STADA Pymepharco (Headquartered: Germany)
Position: Senior Demand and Supply Planner
Working location: Dist. 3, HCMC
Reporting line: Senior Supply & Demand Planning Manager
ROLE PURPOSE
The Senior Planning Specialist is responsible for generating accurate demand and/or supply plans, coordinating with internal stakeholders, and ensuring product availability to support business and service level targets. The role focuses on translating sales forecasts into feasible supply plans, managing inventory health, and supporting continuous improvement within STADA PMP's planning processes.
DIMENSION
- Geographical Responsibility: Nationwide
- Work Location: HCM - Dist. 3
- Internal customers: Commercial, Marketing, TechOps, Quality, Finance, RA.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Mindset
- Champion Growth Mindset.
- Drive the adoption of strategic thinking and proactive planning across the organization.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to enhance sales performance.
- Purpose & Values: Constantly work to build a team environment that is embedded with our STADA Purpose and 4 Values.
Demand and supply planning
1/Demand Planning & Forecasting
- Consolidate sales forecasts from Sales, Marketing, and key account teams and challenge assumptions where necessary.
- Analyze historical sales, market trends, seasonality, and promotions to support a robust demand plan.
- Participate in demand review meetings (S&OP / IBP process) and provide insights on forecast risks and opportunities.
- Track forecast accuracy and bias, and implement corrective actions in coordination with stakeholders.
2/Supply Planning & Inventory Management
- Translate agreed demand forecasts into supply plans in alignment with capacity, lead times, and production constraints (local and/or external manufacturing).
- Coordinate with production supply chain teams to secure timely supply.
- Monitor inventory levels (finished goods and key materials) and propose adjustments to safety stock and reorder parameters.
- Identify and mitigate potential stock‑out and excess/slow‑moving inventory risks; propose action plans (expediting, reallocation, re‑phasing, substitution, etc.).
3/S&OP / Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Prepare planning inputs and reports for monthly S&OP meetings (forecast, demand vs. supply gaps, inventory status, service level).
- Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, Finance, and Logistics to ensure alignment on new launches, product changes, and promotions.
- Support the Senior Supply & Demand Planning Manager in scenario planning and what‑if analysis for strategic decisions
4/Distribution Requirement Planning.
- Manage weekly goods transfer schedule from Main DC to RDC to ensure timely replenishment and optimal inventory level at RDC to minimize excess pallets.
- Coordinate with Techop SC/ Customer service/ Com team to deliver monthly sales target.
5/Performance Monitoring & Reporting
- Track and report key planning KPIs such as forecast accuracy, inventory turnover, obsolescence and Production adherence.
- Conduct root cause analysis for service failures or planning issues and propose preventive actions.
- Provide regular and ad‑hoc planning reports to management.
- Other reports and improvement initiatives assigned by manager
6/Team Collaboration and Leadership
- Be an active and proactive key member of the Marketing team.
- Create a sense of common purpose across local commercial teams and cross-functional teams and share business/sales imperatives, by establishing clear and positive messages about what needs to be achieved.
- Closely working with external partners and internal stakeholders to support training initiatives.
REQUIREMENTS
- 3-8 years of experience in demand/supply planning, preferably in pharmaceutical, healthcare, FMCG, or similar regulated environment.
- Experience with S&OP processes and cross functional collaboration.
- Hands on experience with ERP (e.g., SAP or similar) and planning tools is a strong advantage.
- Strong understanding of demand/supply planning concepts (MRP, safety stock, lead time, MOQ, capacity constraints, S&OP).
- Good problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate issues and propose practical solutions.
- High attention to detail and accuracy in data handling.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; able to challenge constructively and build alignment.
- Ability to work under pressure with multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
- Proactive, collaborative, and continuous improvement mindset.
- Good command of English and Vietnamese (spoken and written).
- Experience with marketing analytics tools is a plus.
