Assistant Distribution Planning Manager - Personal Care
Date: Aug 22, 2024
Location: Bangkok, TH
Company: Beiersdorf
At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Chantecaille. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment, and society.
Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live an inclusive culture of respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values – CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We also embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.
We embrace Diversity and aim to provide equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of e.g., gender, sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion or ideology, disability or age. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g., curriculum vitae with relevant references and certificates).
Your Tasks
Supply Planning End to End:
- Act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) and representative for supply planning in NDF countries.
- Review demand and convert it into the Net Demand Forecast (NDF), then upload it to the system
- Ensure demand completion, including launch/re-launch products, in the system and support the team with corrections.
- Monitor and ensure all outstanding orders are delivered as confirmed and according to delivery rules.
- Provide necessary information and coordinate with other functions to ensure smooth production, planning, quality, and logistics to meet customer requirements.
- Respond promptly to any issues and decide on actions to address delays or problems affecting delivery, quantity, and quality.
- Manage the product replenishment process, determining what, how much, and when to order for the respective assortment.
- Manage Purchase Orders (PO), including creation, adjustment, and closure.
Inventory and Leftover Management:
- Provide DIH visibility projections ensuring the monthly incoming plan aligns with business objectives and DIH KPIs.
- Review inventory levels and product shelf life, supporting the team with any pending actions.
- Support the business in minimizing leftovers and maintaining them at a minimum level.
- Report low stock, long-term supply risks, and potential Out of Stock (OOS) situations with supporting reasons weekly.
- Monitor excess stock, aging, and obsolete stock, and create reports for discussions with the local demand planner to develop action plans to minimize write-offs.
Operational Excellence:
- Ensure an accurate view of material requirements to support consumer needs by balancing Service, Inventory, and Waste.
- Establish the most efficient reorder process, considering supply lead times, vendor constraints, and transportation.
Other Responsibilities:
- Keep the business fully informed of all relevant supply topics and ensure agreed levels of product availability.
- Build effective relationships with local demand planners, NIPs, and 3PM teams through regular reviews and visits to support product availability targets and stock coverage goals.
- Communicate concisely and timely with Supply Chain colleagues, including planners from serviced MUs.
- Communicate clearly and respectfully, being aware of cultural differences.
- Execute existing processes and systems to ensure efficient and high-quality service delivery.
- Actively participate in the development of new or existing planning processes and systems.
- Develop effective, sustainable, and beneficial relationships with key Supply Chain colleagues in the COE team to improve planning performance.
Your Profile
- University degree (Minimum M.Sc. or Similar) in Economics/Mathematics/Engineering or equal
- 3-5years of relevant work experience in supply planning (having production planning knowledge would is a plus)
- Proven strengths in teamplay within a diverse setting of cultures
- Result-oriented combined with assertiveness & Persuasiveness
- Strong skills in relationship building, communication and moderation.
- Proven analytical and end to end thinking including commercial thinking
- Advance Microsoft Excel is preferable
- Fluent in English for communication skills spoken
Office Location:6th and 7th Fl. Sathorn Square Office Tower, 98 North Sathorn Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500. (Remotely Working from home could be applied)