Principal Analyst

AB InBev GCC was incorporated in 2014 as a strategic partner for Anheuser-Busch InBev. The center leverages the power of data and analytics to drive growth for critical business functions such as operations, finance, people, and technology. The teams are transforming

Operations through Tech and Analytics.

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Job Title: Principal Analyst – GBS Commercial

Location: Bangalore

Reporting to: Manager-Demand Planning

1. Purpose of the role

Resource will be required to independently own and manage delivery of process activities of a Demand Planning process for the aligned market and effectively collaborate with market counterparts from Supply planning and Commercial teams. Resource will also be responsible to independently identify, solution and close initiatives to drive improvement on aligned KPIs, both with respect to process effectiveness and efficiency.

2. Key tasks & accountabilities

Design and drive solutions to business issue:

• IC role and Will be responsible to manage statistical baseline forecast & achieve best forecast accuracy for allocated country/market.

• Collaborate with aligned country/market DP partners to align on best forecast strategy for their portfolio.

• Able to understand nuances of aligned market/country to identify external causal factors and how they influence demand.

• Analyze and understand thoroughly trend/Pattern/ Seasonality and product life cycle to select best statistical models.

• Know-how of standard and advanced statistical models – Model selection, Parameter modification and testing procedure of new models

• Performing ABC-XYZ analysis, Outlier cleansing to generate accurate base forecast.

• Performing RCA for previous week performance taking appropriate action to ensure

correct base forecast – For both long term and short term

• Ability to determine right root cause across supply chain value stream – Demand vs Supply issues, impacting forecast accuracy. Knowledge of supply network planning

process.

• Will be managing New /End of life cycle products.

Ability to prepare S&OP review documents with insights on key demand planning performance parameters and root cause analysis, Identify and label priorities, Top

repeating issues etc.

• Participate, Present and Contribute to market level S&OP process from demand planning perspective.

• Contribute and add value to the business through continuous improvement and process improvement.

• Managing SAP-APO – Master data maintenance for supply chain - E.g. CVC creation, Manual splits & proportion in tool

• Ability to understand and evaluate impact on current ways of operation due to modifications in process basics, technology enhancements, business changes etc.

• Maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders & address their concerns during daily, weekly, monthly reporting cycle.

• Be closely connected with Business Operations and will report to DP lead for day-to-day operations.

3. Qualifications, Experience, Skills

Level of educational attainment required:

• Graduate in any stream, post-graduate diploma/certification in supply chain/analytics / Machine learning will be added advantage.

Previous work experience required:

• 5 years + of professional experience in Demand Planning/Demand Forecasting for seasonal and non-seasonal products and should be able to manage base forecast

independently, familiar with statistical Modelling.

• With prior experience in FMCG, Retail Insights & analytics or consulting companies.

• Experience in liaising with stakeholder.

• Fluent in English with good communication skill

Technical skills required:

• Advanced MS Excel, PowerPoint (Must Have)

• Statistical knowledge for deep diving data (Must Have)

• Advanced Visual management: Power BI (Good to Have)

• Machine Learning Tool: (Good to Have)

And above all of this, an undying love for beer!

We dream big to create future with more cheers.