What's the role?
As the Demand Planner, you will have full ownership of the demand planning, forecasting, sales & operations planning and inventory management. Collaborating closely with various teams, you’ll be responsible for optimizing product availability, managing inventory, and enhancing forecast accuracy.
Who is Hilti?
Hilti is where innovation is improving productivity, safety and sustainability in the global construction industry, and beyond. Where strong customer relationships are creating solutions that build a better future. Where there is pride and a sense of belonging across our 120 locations, carrying right into our lives and homes. Where people are exploring possibilities, leveraging their potential, owning their personal development and growing lasting careers.
What does the role involve?
- Partner with sales, marketing, hub team, global supply functions, and finance to achieve targeted sales and sustainable, profitable growth
- Manage stock to ensure that service and inventory targets are met
- Serve as the single contact point for all inventory-related matters, bridging the gap between the Hub and MO
- Monitor all stock shortages ensuring that appropriate actions are taken to resolve the situation at the earliest opportunities
- Lead regular availability communication with all stakeholders
- Responsible for facilitating and leading the monthly sales forecast integration (SFI) meetings with EMT
- Working with different teams to reduce obsolescence (pre-warning, sell-offs, pull-back, pruning etc.)
- Develop accurate sales forecasts and ensure that forecasts are aligned with the annual sales plan
- Early screening new product launch (and product phase in / out) and collect bill of materials for demand forecast and identify potential bottleneck material and clarifies lead times with upstream
- Manage inventory approvals within SFI and inventory investment request (S&OP process)
- Operate within inventory budget through good inventory control practices
- Supporting management by assessing risks related to demand fluctuations and proposing solutions to improve forecast accuracy
We have more than 200,000 interactions with our customers every day. It’s how we get to know their businesses, understand their needs and develop the precise products and services that will help them.
What do we offer?
- Long-term career development opportunities
- 14 days' annual leave per annum
- Birthday leave, volunteer leave, family care leave
- Medical insurance covering dependents
- Additional MPF voluntary employer contribution
What you need is:
- Degree in logistics, operations management, supply chain, project management or related discipline
- Minimum 3 years of experience in demand planning or sales & operations planning with multiple key stakeholders in large scale company or multi-national company.
- Pro-active and attentive to details with exposure in a dynamic supply and demand environment (product planning and forecasting) is a plus
- Strong analytical skills with customer centricity mindset and could tackle problem efficiently and logically
- Capable in communicating and influence stakeholders at all levels internally and externally
- Highly proficient in written and spoken English
- Technical and digital savvy and proficient in MS office application, familiar with ERP system and experience in using SAP (APO) is an added advantage.
- Aspire to develop a long-term career with the company and someone with the flexibility to relocate to other locations for career exposure
Why should you apply?
We have an excellent mix of people, which we believe makes for a more vibrant, more innovative, more productive team.
We look forward to receiving your application. Interested applicants please submit your CV by clicking the "Apply Now" button.
Only those candidates who have been shortlisted will be contacted for further steps.
