Planning Manager

1. Demand & Supply Planning

• Lead the Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) process to align demand forecasts, supply plans, and inventory strategies.
• Collaborate with Commercial teams to gather market insights and develop accurate demand forecasts.
• Develop supply plans that optimize service levels, working capital, and cost efficiency.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and bias, historical information, seasonality and drive improvements in planning performance with supplementary commercial intelligence and market expectation from Business unit leader and commercial team.
• Manage supply risks and coordinate mitigation plans to ensure continuity of supply .

1. Inventory Management & Supply Operation Optimization

• Optimize stock level without over stocking and stock out.
• Identify SKU classification and characteristic.
• Define inventory strategies to balance product availability for MTS and MTO, working capital, and manage service levels included safety stock.
• Monitor inventory KPIs such as inventory turns, coverage, aging stock, and write-offs.
• Work with Commercial and Finance teams to manage slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
• Raise warehouse storage / tank capacity constraints.
• Implement initiatives to reduce excess stock and prevent supply shortages.

1. Systems, Data & Process Management

• Oversee planning systems including ERP platforms such as SAP and Power BI.
• Ensure accuracy and governance of material master data and planning parameters.
• Support implementation and enhancement of planning tools.
• Drive digitalization and process improvements in planning workflows.

1. Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Commercial, Customer Service, Finance, and Operations teams to align planning supply chain strategies.
• Work with regional supply chain planning program and local supply chain teams to share best practices and standardize processes.
• Provide supply chain insights to support business planning and decision-making.

1. Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and develop planning teams to achieve operational and strategic goals.
• Establish clear KPIs and performance metrics for the team.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Logistics, or related discipline.
• Typically 10 - 12 years of experience in demand supply planning, or supply chain management and procurement preferably within chemical distribution or similar industries.
• Strong experience in supplier negotiation, demand planning, and inventory optimization.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and planning power BI tools.
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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