Demand Planning COE

As the Demand Planning Center of Excellence (COE) Lead at Apollo Tyres Ltd, you play a crucial role in enhancing demand planning practices across global operations. Your primary responsibility is to establish and maintain demand planning capabilities, ensuring the implementation of standardized processes and tools to achieve accurate demand forecasting and inventory optimization. Collaborating with regional demand planning teams, sales, marketing, finance, and supply chain functions is essential to drive efficiency and effectiveness in demand planning. - Develop and execute a comprehensive Demand Planning COE strategy aligned with global supply chain objectives - Lead the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of demand planning processes, systems, and tools - Provide subject matter expertise and training to regional teams on demand planning methodologies and tools - Navigate the complex cross-functional environment by influencing stakeholders across regions, geographies, and channels - Facilitate collaboration between sales, marketing, supply chain, and finance functions to align demand forecasts with business objectives - Lead scenario planning, demand sensing, and predictive analytics initiatives to enhance forecast accuracy - Act as the custodian for advanced planning solutions and ensure successful adoption of digital and AI-based demand planning tools - Provide leadership and mentorship to demand planners across regions to foster a culture of continuous learning and collaboration - Manage cross-functional projects related to demand planning improvements, ensuring timely delivery and stakeholder alignment Your internal relationships will involve collaboration with functional heads and managers, supply and demand planning teams, sales and marketing, finance, manufacturing IT teams, logistic teams, and cross-departmental project stakeholders. Externally, you will engage with project implementation vendors and OE Partners like O9 and S4 HANA. The ideal candidate for this role will have: - At least 7 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain management, or related roles within a global manufacturing environment - Proficiency in demand planning processes, statistical modeling, and forecasting techniques - Experience with demand planning tools and data visualization tools - Strong leadership and project management skills - Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills Educational qualifications preferred include a Master's Degree/MBA from a reputed institute, with a Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Technology. Challenges in this role include stakeholder management, legacy process revamp, fostering an agile ecosystem, change management, and driving technological advancements in demand planning processes.,