Demand & Supply Planning Manager

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Planning Manager
1. Scope of Responsibility
Own and lead the end-to-end Demand & Supply Planning function, ensuring alignment between market demand, commercial strategy, and supply capabilities.
Drive the S&OP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, enabling cross-functional alignment across Commercial, Finance, Operations
Establish and continuously enhance forecasting and supply planning frameworks based on market trends, business strategies, and historical demand patterns within the pharmaceutical-cosmetics industry.
Oversee portfolio lifecycle planning, including new product introductions, product transitions, and SKU rationalization.
Ensure planning governance and compliance with pharma-cosmetics regulatory requirements, internal policies, and operational standards.
2. Planning Strategy & Execution
Challenge and validate commercial demand assumptions, driving improved forecast accuracy and demand visibility.
Lead structured Demand Review and S&OP cycles, ensuring timely and data-driven decision making across the organization.
Develop and manage supply planning strategies to ensure supply readiness while maintaining optimal inventory health.
Identify potential supply-demand risks and operational constraints, driving scenario planning and mitigation strategies.
Continuously strengthen planning processes, tools, and governance to enhance supply chain agility and transparency.
3. Business Analysis & Strategic Insights
Deliver advanced planning analysis and actionable business insights to support leadership decision-making.
Monitor and drive improvement in planning performance metrics including Forecast Accuracy, Bias, SMOS, and inventory health indicators.
Conduct scenario modelling and demand-supply simulations to evaluate business risks and support strategic planning.
Maintain clear visibility across demand, supply, and inventory performance through structured reporting and analytics.
4. Leadership & Functional Excellence
Lead and develop the Demand & Supply Planning capability, establishing strong planning discipline and accountability across the organization.
Foster strong cross-functional collaboration to enable integrated planning and operational alignment.
Champion a culture of ownership, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement within the planning function.
Drive adoption and effective use of planning systems, analytics tools, and data governance frameworks to strengthen supply chain visibility and performance
Supply Chain Analysis
1. Supply Chain Diagnostics & Bottleneck Analysis
Conduct deep-dive performance analytics across planning, procurement, and logistics to identify root causes of inefficiency.
Quantify business impact of recurring issues (forecast deviation, high inventory aging, lead-time variance, transportation ).
Develop simulation and "what-if" scenario models to recommend corrective actions and process improvements that enhance operational reliability and cost performance.
2. Sales & Trend Analytics - Scenario Planning
Integrate sell-out, promotion, and market trend data to identify demand patterns and predict business risks.
Build dynamic "what-if" models combining commercial assumptions and supply constraints to support proactive decision-making.
Partner with Commercial and Finance teams to ensure scenario outcomes align with business targets and supply capabilities.
3. Dashboard Building & Data Automation
Design interactive dashboards via Looker Studio / Power BI to visualize key metrics (FA, OTIF, DIO, SLOB, Working Capital).
Automate data consolidation from ERP and Sale systems to ensure real-time visibility and reporting accuracy.
Translate data into business insights and actionable recommendations for daily operations of SCM Department , Other Departments in monthly S&OP or management review meetings.
4. Continuous Improvement & Transformation Projects
Lead and support cross-functional initiatives aimed at improving forecast accuracy, inventory turnover, and process efficiency.
Partner closely with IT /Strategy teams to implement supply chain transformation projects such as ERP enhancement, data warehouse integration, and predictive analytics models.
Drive continuous improvement mindset and embed data analytics culture across the organization
Act as a key stakeholder in digitalization initiatives, ensuring analytical solutions are scalable, accurate, and aligned with business
Drive continuous improvement mindset and embed data analytics culture across the organization
5. KPIs:
85% scenario simulation reliability, reducing reactive re-planning by 40%.
At least 3 scenarios for each situation
Built real-time Locker/ Excel Visualize /Power BI dashboards integrating ERP/sales data, cutting manual reporting time 100%
Partnered with Internal and External Department to deploy predictive analytics and data warehouse integration, enabling 70% faster S&OP/ daily Operations decision-making.
Delivered/ Reduced monthly / annual cost optimization via root-cause analytics and supply chain process redesign.