Commercial Planning & Admin Lead

Job Responsibilities:

Forecasting & Planning:

• Develop and maintain short-term and long-term sales forecasts by market, channel, and SKUs
• Drives the monthly SOP Cycle (Consolidate presentation, lead meeting)
• Monitor sales trends and historical data to improve forecast accuracy
• Support annual budget planning and monthly/quarterly sales review processes
• Lead continuous improvement of sales planning processes, tools, and systems
• Prepare regular sales reports and dashboards for senior management
• Partner with Supply Chain to align demand planning with inventory management and production
• Identify risks and opportunities in the sales pipeline and propose corrective actions

Administration:

• Lead a team of Commercial Administrators and ensure a good service level is rendered to the internal sales team
• Oversee the processing of claims that are put forward by the respective teams to ensure they are completed and comply with policies and procedures.
• Keep track and ensure accurate capture of information and endorsement of internal paperwork/ forms used.
• Ensure that document management and record-keeping are organized systematically.
• Arrange booking/reservation, logistics for sales and commercial meetings/events
• Submit timely and accurate monthly reports with recommendations for improvement of business processes.

Job Requirements:

• BA or MA in finance / economics / business administration
• At least 3-5 years of experience in Administration Management, leading commercial admin team from an FMCG organization.
• Good command of English language; written and spoken
• Excellent MS Excel Advance and Power BI skills
• Excellent communicator who can handle difficult business situations well, including listening and questioning skills.
• Highly numerate with a keen eye for detail, result oriented and is hands-on.
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills with sharp business acumen.
• Able to examine and reengineer operations and procedures, formulating policy, impacts, and/ or projections.
• Clear understanding of the business to be able to focus on core issues and conduct analysis. Strong desire to continually improve work processes and systems.
• Demonstrate energy, sense of urgency, focus and follow through. Able to supervise and guide assigned staff to achieve tasks objectives.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills, able to maintain focus and adapt to a variety of challenges.