購買・物流・生産管理 - フォーキャスティング
購買・物流・生産管理 - 生産管理

This position reports to Manager, Demand Planning Manager, the position is located at Kudanshita, Tokyo, Japan.

What you will do ：
The Demand & Supply Planner responsible for responsible for ensuring competitive customer service levels in the Japan market while optimizing inventory investments based on demand plans aligned with commercial strategies. This role plays a critical part in supply chain operations, leading Integrated Business Planning (IBP) discussions to make informed decisions on demand and supply. Success hinges on effective stakeholder communication, a deep grasp of supply chain dynamics, agility in responding to unexpected events, proactive planning, and aligning initiatives with supply capabilities.


Key Responsibilities ：
・Drive discussion in country level IBP (Integrated Business Planning) process partnering with APSC, maximize supply capabilities to support business growth with optimal level of inventory
・Lead local IBP processes within franchise team collaborating with key stakeholders in demand management, align on monthly rolling forecast in line with latest trend and business strategies
・Generate 24 months rolling SKU wise forecasts
・Identify demand/ supply gap vs business target, figure out opportunities to close gap partnering with key stakeholders
・Analyze sales trend and forecast error to identify areas of opportunity for Forecast accuracy improvement & inventory optimization
・Agree on optimal safety stock level with APSC to ensure customer service levels are met with effective level of inventory
・Review inventory related opportunities with franchise team, ensure the business drives maximum financial return on its inventory
・Carry out causal analysis for MAPE and Bias/OTIF (On Time/ In Full – on time delivery rate) and develops improvement plans
・Partnering with project management team and APSC to ensure on-time demand/ supply planning and execution towards launch
・Post-launch demand/supply management to achieve customer service and optimal inventory level

Key Stakeholders：
・Marketing/ Sales team members & Leadership teams
・Demand Planning Manager
・Regional Supply Planning team
・Local Finance teams
・Regional Planning Excellence teams
・Regional Analytics teams
・Customer Service / Deliver / Quality teams

■休日：完全週休二日制, 土, 日, 祝日, 年末年始

Required Qualifications：
・Bachelor Degree or relevant experience
・Minimum 3 years of professional experience in Demand/ Sales forecasting, Inventory / Supply management
・Excellent communication skills and collaborative mindset with the ability to lead discussions with key stakeholders
・Ability to adapt to changing priorities and requirements with strong organizational and time management skills.
・Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word
・Fluent in Japanese and business level in English

Desired Qualifications：
・Experience in SAP APO and ECC or other ERP system
・Power BI tools is a plus

■職種未経験者：不可