Experience

Westland Milk Products

• New Zealand
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Demand Planning Lead

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Promoted to deliver demand plan to optimally serve customer requirements and enable profitable sales growth across markets and channels. Take input from Inventory and Supply Chain, facilitate agreement with Sales on plan and prepares recommendations for Management. Leverage S&OP process and system tools and deliver IBP processes and information standardisation. Drive IBP engagement model with cross functional partners to ensure critical connections and alignment across the business. Measure actual vs planned demand performance at multiple planning levels. Set performance metrics such as service level, slow moving items or sales forecasting accuracy and provide feedback for continuous improvement. Perform root cause analysis and forecast optimisation for appropriate inventory levels and customer satisfaction. • Boosted Demand Planning performance with strategic process improvements that increased forecast accuracy, customer focus, operational efficiency and cross functional effectiveness. • Introduced forecast consumption review programs that effectively monitored monthly forecast accuracy, drove service level improvements and increased inventory turns. • Developed design improvements for the SPOT planning system implemented along with a new process which in combination improved forecast accuracy and strengthened reporting capabilities. • Crafted a corporate consensus forecasting process relative to S&OP, inventory control, production and logistics.• Established a monthly process for review of potential SKU rationalisations and inventory write-offs in collaboration with the Consensus Team. Headed monthly consensus forecast meeting propose demand forecast adjustments.• Integrated a data governance model for the IBP process which enabled consistency and data integrity and gave focus to continuous process improvement Show less

• Senior Demand & Supply Planner

  • Mar 2018 - May 2020

  Leveraged on end-to-end understanding of supply chain processes – demand & supply planning, inventory strategies, manufacturing SOPs and logistics to create balanced demand and supply plans. Developed demand forecast for finished goods at multiple levels of aggregation and time horizons. Reviewed historical sales trends, researched demand drivers, prepared forecast data, developed statistical forecast models and evaluated forecast results. Managed site-wide capacity planning, material scheduling, production scheduling and inventory management with focus on sales demand and manufacturing efficiencies. Engaged with teams on managing new products as per strategic and integrated business planning.• Consistently improved forecast metrics in close collaboration with Supply Chain Planners, Sales, Marketing and NPD. • Established strong collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders, proactively relaying forecast accuracy KPI metrics and variances to production planners and its impact to manufacturing and supply chain as well as determining manufacturing levels and global inventory with Supply Chain Managers. Show less



Illumina Singapore Pte Ltd

• Singapore

• Senior Planner

  • Jan 2016 - Feb 2018

  Managed production plan, work order priorities, short- and long-term capacity plans and reporting. Analyse capacity and material requirements to meet customer needs within framework of manufacturing, scheduling and inventory controls. Established manufacturing schedule as per customer delivery requirements, manpower, machine capability, materials purchased and quality requirements. Partnered with Supply Chain to evaluate global demand requirements and assessed adjustments to production plans, risk, capacity constraints. Executed cost savings and efficiency improvements by capturing opportunities in material usage variance and yield. Maintained and promoted a strong safety culture. • Achieved 100% ship-to-commit rate via exceptional planning and scheduling skills. • Led significant reduction of past due orders by 70%. • Played key role in planning and transitioning new product introductions into manufacturing operations. Show less



Coca-Cola Beverages Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei

• Malaysia
• Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Supply Planner

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

  • Oversaw and optimised inventory planning and procurement cost across the supply chain network. Balanced the sometimes-conflicting goals of inventory targets, target customer levels, forecast accuracy and safety stock requirements. • Maintained inventories, developed the supply plan to reduce out of stocks across the supply chain network to increase service levels while minimising purchasing costs and capital employed. Planned internal product supply requirements and generate corresponding purchase order. • Monitored inventory levels at regional distribution centres and planned replenishment requirements. Triggered transfer of stocks from main warehouse and collaborate with warehouse staff for seamless execution. • Proactively utilised MRP’s and other tools to review inventory projections & supply-demand summaries to prevent potential shortages or excessive inventory and demurrage. • Functioned as key liaison to resolve supply issues and manage transactions with the toll manufacturing provider. Formulated and implemented plans for raw and packaging material (RPM) requirements for select finished goods. Monitored, assessed, and reported on toll manufacturer’s performance and collaborate for improvement. • Ensured accuracy of all purchase order data to support the Sales, Operations & Transportation Teams meet customer demand, performance objectives and manage inventory levels. • Conducted root cause analysis for supply chain issues/variances and define corrective action plans to avoid reoccurrence. Reviewed out of stock situations or shortage of supply issues and recommend mitigations. Utilised exception reports to identify and correct potential out of stock issues. Show less

• Production Planner

  • Oct 2011 - Dec 2012

  Scheduled production activity for manufacturing operations, inventory levels, component material supply, production capacity and manufacturing capabilities. Determined optimal short- and long-term production plans for the operation. Forecasted demand for material and production availability. Collaborated with Material Planner to maintain manufacturing BOM and planning parameters. Worked with Demand Planner to minimise demand and supply gap. Monitored sales velocity and analysed performance to plan, production accuracy and sales to quickly revise supply plans as needed. Communicated revisions to order management, sales forecasting and sales groups.• Optimised and simplified the planning process while maximising resources by setting appropriate MRP profiles in SAP and all planning data. Ensured SAP production and Capacity Modules were fully utilised for purchased products. • Created region-wide demand plans and coordinated multi-country requirements. Identified and appropriately responded to exceptions. Worked with supply sources and countries for stock replenishment. Show less



Philips

• Netherlands
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Planning & Material Control Head

  • Jul 2008 - Jul 2011

  • Led management of production and inventory control, planning, receiving, shipping/packaging, warehousing, inventory levels and revenue forecast execution. • Performed planning activities required to achieve production objectives in the manufacturing facility by coordinating the flow of materials, parts and assemblies. Schedule and prioritise jobs to meet the customer’s needs. Formulated weekly schedules as per capacity planning, inventory management and control and prioritisation and met OTD and cycle time metrics. • Developed long term production plans utilising all available data. Interacted daily throughout all levels of the organisation and provided accurate information on directions, documentation, run rate goals and analyses. • Performed work operations within material standard operating procedures, policies and goals. Analysed phases of work in progress (WIP) and made judgments regarding work force adjustments and follow up action as per individual product health variables. Analysed, reconciled and drove disposition of non-moving inventory. • Acted as management source of information on matters related to product delivery thru meetings, correspondence and presentations of status, inventory analysis and product health issues. Reported major variances from plan to management along with a course correction action plan for managing issues. • Collaborated with US-based planning counterparts to plan weekly assembly planning. Coordinated with new product planning to develop new product launch plans. • Analysed formal planning systems, manifests, excess and obsolete reports and sales forecasts for constant awareness of finished good availability and inventory for assigned packages. Show less



Pioneer AP Elastic

• Laguna, Calabarzon, Philippines

• Assistant Production Planning Manager

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2008



EMS Components Assembly

• Philippines

• Planning Supervisor

  • Feb 2005 - Jul 2007



IDT - Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(acquired by Renesas)

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Planner, Assembly Manufacturing

  • May 2004 - Jan 2005



Isuzu Auto Parts Manufacturing Corporation

• Philippines

• Planner, Manufacturing

  • Apr 2002 - Apr 2004