Deputy General Manager - Demand & Production Planner

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Senior Demand & Production Planner

lead strategic projects


KEY RESULT AREAS

Demand Planning:

  1. You will develop and maintain SKU-level forecasts using advanced tools, collaborating with sales, and marketing to gather inputs.
  2. You’ll monitor monthly S&OP meetings, analyze historical data and market trends, and engage with the Marketing and Sales teams to validate forecasts, including reviewing MAPE to assess accuracy.
  3. Monitoring OTIF (On-Time-In-Full), MAPE (forecast accuracy) and building customer consumption profiles will be key to improving planning performance.

Production Planning:

  1. You’ll create and manage 3-month fixed production schedules aligned with demand forecasts, coordinating with procurement, manufacturing, and logistics to ensure timely execution.
  2. Your role includes optimizing production plans to reduce costs and waste, managing inventory levels to prevent stockouts or overstock, and leading capacity planning across production lines.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

  1. You’ll work closely with Markets, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Procurement, and Operations to support product launches, resupply strategies, and contingency planning, while ensuring compliance with GMP and regulatory standards.

Supply Chain Digitization:

  1. You’ll lead digitization initiatives by implementing real-time analytics and forecasting tools, collaborating with IT and data science teams to integrate AI/ML solutions.
  2. Driving automation and monitoring digital KPIs will be essential, along with ensuring data integrity and other necessary compliances.

Leadership & Strategic Projects:

  1. You’ll mentor junior planners and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
  2. Strategic project ownership will include supply chain optimization and reporting directly to the General Manager on planning KPIs, risks, and transformation progress.
  3. You’ll drive digital planning initiatives to enhance forecast accuracy, agility, and end-to-end visibility.
  4. You’ll design and implement risk frameworks to ensure supply continuity and resilience under dynamic market conditions.

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