Our client is the award winning wholesale pets and family brand - and they are looking for an Assistant Manager to join the demand planning team :
Main Duties :
- Support all demand / supply planning activities for all regions of the Group to ensure supply continuity, including maintaining the optimal stock levels in all warehouses under the Group
- Running monthly forecasting meetings with all sales teams and working with them on a daily basis to manage demand forecast and market needs
- Providing our brands / vendors on regular forecasting and when necessary
- Working with operations teams to ensure the supply chain efficiency
- Support new product launch plan to ensure the right product to be delivered with the right quantity at the right time to meet launch schedule
- Support the annual purchasing budgeting process, reduce excess / slow-moving inventory, and drive inventory optimization
- Continue to improve and fine tune regionalized demand forecasting and stockturn.
- Facilitate a collaborative planning process with sales, marketing and other parties to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts.
- Produce demand planning, and stockturn and various KPI performance reports for review by supervisor. Review demand related KPIs and follow-up actions on a monthly basis with sales and supply planning.
- Monitor the realized performance compared to the formulated planning and set priorities or alter the plan accordingly through consultation.
- Overall responsibility for developing and coordinating mid, long-term replenishment plans by balancing product demand in the markets with production capacity available in the manufacturing sites, while optimizing overall stock
Requirement :
Bachelors degree required Advanced degree in business, quantitative analysis, statistics, or equivalent preferred.Strong experience with ERP systems is required.4 years of related experience with a good understanding of specified functional area, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.2-3 years demand planning experience preferred.Strong quantitative / problem solving skills are a core requirement of this job, including experience developing complex models.Familiar with financial analysis related to inventory management and comfortable evaluating and communicating impacts.Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required.Fluency in written and spoken English and Mandarin is a must.Self-motviated, detailed oriented and demostrates a sense of urgencyPerks :
5-day work weekDiscretionary Performance BonusBirthday LeaveMedical InsuranceStaff Purchase DiscountStaff Engagement Activities