Assistant Demand Planning Manager-ICD

Demand Planner

Main purpose of the role:

To own, facilitate, and administrate forecasting and S&OP process for Categories and Channel

Main accountabilities:

• 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.

Skills and Competencies:

• Effective communication, strong analytics, growth mindset.

Requirement:-

• Qualification – MBA in Supply chain or Operations

• Experience - 3 – 8 years

• Industry – FMCG & Pharma, Consumer Durables, E-Commerce

• Key Skills: - 1. Prior experience in Demand Planning & SAP-APO

                    2. Should be good in Communication & analytics skills

                    3. Should be a self-starter and be able to form firm point of view basis data and information.