SPD Scientific offers a comprehensive range of top-notch laboratory consumables, test-kits reagents, biomedical and laboratory equipment, and a host of microbiology culture media and diagnostic products. The company offers myriad benefits to customers in wide ranging industries, such as F&B sector, pharmaceutical, academic and government research institutions, and healthcare, by providing them the essential tools to assist in their medical research and discoveries.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and responsible for the S&OP process within each business unit.
- Utilize historical data, market trends and inputs from sales and marketing teams to ensure regional offices develop accurate and timely bottom-up demand forecast for products.
- Analyze demand patterns and identify factors that may impact demand fluctuations.
- Formulate and develop a set of statistical forecast methodology to address the demand plan.
- Collaborate with Sales Support executives and Sales Managers to consolidate forecast and ensure alignment with overall business objectives.
- Shape forecast for the key sales channel and coordinate with Supply Planning to define individual safety stock level.
- Collaborate with Operations teams in stocks planning and replenishment and allocations to distributor markets in our regional offices.
- Monitor the supply status and coordinate with Sales team for supply allocation decision during constrained situation.
Systems and Processes and Performance Management
- Monitor demand associated metrics such as forecast accuracy, bias error, etc as part of KPI.
- Proactively identify opportunities for demand planning process improvement.
- Generate regular reports and dashboards to communicate demand planning insights, KPI and performance trends to stakeholders and senior management.
- Partake in the demand-related discussions with key account customers.
- Participate in meetings to contribute to the developing strategies and programs which will improve our processes and overall competitiveness.
- Manage the team’s KPIs with the reporting manager and ensuring motivated performance of the team and their welfare.
- Undertake any other ad-hoc projects/ tasks assigned by the Director
Pre-requisites:
- Degree holder in Supply Chain Management, Statistics or other Business related discipline
- Relevant experience in a trading & distribution environment with at least 5 years of experience
- A hands-on person with experience in Demand Planning and Shipping Experience with Navision (ERP) will be an added advantage.
- Relevant experience in S&OP or IBP process is required.
- Good proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Proficient in MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint (V-Lookup, Pivot Table)
- Critical thinker with problem-solving skills and able to withstand pressure.
- Team leader mentality, good time-management skills, great interpersonal and communication skills
