Senior Business Planning Manager

Job title – Senior Business Planning Manager

Location – Cileungsi, Jakarta

The Senior Manager, Business Planning, Taste ROA leads the regional business planning function across Rest of Asia, ensuring optimal alignment between commercial ambitions, customer demand, supply capabilities, and financial objectives. The role oversees Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and S&OP governance, translating market intelligence, demand forecasts, capacity constraints, inventory positions, and customer requirements into actionable business plans.

The role serves as a strategic partner to support business growth and transformation initiatives. This includes leading Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), product transfer and localization projects, supporting major investments and PTS program, driving inventory and materials optimization strategies, and strengthening cross-functional decision making through robust planning processes. The position plays a critical role in building planning capabilities, standardizing regional ways of working, improving planning effectiveness, and ensuring organizational readiness for growth, network changes, and market volatility. Through strong leadership and stakeholder management, the Senior Manager Business Planning helps balance customer service, working capital, operational efficiency, and profitability while delivering long-term supply chain resilience for the Taste business in ROA.

The role will be reporting to Associate Director CX & BP, who is currently based in Indonesia.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the regional Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process to align demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial objectives across the ROA region
• Drive end-to-end business planning governance, ensuring customer demand is translated into executable production, procurement, and supply plans
• Own regional supply-demand balancing, proactively identifying gaps, constraints, and opportunities to protect service levels and business growth
• Establish and lead business continuity, risk management, and contingency planning, including raw material shortages, supply disruptions, geopolitical risks, and customer supply security
• Drive Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) governance, including new product introductions, product discontinuations, product transfers, and portfolio optimization initiatives
• Lead strategic network optimization and localization projects, including manufacturing transfers, tolling optimization, and site capability expansion initiatives

We offer

• Unique career paths across health, nutrition and beauty – explore what drives you and get the support to make it happen
• A chance to impact millions of consumers every day – sustainability embedded in all we do
• A science led company, cutting edge research and creativity everywhere – from biotech breakthroughs to sustainability game-changers, you’ll work on what’s next
• Growth that keeps up with you – you join an industry leader that will develop your expertise and leadership
• A culture that lifts you up – with collaborative teams, shared wins, and people who cheer each other on
• A community where your voice matters – it is essential to serve our customers well

You bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or related discipline
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Supply Chain, Business Planning, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Operations, or related functions
• Experience within the food, ingredients, flavors, fragrance, FMCG, chemical, or manufacturing industry preferred
• Proven experience leading S&OP / IBP processes in a complex, matrix organization
• Ability to translate commercial requirements into executable operational plans.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to assess trade-offs between service, inventory, cost, and profitability

About dsm-firmenich

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them.

Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.

From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future.

Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

Agency statement

We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.