Job Description

Job Title Demand Planner cum Physical Distribution Specialist



Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow.

But it's not just what we do, it's who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common. and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers' needs. It's what inspires us to create meaningful solutions - the kind that make a real difference - when it matters most.

The world and our customers' needs are changing faster than ever before and while we are proud of what we do already, we know we can do more. That's why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.

In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better

By building and enriching the business and demand forecast for the Personal Health business (Consumer Products) in the Emerging Markets. You will ensure there is one aligned demand plan, signed off by sales, and serves as input into the S&OP process.

You are responsible for

• Creating an aligned short term demand plan, by using/improving the baseline forecast and enriching it with all relevant input from Sales, Customers, Customer Project Managers, Supply/Operations, Marketing, Finance and adjacent functions.
• Collect input for phase-in/out & promotions and use it in the enrichment process.
• Review and analyze historical sales trends, sell out, stock-in-trade, research demand drivers, prepare forecast analytics and evaluate forecast results.
• Lead conversation with relevant counterparts, propose forecast adjustments and challenge assumptions underpinning input.
• Support all relevant functions in creating and communicating gap closing scenarios.
• Support all relevant functions in preparing, planning, communicating and revising forecast for Customer Forecast Review Meeting, Business Integration Meeting and/or Market Leadership meeting. Adjust forecasts based on meeting outputs.
• Maintain the demand plan for respective Customer Planning Groups and ensure timely updates for meetings and business planning snapshots.
• Be the gate keeper for potential activation/promotion agreements with customers and feasibility from a supply chain capability perspective.
• Build relationship with key customers, prepare and lead joint forecasting meetings.
• Inventory Management and liaise with 3PL on logistics related activity

You are part of

The Personal Health APAC organization. The aim is to serve customers with speed and excellence through lean, process-driven end-to-end value chains. In your role, you will report to the Supply Chain Manager Lead ASEAN.

To succeed in this role, you'll need a customer-first attitude and the following

• Bachelor Degree in Supply Chain Management or related disciplines.
• 2 - 4 years of Demand Planning or Supply Chain Management experience ideally in the consumer good/ FMCG sector.
• Experience in Supply Chain Management or in a planning role either further upstream (supply centers, factories) or downstream (retail) .
• Experience in working in a matrix function organization.
• Familiar with ERP and advanced planning tools, preferable SAP and Blue Yonder (Formerly called JDA).
• Experience in category planning or customer collaboration with strong focus on consumer goods / electronics portfolio.
• Commercial understanding.
• Collaborative Planning.
• Customer First Mindset.
• Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals.
• Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP).
• Ability to use data based root cause analysis for continuous improvement.
• Integrated Supply Chain Management.
• Inventory Performance Management.

How we work at Philips

There are three core ways that define our ways of working - . We believe this enables us to deliver an outstanding experience to our customers and create the best place to work for people who share our passion.

We know just how important direct interactions are and work is more engaging when we are more frequently face-to-face, and that we experience better collaboration which drives innovation. While we have many different types of roles across Philips most require a combination of in-person collaboration with colleagues and partners, usually at a Philips location, and individual focus time, which can be done remotely.

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It's a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on innovative, customer-first health technology solutions. Help us improve the health and well-being of billions of people, every year. Ultimately creating a career that no one could have planned for. Even you.

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