Assistant Supply & Demand Planning Manager - AESOP
Aesop
Củ Chi, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Supply Chain, Manufacturing / Production
- Launching successful new brand:
- Be responsible for connecting all parties (Zone, S&OP, IDC, Commercial...,) for launching update status/ key milestone and follow up execution.
- Work with Commercial on forecast launching and fulfillment stock to market.
- Be in charge of UAT for forecast submission and physical shipment.
- Manage supply, fulfillment and inventory for launching.
- Manage Online & Offline forecasting:
- Prepare and participate in the global monthly sales forecast process and the building of turnover through the piloting of the sales forecast process.
- Analyze DP cockpit – RCA from Global standards.
- Review, analyze, transmit launches sizing to S&OP.
- Update data supply notes from S&OP (AU/EU sources).
- Ensure the commitment of each stakeholder during preparation phase, consensus meeting, pre-validation phase, and validation meeting.
- Drive the stakeholders to analyze figures by business drivers and the action plan if necessary.
- Ensure consistency and consensus on sales forecasts:
- Be responsible for the quality and consistency of the data used for the sales forecasts building for which he/she is Data Owner.
- Ensure the alignment of scenarios and risks and opportunities to be presented at validation meeting in-order-to facilitate decision making.
- Contribute to budget and trend construction.
- Build and challenge forecast:
- Be responsible for baseline modeling (O+O modelling).
- Challenge and consolidate the promotions, launches and POS material sales forecasts built by the Sales and Marketing teams.
- Consolidate forecast (baseline, launch and promotion, off-line and on-line forecast)
- Manage forecast PBI/FM tools.
- Analyze forecast performance:
- Be responsible for the sales forecast performance: monitoring the KPI (Forecast Accuracy in SI – Bias) including tracking sale vs forecast (M-3/M-1), analyzing the root cause, building and implementing a performance improvement action plan.
- Contribute to Promotion and launch performance analysis in collaboration with Sales and Marketing. (Promotion library built by BP, Launch is consolidated by DP – provided by MKT)
- Manage catalogue and challenge rationalization:
- Be responsible for the catalogue analysis and the catalogue rationalization process.
- Follow up and challenge new launches catalogue and propose discontinuations.
- Contribute to the management of the PBI Catalogue tool.
- Manage supply plan and inventory:
- Review and submit supply plans after factoring forecast monthly.
- Communicate with S&OP, IDC for short-term and long-term supply plan with action.
- Follow up shipment, ensure stock to be available on time.
- Manage fulfillment to retail customer monthly.
- Manage inventory on hand, reservation for each channel.
- Manage SLOB and follow up action plan.
Job Requirements
- Min 5 years in planning of FMCG
- Working Experience in International Environment
- Advanced Excels, SQL, PBI
- Influencing skills
- Analytical skills
- Project management
- Business acumen
- Candidates must be dynamic & resilient and happy to do business at fast pace
- Able to manage team effectively
About the company
Company website•Manufacturing and Personal Care Product Manufacturing
Aesop was established in Melbourne in 1987. Our objective has always been to formulate skin, body and hair care products of the finest quality, as well as fragrance and accessories for the self and home. All Aesop products are vegan. We do not test on animals and only use ingredients with a proven record of safety, efficacy and sustainability. We are on a journey to reduce our footprint on the planet that generously sustains us. So far, our progress has led to Aesop becoming a certified B Corp™. Alongside our commercial activities, we explore and support the arts as an avenue through which to inspire, learn and communicate. We are headquartered across two locations—Melbourne and London—with satellite offices and stores in many parts of the world, including New York, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
Aesop has carefully cultivated a work environment in which our employees are constantly challenged to do their best. Our company is determinedly creative, intelligent and progressive, and nurtures these qualities by employing people who share our passionate interest in design, innovation, and incisive enquiry across all fields. Just as the ingredients in our products are carefully selected for their unique characteristics, so too are the individuals who work with us around the world – we value working with those who can bring a wealth of life experience and inspired ideas to our table.