Demand and Supply Planner, Asia Pacific

5 days ago


Singapore Groupe Clarins Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Ready to bring passion into your career?

Clarins Group is a trusted French family-owned company, a leader in skincare and make-up, operating in more than 150 countries.

We are looking for a Demand and Supply Planner, Asia Pacific.

About the Job

The Demand and Supply Planner is the business partner for the General Manager on all Planning matters. He/She is responsible for coordinating the forecasting for the assigned market through gathering and critiquing of data from Sales/Commercial and Marketing teams.

The Demand and Supply Planner leads the market S&OP process with the GM, ensuring forecasts are accurate, gaps vs. budget are addressed, and sound business decisions are made.

He/She translates demand into supply needs, works with the regional inventory team to secure allocation, manages supply for launches, promotions, and core SKUs, and mitigates potential risks.

Demand Planning

  • Develop rolling demand forecasts at market, channel, line range, and SKU levels, using statistical models, sales input, and market trends.
  • Build product sales forecasts across the lifecycle (launches, mature, phase-out, discontinuation). Drive effective planning for new launches and re-launches to optimize product availability and align with business strategy.
  • Manage promotions, delistings, and phase-in/phase-out processes in close collaboration with Sales, Marketing, and Supply Planning to secure high service levels.
  • Contribute to the product ABCD analysis, driving continuous product catalogue harmonization to fulfil both business needs and in alignment with Regional / Global directions.
  • Animate the monthly best estimates using the orders on hand considering internal stocks availability and at the customer level, where applicable.
  • Evaluate the impact of future products events (launch/offers) on future sales volumes.
  • Monitor forecast accuracy, bias, and highlight gaps versus targets.
  • Lead monthly Demand Review as part of S&OP process.

Supply Planning

  • Manage supply planning for the assigned market.
  • Translate market demand into supply requirements, ensuring product availability while minimizing excess/obsolete stock.
  • Identify top deviation gaps and provide risk assessments and mitigation activities.
  • Identify supply management bottlenecks, define solutions and to communicate the opportunity cost of bottlenecks and drives improvements to solve them.
  • Follow up and manage inventory shortages / excesses, with Marketing team through arbitration/ allocation. Optimize the inventory depletion (sales, staff sales, returns & disposal…)

  • Monitor and manage inventory shelf-life / expiry dates minimizing write-offs whilst improving processes to avoid obsolescence.

  • Check and update the stock parameters (safety stock, lead time, etc).

Monthly KPI and Reporting:

  • Develop and generate monthly Forecast Accuracy & Fill Rate report.
  • Identify root cause and develop action plans with other functions in the assigned market to deliver supply chain KPIs.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Act as key interface between local market and regional/global planning teams.
  • Partner with Supply Chain Operations team to ensure timely deliveries and resolve supply chain disruptions.
  • Provide insights for Sales/Commercial and Marketing teams on supply feasibility for campaigns and promotions.
  • Support business planning cycles (budget, strategic plan).

Other responsibilities may be added to the above, which are consistent with the title Demand and Supply Planner

About you:

Education/Degree or equivalent

  • Bachelor's Degree or combination of college education and related work experience may be used as a substitute.

Background including total years of experience:

  • At least 3 to 5 years of relevant working experience.
  • In-depth understanding of forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, and inventory planning.

Soft and Leadership Skills

  • Strong mathematical and statistical knowledge
  • Highly organized with attention to detail.
  • Adaptation to new concepts and tools.
  • Excellent relation skills: listening and communication.
  • Consensus building.
  • Strategic influencing.
  • Ability to generate transversal cooperation and teamwork.
  • Succinct mind.
  • Rigorous and structured.

Technical Skills

  • Sensitivity to customers' and business needs in cosmetics, FMCG, or similar industries.
  • A good command of the Supply Chain planning, and stock management processes (sales forecast, needs calculation and planning, stock policy and management)
  • Master MSOffice (Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Master informatics ERP tools (SAP, M3).
  • Knowledge of main mathematical algorithm used in sales forecasts and KPIs.

About the benefits:

  • 71 years of expertise in beauty and spa, with the Clarins and myBlend brands
  • Unique products and innovative services
  • A commitment to Social & Environmental Responsibility embedded in our raison d'être
  • A caring and inclusive corporate culture
  • Development and training opportunities
  • Attractive compensation and benefits
  • A flexible work environment, with up to 2 days of remote working per week

If you have a curious mind, a thirst to go further and the drive to boldly take on new challenges, join us.

About Clarins Group

A B-Corp certified global leading skincare and make-up company, Clarins group is the embodiment of a committed family history, with a fierce passion for innovation and spirit of independence. Our purpose "making life more beautiful, passing on a more beautiful planet," is a core commitment outlined in our by-laws.

Operating in more than 150 countries thanks to our 8,000 employees worldwide, we are now the number one skincare company in Europe and are accelerating our development on all other continents, particularly in Asia and the Americas.

In line with our dual CSR mission of 'Caring for people, caring for the planet' we take pride in offering a rewarding yet challenging work environment where everyone can thrive.

This culture allowed us to achieve the certification of Forbes' World's Best Employers 2024, Forbes' World's Best Employers 2024 for Women.

To learn more about our group and our commitments to people, visit

Equal opportunity employer

We believe in making life more beautiful for our employees and our customers.

Inclusion and diversity are firmly grounded in our core values. We strive to achieve inclusiveness, and we foster an equal-opportunity culture where everyone can reach their full potential and do their best

work.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are a member of the ILO (International Labor Organization) and the Employers Network for Equity and Inclusion (ENEI).



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