Demand Planner

Description

Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Demand Planner, Plastics Additives will be located in Shanghai, China at the Milliken Asia Headquarters and will report to the Global IBP/Demand Leader and dotted line to Asia Business Director.

Job Overview

As the Demand Planner they will maintain a constant relationship with the sales, marketing, finance, sourcing and manufacturing teams to understand the demand forecasting drivers. Carry out research and analysis to develop forecast models to help shape the demand plan. Challenge the forecasts from the sales teams and the usual runs (historical data, seasonality, market trends, special offers, budgets…) with relevant data analysis. Improve the forecasts accuracy with transversal coordination actions and updates of the IBP tool.Communicate the product inventory strategies (high runners, new products, substitutions, end life…) to the Supply Planning team. Tune the forecasts and inve...