Demand Planner Greater China / HK / SE Asia

Job Description

About usWe are the worlds learning company with more than 22,500 employees operating in 70 countries. We combine world-class educational content and assessment, powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning at scale.We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people. Were committed to a world thats always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are alwaysre-examining the way people learn best, whether its one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports andinspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technologyand each other to surpass these boundarieswe create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the worlds innovations, personal and global, large and small.About the roleThe Demand Planner position plays an important role to implement and sustain an accurate long-term rolling demand forecast for the Schools Courseware business in Assessment & Qualifications. This permanent role is based in the UK but willbe pivotal to ensure timely, cost effective and accurate delivery of our courseware to customers across China, Hong Kong and South East Asia regions.The role will be based from home with option to be based in Hellaby. Team will meet every 1-2 months in one of the offices based in Hellaby, Oxford, Central London or the distribution centre in Birmingham.Main Responsibilities

• Facilitate a monthly Demand Review meeting with key stake holders to incorporate relevant market intelligence into the demand plan
• Develop accurate forecasting (supported also by Analytics team) through collating insights from local regional sales teams
• Implement proven demand forecasting methodology to create baseline forecast.
• Enrich baseline forecast through challenge and validation of market intelligence received to increase accuracy of the demand plan
• Agree enrichment to the forecast including cannibalization with Sales and Marketing and update Forecast Analyst.
• Facilitate the Demand Review Meeting to achieve sign off on the Consensus Demand Plan
• Responsible for collecting all pre-read documentation for the meeting, defining the meeting agenda and distributing them to all meeting participants
• Coordinate with Forecast Analyst to ensure update to Forecast Accuracy and Forecast Bias metrics
• Review alert report from Forecast Analysis, create list of discussion points for DRM.
• Assist demand planning manager in the monthly Demand Review Meeting and S&OP meetings to drive consensus among cross-functional partners such as Sales, Finance, Planning and Production to one consolidated plan balancing demand and supply.
• Intercompany PO placement / follow ups
• Planning parameters maintenanceEnsure correct parameters such as production lead time, transportation lead time, target service level, target stock coverage are maintained into our planning systems.

About You

• Experience in forecasting and/or Demand Planning within retail finished goods
• Understanding of demand planning and supply planning process and methodologies.
• Ability to analyse and interpret data with intermediate excel skills.
• Proficiency in statistics/forecasting with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts
• Used your analytical, communication and presentation skills to analyse large amounts of data to identify key trends/insights and summarise findings to key stakeholders.

Desirable (but not essential)

• Bachelors Degree level and / or Supply Chain Professional qualification
• Familiarity with the print publishing business
• Forecasting and/or demand planning experience in a publishing or retail environment
• Either Planning or Sales experience within SE Asia Market

Your Benefits & RewardAlong with learning, development and mentoring opportunities, our range of benefits can support the different needs of our diverse colleagues, and their families too. Joining our Pearson family can provide you with unlimited and truly global career progressionoptions, and you can also look forward to exploring our impressive benefits, such as:

• Flexible options for work from home days.
• A starting holiday of 25 days plus UK public holidays, and youll earn 1 additional days holiday per year you work with us.
• Generous pension scheme where we match and double what you contribute.
• Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible work policies.
• Shares and stock purchase options.
• Healthcare and dental plans, and an employee wellbeing assistance programme for you and your family to help balance work, family and personal life.
• Cycle to work program, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts.

At Pearson, we believe in the power of difference. Harnessing the unique skills, perspectives, and backgrounds of every employee helps us foster innovation and create the most effective solutions for learners around the world. Thats why were committedto ensuring that diversity and inclusion are embedded into everything we do. We foster a work environment thats inclusive and diverseand where our people can be themselvesso we can reflect the customers and learners we serve.Pearson is delighted to be committed to the Race Charter, and to be confirmed by Stonewall in the Top 100 Employers LGBTQ+ employers in the UK. We are a Disability Confident committed employer and were recognised in the Best Employers for Diversity 2019awards. We are featured on The Forbes list of Best D&I Employers and are a Working Mums Top Employer and Age Positive employer. Pearson is listed on both the London and New York Stock Exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). We are proud to offer an exceptional andsupportive environment to develop your professional career!#LI-POST Learning is the most powerful force for change in the world. More than 20,000 Pearson employees deliver our products and services in nearly 200 countries, all working towards a common purposeto help everyone achieve their potential through learning. We dothat by providing high quality,