Location: Hybrid Working (3 days in Head Office, 2 days WFH), London
The Skills You’ll Need: Demand planning, Inventory control, Performance and reporting, Budgetary management, Japanese
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Start: ASAP
Working hours: TBA
Japanese Speaking Demand Planning Manager - What You’ll be Doing:
* Based on the sales forecast, promotional plans, market trends, and customers’ sales and inventory data, build the demand forecast for their subsidiaries and customers
* Monitor sales results vs. forecast for all shops/subsidiaries and adjust where necessary. Communicate closely with the sales team about any short-term supply issues and decide on stock allocation for constrained inventory.
* Monthly update on Key Accounts’ sell-in/out data analysis in the monthly review meeting. Responsible for the monthly performance review on yearly demand forecast and purchase plans for each subsidiaries
* Optimize stock holding, manage aged and discontinued products by liaising with sales teams to reduce stock write-off.
* Align with Sales and Marketing for pricing, promotions budget, and marketing activities to control P&L. Provide an analysis of budget vs. profit based on the sales forecast.
* Analyse and share insights about market trends, competitors, and customers’ sell-in/out data to support building the sales strategies.
Japanese Speaking Demand Planning Manager - The Skills You’ll Need to Succeed:
* Strong demand planning experience
* Expertise in inventory control
* Proficient in performance reporting and data analysis
* Experience in budgetary management and P&L analysis
* Fluent in Japanese- Business level is required.
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