Supply Planner

This is a 6-month contracted Supply Planner role with potential to convert to a permanent role. This position is responsible for supply planning and inventory management for Singapore Domestic market, Wholesale, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Philippines Duty Free channels as well as Hub’s supply planning to APAC Market Companies. The position will manage inventory in warehouse and inbound shipments to support all activities and to ensure they are optimised within budget (maximise sales opportunity) and meet market forecast / requirements without excessive inventory risk exposure. The position is to anticipate deviation from ideal stock position (FOOS, Future excess stocks) and to take preventative / corrective action.

The position is expected to play a key role by working with other functions such as sales, marketing, demand planning and finance, to prepare replenishment/shipping forecasts and other analytical reports building bottom-up operational plans and by creating and analysing multiple scenarios for planning reconciliation to facilitate the S&OP meeting.

The position will support Supply Planning Assistant Manager (SG Cluster) in the development and implementation of key projects, being locally led or part of the Group Digital transformation. Technology enablement in Supply Chain will therefore be a key part of the job which will involve implementation of automated tools for supply planning and replenishment, increased EDI with internal and external customers, improvements in currently used tools like CONNECT, PRODUCT CLOUD, ANAPLAN, Container tracking tools etc. Ownership and change management needed for such implementation would be very critical.

• Supply Planning and Inventory Management : Manage and monitor stock for reporting excess, aged and discontinued stock including highlighting future risks to ensure KPI targets are met by working with demand planning, sales & marketing team to drive clearance and optimize inventory.
• Master Data Management : Maintain & setup new SKU in Product Cloud, Connect and JDE ERP system. Maintain and update the land cost revision into JDE ERP system. Responsible for the transfer pricing maintenance process in JDE by working closely with finance team / Brand companies and relevant stakeholders. Ensure accuracy of inventory data / information at all times.
• S&OP : Involved in Demand Review & Pre S&OP Meetings with respective functions & further optimization/simplification of these meeting processes. Coordinate and communicate with Demand/Sales/Marketing (Pre-S&OP / Supply Review meetings) for their promotional plans with supply planning & review promotional plans with Sales/Marketing to avoid low stock and overstock.
• KPI and reporting : Prepare monthly reporting (Budget vs actual sales) and depletion/shipping forecast to Brand companies (net requirement in CONNECT). Collaborate with Brand companies to drive KPIs improvement (adherence to plan). Prepare monthly slow moving / obsolete stock summary and action plan to run down the stock. Monitor SKU levels and recommend SKU rationalization initiatives in the future.
• Digital Transformation Project and Change Management : Work with Supply Planning Assistant Manager on developing and managing projects in driving business process improvement and operations excellence such as KPI reporting, demand review / Pre S&OP meeting process improvement / simplification, new replenishment tool implementation, etc. Improve or implement supply chain system related process. Troubleshoot system failures through root cause analysis and continuously seek opportunities for improvement (systems include Anaplan, JDE, Connect, Product Cloud, etc). Propose and improve the supply planning process (including product phase-in / phase-out) across all channels by working closely with relevant stakeholders.

• 3+ years of relevant experience in Supply Chain management – supply planning and inventory management in a retail environment.
• Must be organized, analytical, self-motivated and able to work independently in a dynamic environment.
• Strong organisation skills and ability to manage complexity. A keen eye for detail and excellent analytical skills. Strong ability to identify root causes and solve problems.
• Good interpersonal and communications skills with the ability to influence across functions.
• Critical thinking. IT proficiency required - advanced Excel + tech-savvy. Good understanding of stock management / MRP systems. Experience with JDE will be an advantage.

• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Contract
• Job function: Supply Chain
• Industries: Wholesale Alcoholic Beverages