Report to: Reliability Manager

Location: Ploenchit, Bangkok

Job Description and Responsibilities:

Demand Planning

• Gather and analyze all data relevant to creating sales forecast (historical data, seasonality, promotions, sales performance, and inventory level).
• Provide consistent analysis of the forecast accuracy
• Work closely with marketing team to accurately forecast trends, plan product range and promotion.
• Lead and coordinate the demand planning process
• Build a consistent baseline forecast using modeling and the input of marketing and sales
• Challenge the forecast of marketing and sales on launch and promotion
• Responsible to generate delivery plan forecasting by SKU under agreed stock level and monitor sales against contract to minimize any gap.
• Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with sales, marketing and finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts

 Supply Planning

• Ensure the delivery of the right product at the right time
• Maintain, revise and ensure the quality of the supply variants (stock cover days, safety stock, lead-time)
• Manage and be responsible of the monthly supply plan (procurement)
• Follow closely the actual supply and alert if any risk
• Take the proper actions to prevent shortage
• Monitor the stock KPI: stock value, stock days, inventory quality
• Take the necessary actions to reduce slow moving and obsolete

 Inventory Management

• Make recommended adjustments to forecast and inventory targets based on changes in demand and market trends.
• Manage inventory targets (including safety stock levels) that are approved by management.
• Prepare, report, and communicate forecast and inventory measurements to management (forecast accuracy, inventory plan vs. targets).
• Monitor SKU levels and recommend SKU rationalization initiatives in the future.
• Identify risks/opportunities by SKUs ,by brand and by customers
• Support marketing, sales team in specific sales information, and sales management team in providing sales performance data for management review.
• Work proactively cross functional with sales, marketing, finance, operations and warehouse, in regards to planning, order management and stock handling

Qualifications:

• Thai, 28 years old up
  
• Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineer or Engineer related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in Demand and Supply planning
• Good Command of written and spoken English
• Good knowledge of excel is a plus and good calculating skills
• Having experience in ERP, Oracle or SAP

Uawithya Machinery Co., Ltd. is a leading technical solution provider to Thailand Cement and Aggregate Industry. Established over 50 years ago Uawithya Machinery is sole distributor of world class and biggest quarry machinery manufacturers such as Furukawa Japan, Metso Minerals Finland and Pewag Austria.