About the role

As the APAC Integrated Business Planning (IBP) & Demand Manager, you will ensure the integrity and effectiveness of the IBP and Demand Planning processes across APAC. You will drive adoption of the Target Operating Model, strengthen demand planning capabilities across Country Business Units (CBU), and promote consistent “one-number” ways of working.

Working closely with Operations, Finance, Commercial, and Planning teams, you will ensure risks and opportunities are identified early, reflected in demand scenarios, and translated into timely business decisions. You will also lead continuous improvement in forecast accuracy, forecast bias, process maturity, and planning capabilities across the region.

IBP Governance & Decision Quality

• Own and govern the APAC IBP and Demand Planning process, ensuring compliance with the Target Operating Model and planning standards.
• Facilitate Demand Review and support APAC IBP forums to ensure timely, fact-based decisions.
• Ensure risks and opportunities are identified early and translated into actionable scenarios and decisions.
• Drive adoption of "one-number" planning and consistent ways of working across CBUs.

Demand Planning Performance

• Animate APAC demand forecast from CBUs, and further work with Global Specialised Nutrition (SNu) team and Supply Points
• Monitor and improve forecast accuracy, forecast bias, and demand planning maturity across APAC.
• Challenge assumptions, demand signals, and forecast changes to improve decision quality.
• Identify regional risks and opportunities from CBU demand trends and escalate where needed.
• Lead root-cause analysis and improvement initiatives with CBUs.

Capability Building & Community Leadership

• Act as the capability guardian for the APAC Demand Planning community.
• Assess planning maturity and develop capability-building roadmaps for CBUs.
• Coach Planning Managers and Demand Planners on best practices, tools, and business partnering.
• Lead regional planning forums, workshops, and best-practice sharing.

Continuous Improvement & Digitalization

• Drive process improvement initiatives that strengthen planning effectiveness and business performance.
• Improve planning tools, reporting, and data visibility in partnership with Digital and IT teams.
• Promote automation and analytics to increase planner productivity and decision quality.
• Ensure sustainable adoption of new processes, tools, and capabilities across the region.

Technical Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, IBP, or S&OP.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end planning, demand forecasting, and IBP processes.
• Experience driving process improvements and capability building across multiple markets.
• Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and planning systems (SAP/APO or equivalent).

Leadership & Behaviors

• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills across functions and seniority levels.
• Proven ability to coach teams and drive adoption of standards and best practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and continuous improvement mindset.
• Comfortable working in a complex, multicultural environment and managing ambiguity.

Flexibility

Do things your way. At Danone Singapore, we believe that our teams work best when they are empowered to work flexibly – this is why our hybrid working policy allows you to agree the right balance of homeworking and office working, in line with yours and the team’s needs.

Focus on development – your way

With a suite of learning opportunities and a strong focus on in-role development, your line manager will work closely with you to help unlock your career ambitions within Danone. Working here you will enjoy a fast-paced, complex environment, which is packed with opportunities for the entrepreneurial spirit. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, such as evian, Dumex and Aptamil, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.

Our values

We live by our core ‘HOPE’ values – H is for Humanism, as people are at the heart of everything we do. O is for Openness, welcoming new ideas from the world we live in. P is for Proximity, as we believe that building close relationships leads to better understanding and trust. E is for Enthusiasm, for those who are as passionate as we are about bringing health through food to as many people as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA, representing our core values and beliefs. We embrace diversity as a driving force for positive change, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued.

Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU. For more information about Danone, our divisions and culture, please visit careers.danone.com.

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