Regional Planning Excellence Manager

Position Snapshot

Location : Malaysia

Company : Nestlé Malaysia

Full-time

Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree

5+ years of working experience in Supply Chain, Demand & Supply Planning and any other relevant experience

Position Summary

Lead & oversee the supply chain team efforts to improve and excel the Demand & Supply Planning processes. This role focuses on ensuring that the Demand & Supply Planning function operates efficiently, accurately and strategically to meet customer demand and support Nestlé’s broader objectives. Monitor the performance metrics of the demand and supply planning processes. When necessary, the Excellence Steward aligns with the owner of the performance matrix to define an actionable plan for improving performance.

Key Responsibilities :

• Identify and implement best practices in Demand & Supply Planning including development and refinement of processes & tools.
• Establish and monitor standard key performance indicators across Markets for demand & supply planning (e.g., forecast accuracy, bias, inventory health status, production adherence, etc.).
• Drive initiatives to improve the defined key performance indicators (if needed) across Markets.
• Continuously review and optimize Demand & Supply Planning processes to eliminate inefficiencies, reduce manual intervention, and automate tasks where possible.
• Foster collaboration in Markets, across Demand & Supply Planning processes.
• Evaluate and lead the implementation of software and tools to streamline and enhance the Demand & Supply Planning processes.
• Collaborate with the Excellence Stewards in the other markets to ensure process standardization & sharing of best practices and to create a global expert network across the zones.
• Provide trainings and mentorship to the Demand & Supply Planning community to improve their skills and expertise.
• Align with key stakeholders to define the performance metrics, their corresponding targets and the required timing to generate the reports.
• Generate on-time and with the highest quality performance metrics reports and share across the markets.
• Collaborate with the appropriate stakeholder(s) to establish an action plan when performance metrics fall below the agreed-upon target

What will make you successful :

We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect : respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at

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