Supply Chain Business Partner, SEA

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Alignment: Partner with business leader to align supply chain initiatives with overall business objectives and product lifecycles.

2. Planning & Forecasting: Collaborate on demand/supply planning, Sales Order monitoring, shipment scheduling, and inventory management to ensure product availability.

Demand Management

• Consolidate country forecast and roll up aggregate SEA forecast / trade sales plan up to 60months
• Oversight country demand review to align with overall business objectives including change management and Product Life Cycle (phase/in and out)
• Support commercial teams in scenario planning and fair share allocation based on demand and supply profile
• Submits SEA Demand Forecast to SAP’s supply chain management Advanced Planning & Optimization (APO) and other tool
• Lead SEA Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) and/or Integrated Business Planning (IBP) monthly meeting with SEA and Regional team

Supply Planning

• Provide forecast guidance to support optimal inventory levels in-country (FDS) and/or regional hubs (DIO)
• Lead SEA Sales & Order Execution (S&OE) with commercial operations team to review service levels for 1 to 3 months forecast horizon, highlight gaps, and collaborate with stakeholders to prevent stockouts/overstock situation
• Oversight order execution from Distribution Centre (DC) to Distributor
• Identify demand risks and opportunities and recommend mitigation strategies.

3. Process Improvement: Identify, lead, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and process robustness

4. Data Analysis & Reporting: Analyze supply chain metrics and provide insights into KPI performance and root cause analysis of the failure to support decision-making

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Forecast Accuracy & Bias
• Service Levels (Back Order, OTIF)
• Inventory Health (DIO, E&O)