Freelance Long-Term Capacity Planning Analyst

As a Long-Term Capacity Planning Analyst at our client, a leading global FMCG organization, your primary responsibility will be to develop and maintain long-term capacity plans spanning from 6 months to over 3 years. These plans will be based on business forecasts, growth projections, and historical trends. You will collaborate with stakeholders from various departments such as operations, HR, finance, and IT to gather inputs and align planning assumptions. By analyzing supply and demand data, you will identify gaps, risks, and potential bottlenecks in future capacity, providing recommendations to address capacity shortfalls or optimize resource utilization. Your role will also involve building models to simulate different growth scenarios, assessing their impact on capacity, and presenting findings and recommendations to senior leadership in a clear, data-driven manner. You will continuously refine planning models and methodologies to enhance accuracy and responsiveness to evolving business needs. Additionally, you will work closely with finance teams to ensure alignment of capacity plans with budgeting and forecasting cycles, tracking and reporting capacity metrics and KPIs while highlighting any variances from the plan. To qualify for this position, you should possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics, Supply Chain, or a related field. A minimum of 3 years of experience in capacity planning, operations analysis, workforce planning, or related areas is required. Strong analytical and modeling skills, proficiency in advanced Excel, and experience with tools such as SQL, Python, R, or similar are essential. Familiarity with planning and forecasting platforms like Anaplan, SAP IBP, Oracle, and Capacity Planning Tools is advantageous. A solid understanding of operational and resource planning concepts, excellent communication, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to think strategically and influence decision-making are also key qualifications for this role.,