Demand Planning Executive

Company Description
4P's, headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, operates 40 worldwide restaurants. Our main restaurant, Pizza 4P's, has 35 stores in Vietnam and manages global franchises like IPPUDO and ABOUT LIFE COFFEE BREWERS. Our core products are food and beverages, specifically pizza, with key differentiators of "House-made cheeses", "Earth-to-people" and "Omotenashi" hospitality.
Pizza 4P's is an innovative Vietnam-based Japanese Italian pizza restaurant that started in Vietnam with a simple yet powerful mission: "Delivering Wow, Sharing Happiness". We are known for crafting artisanal pizzas, homemade cheese, and unique East-meets-West flavors while embracing sustainability and community impact at the heart of everything we do. Today, we operate restaurants across Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, India and Indonesia, and continue to grow with a vision of bringing people together through memorable dining experiences.
Job Description
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Statistical Forecasting
Develop yearly, quarterly, monthly and weekly demand forecasts at product and category levels using statistical tools and inputs from Restaurants, FMCG sales team, and Finance for 4Ps in Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Indonesia.
• FMCG Promotion & LTO Planning
Collaborate with the R&D and production teams to prepare the plan of Limited Time Offers (LTOs/seasonal menu), price changes, and new grand menu launches/update. Account for promotions (if any), product launches, and discontinuations in the FMCG forecast.
• Inventory Optimization
Monitor primary inventory levels across the stores to prevent overstocking (waste) or understocking (lost sales) and communicate the primary material reservation to the Procurement to secure the inventory.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration (S&OP)
Lead the Demand Review meetings in the S&OP cycle, facilitating monthly meetings with Finance, Operations, and Procurement to align on a "single version of the truth" forecast. Highlight the constrain demand and align on solution.
• Performance Tracking
Analyze forecast accuracy and Bias. Perform root-cause analysis on significant "forecast misses" to improve future modelling.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
Minimum Experience Duration
1+ years in demand planning or supply chain (Experience in F&B or Retail preferred).
Relevant Experience
Preferred: Show flexibility and familiarity with fast-paced environment
Stakeholder Influence & Collaboration
Required: Experience collaborating with leaders and cross-functional teams to manage shipments/goods delivered on time and implement improvement initiative
Industry or Domain Expertise
Required: Experience in service-driven industries.
Preferred: Strong ability to interpret complex data sets and translate them into actionable business insights.