Wilhelmsen

Category Demand Manager

Singapore Full time

Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.

Join Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) as Category Demand Manager

Location: Singapore, Piraeus | Type: Full-time, Hybrid

Join us as our new Category Demand Manager and play a key role in securing reliable product availability across our worldwide supply chain. In this role, you’ll drive demand planning excellence, collaborate with stakeholders across regions, and help shape a resilient and customer-focused product portfolio.

Who We Are:

WSS operates in more than 70 countries through 50+ legal entities, delivering essential marine products and services to vessels worldwide. Our customers count on us to deliver wherever their ships sail — powered by a truly global supply network. With innovation, quality, and teamwork at our core, we’re shaping the future of the maritime industry.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Determine which products should be stocked at each warehouse location and review these decisions regularly.

  • Monitor demand trends for the product portfolio and adjust forecasts proactively.

  • Stay aligned with stakeholders on market and regulatory developments and changes in customer buying behavior.

  • Coordinate closely with Area Inventory Planning on supply availability and regional planning needs.

  • Work with commercial teams to gather customer forecasts and improve forecast accuracy.

  • Review and follow up on supply chain requests specific to the product portfolio.

  • Plan and manage smooth product phase-ins and phase-outs.

  • Monitor monthly lost sales and identify root causes within the product portfolio.

  • Maintain accurate planning data in the inventory system, including MOQ, buffer levels, and reorder settings.

  • Support Procurement with initial buys for new products, including lead times, configuration, and minimum order quantities.

  • Track and reduce excess and obsolete inventory.

  • Provide input on product reshuffling opportunities during global inventory optimization exercises.

  • Ensure all planning and product management activities comply with regulatory, quality, safety, environmental, and labour standards.

Who You Are:

  • Master’s degree or equivalent experience, ideally in economics, business, or supply chain.

  • Solid knowledge of ERP systems and inventory planning tools.

  • Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.

  • Strong communication skills in a multinational environment.

  • Able to work independently and take initiative, while also collaborating effectively in teams.

  • Comfortable working across functions and with both internal and external stakeholders.

  • Analytical, structured, and commercially minded.

  • Excellent English skills, both written and spoken.

  • Ability to present complex analysis in a clear, simple way.

  • Curious, proactive, and systematic in approach.

What We Offer:

  • A dynamic, international work environment with a strong team culture

  • Professional growth through career development and training opportunities

  • Flexible working arrangements

  • Competitive benefits including:

    • Generous annual leave

    • Competitive compensation package

    • WSS bonus scheme

    • Pension and insurance packages

Ready to Come on Board?

If this sounds like your next opportunity, we want to hear from you!

Apply through our career portal by creating a ‘Candidate Home’ account. Don’t forget to include your CV and a short motivational letter explaining why you’re the perfect fit.

Application Deadline: 12.12.2025
Contact: Olivia Tye-Reeve, Senior Recruitment Specialist: olivia.tye-reeve@wilhelmsen.com

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