Planning Manager, Asia Pacific

Role Overview

• Drive planning for regional materials through hubs, ensuring alignment with best practices and regional requirements
• Coordinate hub-level planning to balance service levels, cost, and inventory targets
• Act as the regional process owner, ensuring consistency and scalability of planning practices
• Lead the design and execution of demand forecasting processes for regional materials to match customer & business requirements
• Collaborate with commercial, finance, and supply chain teams to improve forecast accuracy
• Track forecast KPIs and drive corrective actions where needed
• Define replenishment frameworks to optimize inventory policies and service levels at hubs
• Monitor replenishment performance metrics and ensure timely corrective actions
• Support working capital optimization through effective inventory management
• Actively participate in SIOP process, ensuring demand, supply, and financial plans are aligned
• Work closely with Commercial, Procurement, Logistics, Customer Service, SNO, and Finance to align forecast assumptions, resolve constraints, and balance supply/demand
• Drive supply aggregation for regional consolidation and distribution to local markets
• Provide planning insights to support regional footprint and distribution decisions
• Ensure material master alignment across APAC markets, driving consistency in SKU definitions, attributes, and planning parameters
• Manage a team of planners, providing leadership, coaching, and development
• Set clear objectives, monitor performance, and ensure accountability for results

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration or related discipline (Master’s preferred)
• Minimum 8–10+ years of supply chain planning or hub planning experience in a global MNC environment
• Prior experience with inventory optimization, forecast modeling and ERP systems (SAP preferred)
• Strong analytical capabilities, with proficiency in data analysis, Excel, and planning tools
• Proven cross-functional collaboration skills with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent communication — both written and verbal.
• Strategic mindset with focus on service level improvements and cost-effective planning.

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities