Regional Demand Planning Specialist-Korea Seoul, Korea, Republic of (On-site) JOB DESCRIPTION The Regional Demand Planning Specialist-Korea role is responsible for working collaboratively with the Korea/regional/product Commercial organization to understand the market's dynamics, participation strategies and resulting demand forecast. This role supports the ongoing maturation of the S&OP processes with the Commercial teams in collaboration with the Regional Demand Manager role and Distribution/supply planning functions. This role should also participate in the product portfolio strategies with the Korea Commercial team. RESPONSIBILITIES • Owner of Korea product demand forecasts in the planning system which drives the supply planning functions. Works in collaboration with the Marketing teams to understand demand drivers. • Highlights demand trends, documents key assumptions as well as risks and opportunities. • Participates with the Commercial / Marketing team in development of the product participation strategies and resulting demand plan. • Supports demand planning for new product introduction through collaboration with cross-functional teams including but not limited to new product introduction teams, commercial teams, supply planning teams. • Works with the Marketing teams to understand the Korea/regional forecasts and ensures consistency in the demand forecasts. Ensures that the assumptions underlying the forecasts are understood and documented. • Work with Distribution team to ensure the Demand is transferred into physical stock received in KOR Warehouse. • Support Korea Customer service level, help Distribution team to improve the Stock availability with Supply team. • Evaluates key performance indicators for demand actuals vs. plan (Forecast Accuracy, Bias - Lag 0, Lag 1, Lag 2). Contributes to projects to improve Korea forecast accuracy and bias. • Contributes to the Korea S&OP Demand planning processes. Presents monthly output of Korea demand process for significant changes in assumptions/demand plan. • Identifies improvement opportunities across the Global Supply Chain and Commercial forecast generation process. • Participates in Global Supply Chain continuous improvement initiatives. • Involvement at varying levels on systems changes globally impacting demand management (Oracle OneVision, Logility upgrades, Logility rollouts, AdaptLink, COGNOS, 09 and Hyperion etc.) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: QUALIFICATIONS • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. • Strong proficiency in spoken and written English is essential for effective communication. • Negotiation and influencing skills. • Ability to work across multiple groups and countries plus broad functional areas to obtain buy-in and support, communicate and provide leadership for implementing capabilities. • Ability to adapt to a fast and dynamic environment. • Project management skills. • Highly adaptable, flexible, and willing to accept new ideas, processes, and procedures. • Highly self-motivated, self-directed, and attentive to detail. Quickness of comprehension and aptitude for learning. Travel: • International travel - 10%. • Domestic travel - 10% Work Environment: • Normal office environment. • Ability to perform light to medium physical work and standing for long periods of time, if required depending on the task. Experience: • Minimum 3 years of experience within supply chain related environment required. • Some experience of working in a global organization and with geographically dispersed colleagues and stakeholders would be a plus. • Willing to flex work hours to meet the needs of a global organization. • Understanding end-to-end supply chain. • Understanding of statistical based demand forecasting • Experience in a regulated industry, medical device, consumable health care or similar industry. • Project management skills. • Experience in collaborating with stakeholders, for instance supply chain, manufacturing, packaging and distribution operations, and commercial/sales functions. Education: • Bachelor's degree required in related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Job Identification 6434 JOB INFO Job Category Posting Date Job Schedule Locations Company Supply Chain 01/08/2025, 03:07 PM Full time 10th Floor, Suseo office bldg., Seoul, 6349, KR (On-site) CooperVision
