Planning Manager Jobs (No ghost jobs, direct from employers)

Objective:

1. Improve forecast accuracy to ensure supply is allocated timely to the right Skus and channels, and help maintain fresh product supply to patients and consumers.

1. Responsible and Accountable for Monthly Consensus demand forecast, reflecting all commercial inputs, stakeholders' recommendation and rationale, and Supply factors. Arbitrate on the affiliate demand plan recommendation to management when stakeholders' recommendation do not concur. Execute consensus forecast process.

1. Drive co-ordination and preparation of the Affiliate monthly Sales & Operation Planning (S&OP) process at affiliate level

a. Bi-weekly sales review, Pre-demand planning, Demand Planning, S&OP,

b. Summarize situation and recommendation on demand forecast, supply and inventory. Escalate any business challenge requiring executive decision

c. Support streamline the S&OP process at affiliate level to ensure time resource efficiency of all stakeholders, automation, and accuracy

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for strategic demand planning to maximize inventory turns, reduce returns and bad goods and to ensure a high quality forecast within ANI Taiwan, for To-Market Sales (TMS), In-Market-Sales (IMS) and consumer offtake
• Work closely with sales and marketing teams, marketing Insights, regulatory, Area planners, and local supply chain teams striving to provide and accurate demand signal
• Lead consolidated demand review meeting and challenge the assumptions and numbers provided by an analysis in order to improve forecast accuracy
• Co-ordinate product channel/customer allocation process when under supply constrain environment
• Co-ordinate NPI phase-in/out plans according to business plan to maximize product availability launch success and minimize return and bad goods
• Establish key performance metrics and benchmarks relating to demand planning processes/operations; measure actual performance against goals on regular basis and present results to senior management

Requirements: Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, a related field, or equivalent preferred
• An advanced credential, such as an MBA, MA, or MS in a relevant discipline preferred
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in demand planning including recent experience with >USD 100MM fast moving physical goods with complex/large scale portfolio
• ERP usage experience / ERP-WMS interfacing experience
• Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment
• Proven success in improving work processes, leading change and role models positive behaviors as well as change agent skills in a complex and fast paced environment
• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross division business unit model preferred
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to set goals and provide positive and constructive feedback respectfully to build positive relationships and improve business results
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization, including English communication skills
• Business level English communication skills required. (TOIEC 750+)
• Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner
• Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable
• Strong conflict resolution skills to achieve results through cross-functional groups