As Reed Turkey, we are looking for a "Planning Manager" with below requirements for our multinational client operating in FMCG sector.
Qualifications
- University graduate, preferably from Engineering or Management disciplines
- At least 7 years’ experience in Supply Planning and/or Demand Planning in FMCG, Pharmacy, Food industries
- SAP/ R3 / APO knowledge is must
- Fluent English, Proficiency in MS Office applications, advanced MS Excel is a must
- MS Access, SQL and/or Visual Basic skills are plus
- Team management experience
Requirements
- Lead and manage the preparation and maintenance of integrated and coordinated project programmes, enabling resource and material requirements to be forward planned to meet project deliverables,
- Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.
- Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
- Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.
- Interact with sales, product, and the customer to understand demand forecast drivers.
- Create and maintain forecasting scorecard for meaningful discussions with customers.
- Actively engage with peers to improve processes and methodologies.
