Chief Manager - Demand Planning - FMCG

Job Description

- The candidate would be responsible establishing communication channels with the client and interface with the internal functions, to bring all stake holders to a common platform.

- Recommend enhancement / alterations in SLA’s to enhance inter functional linkages to deliver desired results.

- Will be responsible for all service level attributes, and will be part of all strategic decisions on Make Vs Buy.

- Work on medium to long term capacity strategies, derisking and alternate source built-up. Drive the New product initiative till a successful launch as per the launch schedules.

- Should be a key partner to drive S&OP process,

- Capacity Planning – Make / buy decision, Responsibility of market serviceability factors like OTIF, OOS, Case fill rate..

- Lead the development, implementation and alignment of planning strategies for all functions

- Front end Sales & Marketing Interactions,

- Minimize Forecast variances so as to reduce fluctuation in downstream activities of procurement and production plans.

- New Product / Country / Initiative support, Strategic Involvement

- Alternate Vendor Development for risk mitigation and cost improvement

- Interface with front end teams and regulatory for development of Artworks – New and Amendments time to time

- Process Improvement and Site transitions

- SKU prioritization for meet spurts

Desired Profile

- Client interfacing in multi country and multi lingual environment.

- Product / market understanding and work out strategies to meet demand in long term

- End to end understanding of the supply chain functions – demand forecasting, production plan, procurement and distribution

- Should have setup Supply chain networks in a multi country environment.

- Should have worked on multiple sourcing strategy in view of improving profitability

- New product/initiative delivery

- Exposure to S&OP Processes

- Open to Travel

- Responsibility of Gross Margin delivery, Front end Sales & Marketing Interactions

- Forecast – Demand plans, New Product / Country / Initiative support, Artworks – New and Amendments

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Anand Shimar