ディマンドプランナー （スタッフ）

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Job details

Company overview

Our client produces injection drugs. Its products include tablets, capsules, granules, and other forms of drugs for gastritis, peptic ulcers, allergies, and cardiac problems.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• Develop monthly consensus sales forecast timely by collaborating with Marketing, Sales and Planning, Distribution Management and Finance
  • Customer Service Level
  • Forecast Accuracy
  • Monthly Demand Review Report with forecast assumptions reviewed and captured
  • Improve forecast accuracy through reviewing historical trends, soliciting inputs from various stakeholders,
  • research into demand drivers and challenging stakeholders
  • Conduct analysis for large forecast errors and provide recommendations
  • Maintain data in the various planning systems
• Create monthly 36 months rolling Net Requirement Plan (NRP) / replenishment for distribution centers
  • Release of NRP timely to supply team
  • Release of purchase orders timely
  • Review inventory on hand, sales forecast, safety stock, order lead times to create
  • Conduct analysis for lag gaps between plan and actuals and provide recommendations
  • Maintain the Economic Order Quantity, Economic Order Coverage and/or other parameters relating to replenishment planning in the various planning systems
• Maintain Proper Finished Goods inventory level in Business OPU / distribution centers
  • Days of Inventory
  • Customer Service Level
  • Discards
  • Review and analyze inventory expiration and obsolescence risk
  • Conduct analysis for lag gaps between plan and actuals and provide recommendations
  • Identify, communicate and coordinate with stakeholders on potential supply risks
  • Maintain the Economic
• Order Quantity, Economic Order Coverage and/or other parameters relating to replenishment planning in the various planning systems
• Support finished goods launches or end of life activities 
  • Achieve Launch Timeline
  • Days of Inventory
  • Discards
  • Ensure that all events are reflected in the sales forecast and subsequently the NRP
  • Review and monitor supply and inventory
  • Maintain the key parameters on timeline and demand active status in the various planning systems
• Contribute to BI worldwide by maintaining or proposing new and/or best practices or processes
  •  Team targets / timelines for projects
  • Review and update the end-to-end above processes and standard operating procedures in accordance the various compliance standards
  • Identify and develop new practices

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in demand planning or minimum 3 years’ experience in supply planning, inventory planning and/or logistics
• Inter-personal skills and able to work cross-functionally
• Strong communication skills in facilitating meetings and communicating information
• Data analytical skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills (Power Pivot / Advanced formulas) and Powerpoint
• Experience in SAP ECC / SAP APO
• Team player, positive attitude and keen to learn

Preferred qualifications:

• Any of the following certifications would be preferred
  • APICS – CPIM, CSCP, CLTD
  • IBF – Cert. Professional Forecaster or Advanced Cert. Professional Forecaster
  • Micro-Master Programs (Supply Chain Management)

Salary

4 - 8.5 million yen

Location

Tokyo