Executive - Demand Planning

Job Summary

The Demand Planner is responsible for forecasting product demand, aligning supply chain operations, and driving data-driven decisions to ensure product availability while minimizing waste (SMI). This role supports the organization in achieving optimal inventory levels, accurate forecasts, and collaboration across sales, marketing, and supply functions.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Analyze historical sales trends, market dynamics, promotions, and external factors to develop accurate demand forecasts.
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Planning, and Commercial teams to align demand and supply plans.
• Utilize forecasting tools and Excel-based models to generate monthly and weekly rolling forecasts.
• Drive S&OP processes, ensuring transparency in forecast assumptions and variances.
• Prepare regular presentations and dashboards for internal stakeholders using Excel and PowerPoint /Power BI report.
• Continuously enhance forecasting accuracy by analyzing data patterns and demand drivers.
• Focus on Inventory Management – maintaining optimal inventory levels to ensure the availability of finished goods and service parts, preventing shortages or overstocking.
• Ensure compliance with India’s import/export regulations by staying updated on customs requirements.
• Stock distribution weekly/Monthly from central plant to other regions for achieving regional billing as well as to save logistics cost.
• Continuous coordination with warehouse, Order management team, sales operation team for billing of materials which was estimated in S&OP.
• Training to other colleague for creating backup of each other to avoid any challenge in SCM in absence of resource.
• Releasing on time PR, PO and STO from Inter-company, Intra-Company and to approved suppliers.

Required Education, Experience & Skills:

Education: Graduate (preferably in Engineering, BSc., Commerce, or related field).

Experience: 5–6 years in forecasting, Demand Planning, Supply planning, and S&OP processes in relevant industries.

Key Skills:

• Strong command over demand planning processes and statistical forecasting methods.
• Working knowledge of forecasting models (Statistical, Moving Average, etc.) and MS Excel (Intermediate to Advanced), PowerPoint, Word, Macros, Power BI etc..
• Forecasting and demand planning, Inventory management, Sales and operation planning, Data analysis and reporting.
• Experience with advanced planning systems in SAP or any other tool.
• Proven ability to lead monthly forecasting reviews, fostering cross-functional collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure alignment and accuracy in demand planning.
• Knowledge of inventory optimization and working capital management.
• Close coordination inter-company counter partner / global suppliers for availability of materials, to check about lead time.
• Updating to business in advance if there is challenge in getting required materials and there will be business impact to avoid surprise at month end revenue.
• Process optimization with smooth business operation.
• Proven experience in implementing Lean methodologies, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and 6S workplace management.
• Understanding of ISO, FDA, CDSCO, AERB, BIS etc. regulatory and compliance documents.
• Classifying materials based on revenue & consumption and balancing the inventory with smooth operation.
• Stock distribution across all the plants for regional billing to save the logistics cost.
• Supplier performance- delivery performance, Quality performance, supplier score card.
• Achieving POF/OTIF goals by keep optimum stocks.
• Material master data making updated based on requirements.
• Ability to lead the project for new product launch, new process development, process harmonization.