Objectives of the Position

• Demand planning process owner & systems expert for ASEAN & ANZ
• Single point of contact for ASEAN & ANZ consolidated demand forecast
• Merchandise Stock Planning process owner & system expert for ASEAN

Main Areas of Responsibilities and Key Activities

Demand Planner – ASEANA

• Manage Demand Planning process performance, efficiency and effectiveness by development of a process management and monitoring framework within the Business Unit.
• Own the consolidated demand forecast for ASEANA countries over the 3-24 months horizon. Key interface between numerous functions within own business unit, as well as regional team with regards to ASEANA demand.
• Lead demand review meetings.
• Understand the significance of products to customers and market drivers affecting demand trends
• Analyze demand patterns, providing both insights & challenge to the sales leads. Reflect and if appropriate critique the market intelligence data. Decide on overriding the statistical forecast.
• Develop and prepare monthly forecasting files, reports and/or visualization of demand parameters for management presentations.
• Identify root causes of forecast inaccuracy & bias, thereafter, lead the development of solutions to improve forecast accuracy.

Merchandise Planner ASEAN

• Balance demand forecast against supply capability and inventory to create a feasible constrained rough-cut supply plan for Merchandise Products.
• Enforce planning and order processing-related business rules.
• Communicate and collaborate closely with Supplying Point and the corresponding Contact Pont/PM to understand planned downtime and overall supply related matters

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field
• 3-5 years in Supply Chain Management with hands-on planning experience.
• Open for fresh graduates also.
  
  

Technical & Professional Knowledge

• High Analytics skill
• Hands-on experience with ERP software (eg SAP MRP, APO SNP, OMP FCT, PP/DS, IBP, Plant Maintenance etc.)
• Advanced MS Excel
• Proficiency with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau), Usage of modern AI tool an advantage

About BASF in Malaysia

BASF has been present in Malaysia since 1989, and operates a manufacturing plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor. BASF’s Regional Service Hub in Kuala Lumpur provides functional support services to BASF companies in 20 markets across Asia Pacific. BASF also provides infrastructure and utilities support services to its joint ventures BASF PETRONAS Chemicals and Toray BASF Resins at an integrated Verbund site situated in the Gebeng Industrial Zone, Pahang. BASF posted sales to customers in Malaysia of approximately €340 million in 2024 and had 2,579 employees as of the end of the year. Further information is available on www.basf.com/my