Head Of Demand - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Selangor - Abbott

Description

SCIENCE-BASED NUTRITION TO MAKE EVERY STAGE OF LIFE A HEALTHY ONE

At Abbott, we understand that proper nutrition is the foundation for living the best and fullest life possible. That's why we develop science-based nutrition products for people of all ages. Abbott develops products that help babies and children grow, keep bodies strong and active, and support the unique nutrition needs of people with chronic illnesses – to make every stage of life a healthy one.

Primary Job Function

The overall objective of the role is to ensure the accurate Demand Forecast monthly.

The incumbent shall be responsible for leading ANI Division's demand processes including but not limited to below:

• Demand Management,
• Business Excellence
• New Product & Promo forecasting
• any other related tasks assigned by General Manager.
  
  

The incumbent should coordinate with the various departments includes Supply Chain Team, Sales, Marketing, Quality / Regulatory Affairs, Market Access and Finance, and with the Area Demand Manager. The incumbent is expected to provide business analyses, performance measurement and strategy alignment to continuously drive improvements in the affiliate Demand and Business Excellence processes.

Core Job Responsibilities

Establish databases and procedures for data assimilation and reporting. Develop contingency plans in advance to facilitate immediate action in response to demand changes that negatively impact inventory on hand for assigned area. Develop transition strategy and forecasts during product transitions including product launches, end of life, conversions and transfers. Lead communications to business unit cross functional management issues related to product sales forecasts and product availability for assigned area. Monitor monthly performance of sales and forecasts to identify and communicate trends that indicate gaps. May lead, direct, evaluate, and develop demand planning staff to ensure that the team's resources are used effectively and that work schedules and targets are met. In collaboration with Area's drive improvement in forecast accuracy and demand process. Lead ANI Demand Review Process, perform sales analysis and understanding key trends. Lead policy and procedure elaboration regarding S&OP, Demand Management and Business Excellence. New Product Introduction:

• Ensure NPI forecast available 6 months before launch.
• Communicate the status of projects via S&OP.
  
  

Drives Business Excellence

• Promote and drive continuous improvement processes within the organization.
• Develop innovative solutions to work with one set of numbers.
• Improve forecast accuracy.
  
  

Forecasting/ Demand planning

• Analyse demand basis the historical IMS & TMS data and develop consensus-based demand forecast at an SKU level on a monthly basis. Forecast to be developed considering trending/statistical techniques, inputs from sales and marketing teams and alignment with long term financial plans
• Identify gaps between forecasts and actual sales. Work closely with sales and marketing teams to ensure inconsistencies in the forecast are corrected in future to prevent any negative impact on customer replenishment or inventory
• Reflect forecast in APO system and communicate to Area Demand as well as internal stakeholders.
• Drive the affiliate monthly S&OP meeting. Support finance in RLBE build-up.