What a Global Demand & Supply Planning Manager does at HP:

• Manages a broad range of moderately complex supply chain processes, such as inventory analysis and planning, demand management, logistics management, and import/ export operations typically with a large or complex global business unit.
  
• Coordinate and negotiate with suppliers and/ or manufacturers.
  
• Independently executes the demand and supply matching activities, connecting planning to execution, and identifying issues and their impact.
  
• Drives backlog management.
  
• Gathers demand data from country, region and account managers to synthesize information using complex analyses, and delivers demand signals to the supply base to contribute to demand forecasting.
  
• Coordinates or leads regional and global business unit planning teams to maintain and enhance the current business processes.
  
• Reviews performance metrics on a regular basis, identifying opportunities for improvement.
  
• Contributes to priority projects with complex analyses and assists in developing recommendations.
  
• Coordinates, develops, and manages a Regulatory Trade Compliance program.
  

Individuals who do well in this role at HP, usually possess:

• First level university degree or equivalent experience; may have advanced university degree.
  
• Typically 4-6 years of experience in Commodity/ Material planning
  
• Strong understanding of supply chain processes (plan, source, make, and deliver).
  
• Very strong analytical and data modeling skills.
  
• Very strong communication and influencing skills; mastery in English and local Thailand language.
  
• Proven relationship management skills.
  
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Power Point, etc.), statistical analysis, and financial modeling.
  
• Extensive understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Available to Promise (ATP) and master scheduling.
  
• Good understanding of national and international trade requirements to align customs/ trade function with business objectives.
  
• Thorough knowledge of inventory analysis.
  
• Developed leadership skills including team-building and conflict resolution and management.
  

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