Demand Planner
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Analyze the demand patterns and create a Demand construct at SKU Level
- Unbiased decision making on up lifts/down lifts basis inputs from Brand and Customer Marketing Teams.
- Liaise with Brand, CM, CD, Supply Planning, Customer Service, Category/Channel Finance and drive S&OP process for the categories.
- Partner with Branch teams for short term forecasting.
- Managing complexities of channel behaviors, category ambition vs channel reality, seasonality
- Effective communication with all relevant stakeholders to achieve consensus on all demand plans.
- Periodical review of QGP/3TDP forecast and drive continuous improvement.
- Analyze forecast accuracy and bias and identify and implement process enhancements to improve these KPI’s.
- Champion the development of changes / additions to current processes.
- Coordinate monthly S&OP process to drive key decisions.
- Event Planning (Big Day and Public Holiday etc.)
- Identify demand drivers with the changing economic landscape and evolve the process of forecasting.
- Effective communication, strong analytics, growth mindset.
- Qualification – MBA in Supply chain or Operations
- Experience - 3 – 8 years
- Industry – FMCG & Pharma, Consumer Durables, E-Commerce
- Prior experience in Demand Planning & SAP-APO
- Should be good in Communication & analytics skills
- Should be a self-starter and be able to form firm point of view basis data and information.