teams on a weekly basis to validate demand risks and opportunities


* Maintain clean planning data: item flags, attributes, statistical model settings, and forecast hierarchies


* Improve forecast accuracy using advanced analytics, statistical models, and where possible, machine-learning insights


* Leverage Kinaxis (or equivalent tools) for statistical forecasting and enhance with AI/ML techniques where applicable


* Conduct regular engagements with Offer Marketing and key customers to gain demand visibility and co-plan where required

Supply Planning & Replenishm...