Demand Planning Manager

Posted:
8/28/2025, 1:33:27 PM

Location(s):
Taipei, Taiwan

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Operations & Logistics ⋅ Sales & Account Management

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Main Responsibilities: *

  • Responsible for strategic demand planning to maximize inventory turns, reduce returns and bad goods and to ensure a high quality forecast within ANI Taiwan, for To-Market Sales (TMS), In-Market-Sales (IMS) and consumer offtake
  • Work closely with sales and marketing teams, marketing Insights, regulatory, Area planners, and local supply chain teams striving to provide and accurate demand signal
  • Lead consolidated demand review meeting and challenge the assumptions and numbers provided by an analysis in order to improve forecast accuracy
  • Co-ordinate product channel/customer allocation process when under supply constrain environment
  • Co-ordinate NPI phase-in/out plans according to business plan to maximize product availability launch success and minimize return and bad goods
  • Establish key performance metrics and benchmarks relating to demand planning processes/operations, measure actual performance against goals on regular basis and present results to senior management
  • Co-ordinate S&OP process and maintain high level process standard

Skills & Experience Required:*

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, a related field, or equivalent preferred
  • An advanced credential, such as an MBA, MA, or MS in a relevant discipline preferred
  • Minimum 5 years of experience working in demand planning including recent experience with >USD 100MM fast moving physical goods with complex/large scale portfolio
  • ERP usage experience / ERP-WMS interfacing experience
  • Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment
  • Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment
  • Proven success in improving work processes, leading change and role models positive behaviors as well as change agent skills in a complex and fast paced environment
  • Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross division business unit model preferred
  • Strong leadership skills, including the ability to set goals and provide positive and constructive feedback respectfully to build positive relationships and improve business results 
  • Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization, including English communication skills
  • Business level English communication skills required. (TOIEC 750+)
  • Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner
  • Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable
  • Strong conflict resolution skills to achieve results through cross-functional groups

     

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Sales Support & Administration

     

DIVISION:

ANI International Nutrition

        

LOCATION:

Taiwan > Taipei : Mingsheng Commercial Building

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable

     

     

     

Abbott

Website: https://abbott.com/

Headquarter Location: Illinois City, Illinois, United States

Employee Count: 1001-5000

Year Founded: 1944

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: Biotechnology ⋅ Emergency Medicine ⋅ Genetics ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Health Diagnostics ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Medical ⋅ Medical Device ⋅ Nutrition ⋅ Pharmaceutical