Demand and Sales Planning Manager

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES  

• Lead the business planning process to set strategic goals and objectives. 

• Develop and implement high-quality sales plans to drive business growth. 

• Oversee demand planning to forecast market needs accurately.  

• Develop promotion analysis framework as required for tracking purposes plus ROI tracking on promotion investment. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and effective communication. 

• Cooperate with supply chain team to make sure supply sufficiency in line with volumes forecast also manage inventory efficiently to optimize supply chain processes.  

• Create, define and refine operational processes for the various Direct touch points; in partnership with key stakeholders roll out the SOP to ensure that operations and long-term developments are seamlessly integrated and shared across all functions. 

• Lead evolving data and reporting foundation to provide measurement and insight for better decision making. 

• Drive operational excellence across sales, marketing, supply functions. 

Skills, Knowledge & Experience 

• 5-7 years Sales and/or Demand Planning and Operations in a consumer goods or electronic technology international organization. 

• Detailed understanding of retail/distributor and the commercial context. 

• Drive key retail building blocks to achieve business objective. 

• Strong influencing and networking skills. 

• Proven strategic ability and project delivery record. 

• Knowledge and hands-on experience of data analysis. 

• Comprehensive understanding of premium retail experience and evolving shopper expectations.  

• Excellent communicator with clinical written and verbal presentation skills.  

• Highly collaborative; a strong listener with an ability to listen to many different inputs and translate them into appropriate solutions.  

• A team player that values the voices of all.  

• Analytical mindset with a strong commercial acumen.  

• Comfortable working in ambiguity, taking the initiative and being proactive.  

• Attention to detail, without losing sight of the bigger picture; able to move between the day-to-day and long-term strategic plans seamlessly.  

• English and Mandarin fluency (written and spoken) is essential.