Demand Forecast Manager

Role Purpose

Develop Display sales forecast based on desired Commercial targets, provide insight from data analytics, and align with business priorities and other cross-functional efforts to achieve business goals

Key Responsibilities

. Conduct 18-month and 5-year forecasting processes and integrate cross-functional views to propose collaborative demand statements.
. Develop and maintain forecasting models using statistical tools or software.
. Work closely with Regional Commercial teams, Intelligence team and Supply Chain to gather inputs and adjust forecasts based on updated information.
. Coordinate with functional leads to prepare demand scenarios for supply simulation to maximize resources and balance inventory to meet business goals.
. Partner with PLM to incorporate product strategy into demand forecast and track product performance in terms of sales volume and market share.
. Identify potential risks in the forecast, such as market disruptions or changes in customer behavior, and develop contingency plans to avoid supply unmet or supply excess.
. Regularly present detailed sales forecasts and insights to leaderships, explaining variances and proposing adjustments.
. Continuously review and enhance forecasting processes, tools, and technologies to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Experiences/Education - Required

. Bachelor's Degree or above - MBA or Master's Degree in business-related fields.
. 7 years+ in commercial, business or finance function ideally in a position requiring business or data analysis.

Skill - Required and Desired

Required Skills:

. Fluent in English verbal communication and presentations.
. Communication and engagement across working teams and leaderships ability to establish good relationships.
. Ability to drive execution to achieve or exceed objectives.
. Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities - effectively cope with change and able to handle risk and uncertainty.
. Data driven decision making - Understands critical issues, priority and implications to support decision making process.
. Advanced excel skills to support data analysis and sales forecast management.
. Display confidence and composure.

Desired Skills:

. Industry and business acumen: understand market, customers and competitor dynamics and industrial future trend.
. Proven record of problem-solving works.
. Experience in process improvement & optimization.
. International business working experience.