Demand Planning Analyst, SEA/Japan

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Date: Jul 3, 2025

Location: Singapore, 01, SG

Company: Suntory Global Spirits

What makes this a great opportunity?

The Demand Planner supports the monthly demand preparation & process with Japan & Southeast Asia (SEA) leadership team alignment to deliver the latest financial forecast for the current year + one fiscal year. The role holder also supports communication, deployment and continuous improvement of S&OP framework in Japan & SEA and the long-term transformation to the Integrated Business Planning in collaboration with APAC S&OP.

Role Responsibilities

Demand planning visibility & understanding for Japan: 

•Ensure the demand forecast are updated & accurate on rolling 18 to 24 horizon forecast with proper assumptions being documented
•Collect & support cross-functional alignment on the forecast, changes, challenges, R&O supported by market intelligence
•Work in collaboration with Japan S&OP head to convey the trends identified through analytics to Business planning with follow up on actions (forecast change, R&O, plans/ intelligence to confirm the forecast…)
•Leverage on analytics (fcst accuracy, bias….) to identify forecast risks and drive rational corrective actions on the sales forecast
•Elaborate statistical based forecast based on portfolio segmentation, using optimum algorithm
•Ensure allocation is properly reflected in the forecast with the latest feedback from BHPR

Manage demand planning clinics for SEA

•Ensure the demand files are updated & accurate
•Lead the demand clinics in volume & value for current Year + 1 year for key SEA markets
•Reflect impact of commercial activities in the demand clinics (understand trends, promotional activities, new launch plans, cannibalization, etc)
•Maintain forecast assumptions to drive forecast improvement
•Support the demand planning manager in the preparation of the demand clinic and demand review 
•Prepare depletion analysis & templates

Marketing & BH support for Japan: 

•Support visibility & understanding on innovation, packaging change… and impact on the forecast and financials

Supply planning alignment: 

•Participate to supply review between Japan team and S&OP to understand the gap between the V2V forecast & the replenishment forecast and support actions defined during the meeting to bridge both data

Qualifications

Core Competencies

 

Communication Skills:

•Ability to engage with different stakeholders in Japan & SEA (Marketing, finance, supply) to drive visibility and consensus
•Strong business acumen and understanding of Japan commercial business, Supply Chain planning & operations and Financial Management
•Display proactiveness & tenacity in resolving issues

Subject Matter Expertise:

•Understanding of S&OP in 5 steps & IBP concepts
•Capability to support decision-making, determination of risks & opportunities and financial reconciliation

 

Skills

•Understanding S&OP process
•Planning & Analytics – demand, supply, financial
•English language
•Chinese recommended

 

Education/Experience

•Previous experience in demand & supply planning, (Beer/Wine/Spirits) industry, beverage or FMCG
•Bachelor degree qualified
•Proficiency in Excel & SAP IBP-DP & HANA reporting

 

Mobility

•NA


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