Demand Planning Manager

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Phnom Penh, KHM
In-Office
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The Role
Lead demand planning and forecasting to ensure service levels; coordinate with Customer Strategy & Planning, Marketing, and warehouse teams. Manage inventory, support NPD and transitions, upload forecasts into Kinaxis, coordinate labeling and warehouse operations, drive continuous improvement, and produce weekly and monthly demand and forecast accuracy reports.
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Position: Demand Planning Manager 
Department: Supply Chain 

Location: Cambodia

Main Purpose of the Job 

Responsible for ensuring high service level delivery through accurate forecasting and driving the demand planning process in alignment with warehouse operations. 

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead and Coordinate Demand Planning Process 

  • Facilitate monthly demand planning meetings with Customer Strategy & Planning and Marketing teams. 

  • Own sales forecast accuracy and provide consistent analysis. 

  • Collaborate with Customer Strategy & Planning and Marketing to deliver accurate, robust, and timely forecasts. 

  • Ensure consistency between volume forecasts and secondary sales forecasts, aligned with historical trends and activity calendars. 

  • Address risks and opportunities for informed decision-making. 

  • Support innovation projects, new product development (NPD), and transition projects. 

  • Upload demand volume in Kinaxis system and split monthly demand into weekly demand based on phasing percentages provided by CBD team. 

2. Inventory Management 

  • Co-manage inventory with Supply Planner and Customer Strategy & Planning. 

  • Report and manage inventory levels, highlighting risks and actions. 

  • Develop requirements to sustain customer service levels. 

  • Proactively alert commercial teams on slow-moving or obsolete stock and drive clearance actions. 

3. Coordinate Warehouse Operations 

  • Plan budgets and analyze costs for labeling and loading operations. 

  • Provide monthly and weekly demand to warehouse for sticker purchase orders. 

  • Coordinate with Marketing for Lao labeling artwork readiness. 

  • Manage Lao labeling and loading operations with warehouse team. 

  • Review and approve monthly warehouse invoices before GR in Coupa system. 

4. Continuous Improvement 

  • Identify new ideas to improve demand, supply, and inventory processes. 

  • Support improvement projects and other assignments from line managers. 

5. Reporting 

  • Weekly actual sales and demand reports. 

  • Actualized Demand Workbook. 

  • Monthly forecast accuracy and forecast bias (FAFB) report. 

  • Demand Workbook Sign-Off. 

  • Weekly Achievement Tracking. 

Qualifications:

  • University degree: Supply Chain qualification is an advantage. 

  • Minimum 1 year of experience in Supply Chain. 

  • Knowledge of relevant SC processes. 

  • Strong Excel skills. 

  • Planning mastery, S\&OP, and business finance understanding. 

  • Ability to make fact-based decisions. 

  • Proven ability to work within a team. 

  • Category & customer knowledge is an advantage. 

  • Experience in FMCG industry preferred. 

  • Familiarity with Kinaxis planning tool (optional), SAP, or other relevant SC systems is an advantage. 

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

Skills Required

  • University degree
  • Supply Chain qualification
  • Minimum 1 year experience in Supply Chain
  • Knowledge of relevant supply chain processes
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Planning mastery, S&OP and business finance understanding
  • Ability to make fact-based decisions
  • Proven ability to work within a team
  • Category and customer knowledge
  • Experience in FMCG industry
  • Familiarity with Kinaxis planning tool
  • Familiarity with SAP or other supply chain systems

Unilever Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and occupational health support alongside a 24/7 employee assistance program. Wellbeing offerings such as health checks, resilience tools, and counseling support the perceived depth of health-related benefits.
  • Retirement Support Retirement support includes a 401(k) match that reaches up to 5% of base salary, strengthening the overall value of the package. Share and savings options are also referenced as part of longer-term financial support beyond salary.
  • Flexible Benefits Benefits customization is enabled through tools such as a “My Reward” system and a “Benefits Envelope” that allows employees to personalize selections. Flexible working approaches are also associated with improved overall satisfaction, reinforcing perceived choice and adaptability in the total rewards offering.

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