Demand Planning Manager

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business. This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

As Demand Planning Manager , you will be accountable for the management and continuous improvement of the Demand Planning Process. By embedding the Core Commercial Cycle (CCC) into the way we plan, you’ll ensure a seamless, resilient, and efficient end-to-end forecasting process that safeguards business continuity, even in the face of adversity.

Based in Ulu Kelang, Ampang Selangor, you will be the anchor for forecasting excellence, collaborating across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply to align assumptions, anticipate risks, and capture opportunities.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR ROLE?

Key Responsibilities

• Chair and facilitate monthly Pre-DRM and DRM meetings to deliver a consensus forecast.
• Generate and maintain a robust baseline forecast using sustainable 24-month planning processes, incorporating sales inputs and stakeholder collaboration.
• Prepare and present Pre-DRM / DRM and financial templates for both short-term and medium / long-term forecast reviews.
• Partner with Marketing and Shopper Marketing to integrate promotional and new product forecasts, ensuring effectiveness is measured and optimized.
• Drive continuous improvement of forecast accuracy through root cause analysis and action planning.
• Manage the demand forecasting and financial forecasting / budgeting processes, ensuring alignment with category trends and financial targets.
• Collaborate with Finance to input into the FC70 process and build a net value forecast that supports market ambitions.
• Work closely with Supply Hub to minimize out-of-stock risks and avoid excess inventory, balancing working capital and service levels.
• Upload approved monthly forecasts and document key assumptions, ensuring transparency and compliance with corporate SOPs.
• Support Supply Planning and CS&L initiatives (e.g., OTIF, Inventory Reduction, SCIM) and drive market KPI targets such as SFA and Bias.
• Provide accurate, timely forecasts by channel and region to support Sales, Marketing, and Supply Planning.
• Enable timely reporting of sell-in and sell-out performance versus rolling forecast and business plan.
• Contribute to strategic targets including NSS delivery, SKU optimization, SFA 71%, and Bias + / -3%.

Why you?

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals :

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