Sr. Executive - Planning

Role & responsibilities Responsible for leading demand & supply planning using statistical tools and regional sales inputs. Converting demand plan to supply plan and driving strategic S&OP with regional operation, marketing as key stakeholders in the process. Works closely with the regions/zones to understand key deviation in demand/supply planning/ forecasting process and drive interventions to improve forecast accuracy Work closely with manufacturing for the production scheduling and dispatch schedule adherence to ensure customer service/OTIF 99% To Run SAP MRP on weekly basis and make sure that all POs/SL are made on time To keep maintaining hygiene of POs To coordinate with vendors and make sure that delivery compliance is >95% based on PO date Coordinate with Central Transportation team on placement of trucks and make sure delivery on time To keep interacting with regional QA and make sure that stocks are released on time To provide support to Central planning in terms of planning new products on time. To facilitate proper discontinuation of products from the system by: Timely sharing of system stock information with the business Facilitating inter-SCC movements for faster liquidation of stock Facilitating approval from marketing on write-off of stocks to SCCs Preferred candidate profile Qualification B.E. or B.Tech (Any Stream) Experience 1-3 years experience specialised in field of retail / services industry with exposure to supply chain operations (Preferably cold chain exposure) Ability to analyse and solve problems for long term Open to challenging the status quo Analytical bent of mind