Manager - Demand Planning

Abbott

5 - 10 years

Mumbai

Posted: 06/12/2025

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Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Core Responsibilities

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Forecasting/ Demand planning

Analyze demand and develop consensus-based demand forecast at lowest SKU level on a monthly basis. Forecast to be developed considering trending/statistical techniques, inputs from sales and marketing teams and alignment with long term financial plans
Work closely with sales and marketing teams to ensure inconsistencies in the forecast are corrected in future to prevent any negative impact on customer replenishment or inventory
Communicate the forecast to EPO teams as well as to the internal stakeholders
Drive the affiliate monthly S&OP Monthly

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Inventory planning

Co-ordinate with EPO teams the inventory as per the demand forecast and in line with the inventory holding norms
Conduct periodic inventory to identify & balance excess inventory, identify potential obsolescence and work with finance and sales for liquidating the same

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Divisional PL Controlling

Manage the PL from a FP&A side across all lines for Plan, RLBEs and Actual with specific focus on forecast accuracy.
Engage with the functional teams on SG&A spends targets based on appropriate MIS and landing expectation.

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Cross-functional support & Projects

Work closely and communicating effectively EPO teams, Commercial, Marketing and Finance teams on issues pertaining to inventory and drive initiatives to positively influence operating working capital
Work on Misc. projects (like Global alignment projects, System developments ..)

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Financial Planning and Analysis

DIVISION:

EPD Established Pharma

LOCATION:

India > Mumbai : BKC Building

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 20 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

About Company

Abbott is a global healthcare company developing medical devices, diagnostic tools, nutritional products, and medicines. It focuses on improving health outcomes across areas like heart disease, diabetes, and infectious diseases, with a strong emphasis on research and innovation.