Demand Planning & Purchasing Manager (FMCG)

2 Weeks ago • 6 Years +

About the job

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Ninja Van seeks a Demand Planning & Purchasing Manager (FMCG) with 6+ years of experience in managing inventory, leading procurement teams, and optimizing supply chain operations in a fast-paced environment. Proven expertise in FMCG, General Trade, Retail, or Logistics is preferred.

Ninja Van is a tech-enabled logistics company on a mission to provide hassle-free delivery services for businesses of all sizes across Southeast Asia. Launched in 2014, we started operations in Singapore and have become the region's largest and fastest growing last-mile logistics company, partnering with over 35,000 merchants and delivering more than 1,000 parcels every minute across six countries.

At our core, we are a technology company that is disrupting a massive industry with cutting-edge software and operational concepts. Powered by algorithm-based optimisation, dynamic routing, end-to-end tracking and a data-driven approach, we provide best-of-class delivery services that delight both the shippers and end customers. But we are just getting started! We have much room for improvement and many ideas that will further shape the industry.

Description

Key Areas/ Functional Areas:
Planning and managing inventory levels in our warehouses and provinces to reduce the possibility of inventory risk and to ensure OOS levels are low (30%);
Managing a team of provincial buyers to execute procurement activities to ensure there are enough goods to sell but without burying cash flow at the suppliers (30%);
Work with warehouse operations teams to plan effective SKU (import/export) movement and storage to minimize write-off risk (20%);
Executing on supply processes such as invoice management, SKU quality, near expired date, slow-moving items, and other administrative activities (20%).

Requirements

6+ years of experience;
Preferred experience in FMCG, General Trade, Retail, Modern Trade, Logistics
The candidate will be based in Ho Chi Minh but should be comfortable traveling and working from the Mekong Delta;
The English language is preferred but not compulsory;
Bachelor’s degree in business/engineering or equivalent;
Self-starter - the candidate will work independently from time;
Analytical & numbers-oriented - the candidate will analyze our supply operations and come up with benchmarks for inventory levels;
Team player - the candidate will work with multiple teams such as the Category Management team and the SU;
Comfortable with uncertainty - business needs for supply are always changing, the candidate must be ready to change processes to fit new business needs;
Fluent in English.

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