Demand Planner - North

In India, Bosch is a leading supplier of technology and services in the areas of Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. Additionally, Bosch has in India the largest development center outside Germany, for end-to-end engineering and technology solutions. The Bosch Group operates in India through twelve companies: Bosch Limited – the flagship company of the Bosch Group in India – Bosch Chassis Systems India Private Limited, Bosch Rexroth (India) Private Limited, Bosch Global Software Technologies, Bosch Automotive Electronics India Private Limited, Bosch Electrical Drives India Private Limited, BSH Home Appliances Private Limited, ETAS Automotive India Private Limited, Robert Bosch Automotive Steering Private Limited, Automobility Services and Solutions Private Limited, Newtech Filter India Private Limited and Mivin Engg.Technologies Private Limited. In India, Bosch set-up its manufacturing operation in 1951, which has grown over the years to include 16 manufacturing sites, and seven development and application centers. The Bosch Group in India employs over 30,500 associates and generated consolidated sales of about Rs. 26,827 crores (3.1 billion euros) in fiscal year 2021-22 of which Rs. 24,406 crores (2.8 billion euros) are from consolidated sales to third parties. Bosch Limited is the flagship company of the Bosch Group. It earned revenue of over Rs. 11,782 crores (1.39 billion euros) in fiscal year 2021-22.
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1. Demand Aggregation and Planning: Aggregate the regional demands and analyses the same to share final unconstrained demand for source and inventory planning team.

2. S&OP Coordination and Planning: Facilitate communication and collaboration between various departments, such as sales, marketing, production, and higher management using S&OP process to ensure that demand plans align with business objectives.

3. Demand Planning Improvements: Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the demand planning process, implementing advanced forecasting techniques and best practices.

4. Inventory Management: Manage inventory levels by balancing customer demand with available stock, setting reorder points, and optimizing safety stock levels to prevent stockouts or excess inventory.

5. Long Term Planning: Align and coordinate with marketing and sales to share long term business plan of various products for capacity alignment and resource planning.

6. Market Analysis: Coordinate with marketing and sales to understand market conditions and external factors such as price change, schemes/promotions and discuss current market trends for onward corrections

• Bachelors degree in any stream.
• Masters degree in supply chain is desirable.

• Advanced knowledge of supply chain management principles and processes.
• Advanced knowledge in inventory control methods.
• Proficient knowledge in demand forecasting.

• Advanced analytical skills to analyze data to determine optimal stock levels, reorder points, and forecasting. 
• Advanced forecasting skills to forecast demand, seasonality, and trends accurately.
• Proficient in curating customer and part mix.