Business Planning Manager - SG, SEA (Global FMCG Firm)
about the company
Our client is a well global MNC positioned competitively within the consumer sector.
Their international markets have a significant expansion opportunity, with a consumer penetration focus, category creation and expansion, and new market expansion. The firm’s vision is to ensure that sound business planning will enable early identification of opportunities and risks to the business, higher efficiency and simplification in current processes and proper allocation of resources where they are the most effective, in a dynamic fast-changing and complex business environment.
about the role
- Reporting into the MD, you will get to be the :
- Key lead of the Commercial Sales & Business Planning process and leading commercial supply exercises and solving internal supply bottlenecks for the sales teams
- lead in rebuilding the firm’s commercial Business Intelligence Data hub
- people management role
- works with the Sales & Operations Planning with support of a team:
- Responsible for all forecasting activities associated with channels/customers and products: review past sales, sales & marketing activities (assortment refresh, discounts, product launches, national consumer campaigns, channel activities)
- Coordinates top line forecasting of sales with internal stakeholers
- Having access to all data sources of the business (Nielsen, market landscapes, customs data, past sales), in strong collaboration with the marketing team and sales managers, he/she will be able to provide strong insights helping to spot market trends
- Prepare and Lead Executive S&OP meetings with the Management Committee
- Commercial Data Structuring & Analysis, with support of a team :
- Drives key analysis reports: top line reports and sales dashboards,
- Responsible for improving commercial efficiency, improving structuring, syncing and organizing of internal and external market data (sales, market, share, outlet universe, distribution tracking)
- Review & refresh/adapt IT tools & processes to new business needs
skills & experience required
... - Minimum 10 years working experience in commercial analysis, demand planning, trade marketing roles, category management roles within B2C sectors
- Strong strategic mindset ability, coupled with business experience.
- Demonstrated proficiency in statistics, forecasting and forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts. Experience of demand planning is preferred.
- Experience in B2C indsutries / FMCG industry is a must
- Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills, able good strategic mindset
- Organised and strong presentation skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset, proactive and hands-on, able to translate strategy into concrete actions
- Able to understand complex situations and problem-solving mindset
If you feel you are the right person for the job, I'd love to hear from you! Please hit the apply button directly.
(EA: 94C3609/ R1325492 )
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