Senior Specialist Demand Planning EandI Asia South

About the Role:

Reporting to the Vice President, you are responsible executes the short-term demand planning steps and demand control process for the grade portfolio attributed to him/her according to the Performance Cell strategies in order to maximise profit and customer service. This role needs to work in close alignment with the Performance Cell VP due to the high impact on working capital and business performance.

This position is based in Singapore.

Key Accountabilities: Demand Planning

• Review and update Regional Demand Plan (SABU) for short and medium term, reflecting latest changes in the market considering products segmentation and relevant importance of demand.
• Execute the short term (month 1 and 2) related demand planning steps (ROM/APSA) by using the Sales and Operational Planning process input and applying the Performance Cell strategies targeting maximum profit and customer service (by also taking the logistical cost picture into account).
  
  

• Drives the demand control process and respond to any new sales opportunity for extra demand.
• Allocate and re-allocate volumes targeting maximisation of profit and customer service.
• Proactively safeguard the customers agreed product availability by maintaining frequent contact with the Global Team, Performance Cell and SCM Team.
• Act as troubleshooter in case of supply/demand disruptions for the short term.
• Active order follow-up during current month. Define gap closing. Advise/follow-up corrective actions towards Performance Cell in co-operation with Performance Cell VP.
• Participate in weekly/monthly meetings to provide business progress update.
  
  

• Provide summary on major gaps to stakeholders, propose solutions to solve operation hiccups with alignments.
• Continuous effort to identify and address supply gap to ensure business continuity.
  
  

• Participate ad hoc in demand management projects.
• Act as back-up for other demand planner(s) when needed.
• Participate in Key Performance Cell workshops (internal/external).
• Assist in customer claims and participate in defining corrective actions in order to prevent re-occurrence.
• Analyse demand forecasting KPI’s and propose corrective actions.
  
  

• Close co-operation with the Performance Cell team.
• Develop/maintain/improve the internal relations (Global/Regional/SCM/ Performance Cell).
• Be an active team member within the global and regional demand planning team.
  
  

• Support customer strategies (volume allocation) through demand planning based on customer prioritisation.
• Represent “the voice of the AS Performance Cell (hence customer)” within the Organization.
• Collect customers specific information/behaviour/needs in order to keep own knowledge up to date/knowledge sharing with other functions.
• Understand and promote the Borouge S&OP process.
  
  

• (Key) Customers: commercial/planning related functions
• Performance Cell organization (GM/GSM/SM/MDM/Regional MC/AED)
• Global Team (Demand & Supply/Production/Packing)
• Supply Chain (Customer Service/Logistics)
• Claim co-ordinators (QA/QC)
  
  

• Minimum Bachelor degree in business/economics/commercial environment or equivalent
• Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience (demand or supply planning)
• Familiar with Sales and Operational Planning processes
• Knowledge of the order to cash process and concepts, commercial and logistics offeringsand service level guidelines
• Knowledge of the relevant Borouge/Borealis Polyolefin product range and applications
• Knowledge of the Business strategies and customer priorities
• Good communication/networking skills
• Expert in working with Computer; windows, Microsoft Office, SAP APO, S/4 Hana