Demand Planning Manager

Philippines·Mandaluyong Citymid

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Key Responsibilities Policy Development and Governance Author and maintain the Demand Planning Policy, defining the principles, authorities, escalation paths,

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Responsibilities

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Author and maintain the Demand Planning Policy, defining the principles, authorities, escalation paths, and compliance requirements for all forecasting activities
Establish governance cadences (monthly policy reviews, quarterly audits) to ensure adherence to approved planning standards
Define roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities (RACI) for all participants in the demand planning process
Develop and enforce data governance standards for forecast inputs, ensuring traceability, version control, and audit readiness
Recommend and implement policy amendments in response to organizational changes, market shifts, or audit findings

Design, document, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for statistical forecasting, consensus building, assumption logging, and exception management
Define the end-to-end demand planning workflow, including trigger points, decision gates, approval hierarchies, and handoff protocols between functions
Establish procedures for new product introduction (NPI) forecasting, product phase out, and promotional demand overlays
Define escalation and exception handling procedures for forecast overrides, ensuring all adjustments are justified, documented, and approved per policy
Maintain a controlled document library for all demand planning procedures, ensuring version control and periodic review cycles (minimum semi-annual)

Conduct root cause analysis on forecast variances and recommend corrective actions with documented remediation plans
Propose new practices such as demand sensing, machine learning augmented forecasting, and external signal integration (e.g., leading economic indicators, channel sell through data)
Lead periodic process maturity assessments and recommend capability uplift initiatives
Benchmark internal practices against industry standards and recommend adoption of emerging methodologies

Own and govern the demand review step of the Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) process, including the meeting cadence, agenda structure, and output requirements
Define and enforce the procedures for preparing, reviewing, and approving the consensus demand plan prior to executive presentation
Establish the standard format and content requirements for SIOP demand submissions, including scenario analyses, risk registers, and assumption logs
Reconcile top-down financial targets with bottom up statistical and sales driven forecasts per documented reconciliation procedures
Recommend process enhancements to the SIOP cycle based on post meeting retrospectives and stakeholder feedback

Partner with Sales and Product Management to establish procedures for incorporating pipeline intelligence, NPI forecasts, and customer insights into the demand plan
Collaborate with Supply Planning and Procurement to define the handoff procedures and service level agreements (SLAs) for demand signal transmission
Work with Finance to align demand forecasting procedures with revenue planning cycles, ensuring consistent assumptions and reconciliation checkpoints
Engage with regional and country teams to validate local market assumptions per standardised regional input templates

Define system usage policies and user access protocols for demand planning tools and ERP modules
Recommend and implement automation opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve repeatability, and enforce procedural compliance
Develop dashboards and reporting aligned to the approved KPI framework, providing visibility into demand performance, process adherence, and policy compliance
Champion data quality initiatives by establishing validation rules, exception reports, and remediation workflows for forecast input data

Requirements

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Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Finance, Business or related field
8-10 years of related experience in a material planning/ sales inventory control/ logistics/ customer service within a manufacturing and operations environment.
Has Business analytics, data science knowledge
Strong understanding of Continuous Improvement and Lean Techniques and applications
Demonstrates proficiency in all MS office applications
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Skilled in data visualization tools (PowerBI, Smartsheet, Microsoft List/Planner)
Demonstrated leadership and organization skills with a team orientation.
APICS / CPIM Certificate would be an asset.