Demand Planning Supervisor

Key Responsibilities:

Demand Planning:

• Analyze historical sales data, sales trends, seasonality, product lifecycle, and other demand drivers to develop accurate sales forecasts.
• Build and maintain demand forecasts at SKU/store/category level, based on business requirements.
• Continuously review forecast accuracy and identify key forecast variances and root causes.
• Adjust forecasts based on market trends, new product launches, delistings, store openings/closures, and other business assumptions.
• Work closely with Sales, Commercial, and Marketing teams to understand promotional plans, campaigns, price changes, and commercial initiatives.
• Challenge and validate promotional forecasts based on historical promotion performance, uplift, cannibalization, and seasonality.
• Monitor actual sales during and after promotions and incorporate learnings into future forecasts.
• Translate demand forecasts into purchase plans considering inventory levels, lead time, MOQ, supplier constraints, and target stock cover.
• Prepare purchasing proposals and work with relevant stakeholders to obtain budget approval for purchasing activities.

Inventory & Stock Health Management:

• Track key inventory indicators including Stock Cover Weeks of Supply, Aging inventory, Overstock
• Provide regular inventory health reports and recommendations to management.
• Work closely with Stores and Warehouse teams to identify stock that should be returned, transferred, or redistributed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
• Must have 4+ years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, preferably within Retail, FMCG, Beauty, Consumer Goods, or E-commerce.
• Strong experience working with Sales and Commercial teams on demand and promotional planning.
• Experience in purchasing and inventory planning with budget considerations.
• Experience managing multi-SKU and multi-store retail environments is preferred.
• Good understanding of forecasting methodologies, seasonality, promotional uplift, inventory management, and supply planning.
• Proficiency in Excel and planning tools; experience with ERP or demand planning software is an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and capability to work under time constraints.
• Proficient in English.

Office location: 196A Nguyễn Văn Hưởng, P. An Khánh, HCMC.

Working time: Mon - Fri (8:30 - 17:30)